From today, the first window of the NHL buy-out is open. From today until June 30, teams can use redemption for any unwanted contracts that they may have to drop from books. In the case of Colorado Avalanche, this is probably irrelevant, because in the near future they are not threatened by the necessity of a flexible wage limit. Although there are several contracts that you may want to get rid of. Over the next few years, Avalanche with a lot of capital space can afford several unappetizing short-term contracts. Still, it may be a good idea for Joe Sakic to consider buying one of his veterans to create a place for one of the young people. Sakic was not afraid to use the buyout option in the past. A year ago, Avalanche bought the last year of the Francois Beauchemin contract to free up space on the list.
After he tried to find his game for most of the season, the prospect of Lapland of Colorado Nick Henry is finally healthy and puts the show on the Memorial MasterCard Cup in 2018.
The 94th overall selection in the NHL's starting draft last June, Henry had a very impressive 2016-17 season, in which he scored 35 goals and added 46 assists in 72 games. Unfortunately, Henry suffered a torn sponge in the second round of the 2017 WHL playoffs. The injury was undiagnosed through the combine's design, and only after Lavin chose him in the fourth round, Henry underwent surgery to repair his shoulder.
Injury caused Henry to miss his first summer of development with an avalanche, as well as the first six weeks of the WHL season.
The absence of a whole summer of development was an obvious obstacle for the 18-year-old. Having completed only 29 points in 53 games of the regular season, Henry took a long time to go back to become the player he was a year earlier. Now that his Regina Pats is holding the 100th Memorial Cup, Nick Henry proves to the whole world of hockey that he is fully recovered and better than he ever was.
Playing on the line with Anaheim Ducks the first round Sam Stahl and Edmonton Oilers Avenue Cameron Heebig, Henry leads the tournament with 5 balls in only 3 games - highlighted by a hat-trick in the last round of Robin Finale against fast current cue ball.
Henry opened the scoring with a game marker in the middle of the first period. Discovering the open space, Henry was able to fly home, a perfect passage from Steel, to give Regina an advantage.
He took the second half of the night late in the second period. On the ice to kill a penalty, Henry took advantage of the "Quick current time" proposal and created an ideal return with Steel for his first short goal of the tournament.
A minute later, Henry finished a hat trick, burying another beautiful passage from Sam Steele. If nothing else, he shows that he knows how to finish one timer on his wing - a business card of an elite sniper. This time Henry was much lower, but still managed to get out of a huge shot with a hard angle.
Henry and Pata are now moving to the semifinals on Friday, where they will take on the champion of the OHL Hamilton Bulldogs. Last week, the Pats defeated the Bulldogs 3-2 in the tournament.
When he fell to them in the fourth round, many observer-hockey players thought they were taking a thief in Henry. He had a terrific result in his season, but many noted his role in the dominant team in Regina. Now, in a much less talented team, Henry became one of the leaders and showed that he fits perfectly into the jumping winger. It was a small sample size, but fans of the avalanche should be delighted with how their young perspective plays at the biggest stage of junior hockey.
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