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Our Top 50 Colorado Avalanche Have Been Revised to Reflect the 2023/24 Season
Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023 revision of our top 50 Colorado Avalanche.
As for all of our top 50 players in hockey, we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, the Avalanche made another deep run into the playoffs and entered this season as contenders. A new entrant cracked the top 50 and five elevations last year.
As always, we present our top five, which saw a significant change:
1. Joe Sakic
2. Nathan MacKinnon
3. Peter Forsberg
4. Michel Goulet
5. Peter Stastny
You can find the entire list here.
MacKinnon vaulted from #6 to #2 after winning the Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award and securing a First Team All-Star. Overtaking Joe Sakic for the top spot will be a daunting task, though.
Two-time All-Star Mikko Rantanen moved from #13 to #8.
Former (and possibly future) Norris Trophy winner Cale Makar rocketed up the list again, this time from #20 to #12.
Defenseman Devin Toews moved from #35 to #30.
Fellow Defenseman Samuel Girard climbed two spots to #36.
The new entrant is Right Wing Valeri Nichuskin. He debuts at #40.
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40. Valeri Nichuskin
Valeri Nichuskin was a bust with the Dallas Stars, who bought out his contract after the 2018-19 Season. The Colorado Avalanche signed the Russian Right Wing, who became a solid two-way NHL player.
Nichuskin’s offense would finally kick in, with his first 20-Goal year in 2021/22, and the former Stars’ castoff helped the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup. Over the last three seasons, Nichuskin scored 152 Points, and is still in his prime.
What a pick-up he became!