Last update images today Madison Square Garden Bag Policy
Tom Taylor, Nathan Smith Take Four Each To Give Worcestershire Fighting Chance
Jonathan Drouin is returning to the Colorado Avalanche on a one-year deal, it was announced Monday.
The deal is for $2.5 million, a source told ESPN.
Drouin signed a one-year deal last season worth $825,000 with the belief that reuniting with his former Halifax Mooseheads teammate Nathan MacKinnon could see him become a significant contributor as the Avalanche sought their second Stanley Cup since 2022.
It led to Drouin following the path of previous players who found refuge in Denver by having the strongest offensive season of his career. The 29-year-old scored 19 goals and finished with a personal-best 56 points in 79 games after having eight goals and 49 points in his previous two seasons combined.
What he accomplished with the Avalanche led to questions about Drouin's future and whether it would be in Denver. The Avalanche had other financial considerations to make, which included re-signing restricted free agent second-line center Casey Mittelstadt to a three-year extension worth $5.75 million annually.
That deal left the Avs with $10.487 million in projected cap space and the belief that Drouin could go elsewhere because he might be too expensive for a roster in need of team-friendly contracts. Drouin, however, returned for less than what he could have potentially made with another team.
The Avalanche also announced they re-signed forward Joel Kiviranta to a one-year contract. The deal is for $775,000, a source told ESPN. Kiviranta played 56 games for the Avs in a bottom-six role last season.
Image?url=https Images.prismic.io Bounce C2af9c32 34c3 43f8 A745 12abaa10f15b Anthony Rosset J C6eIsCsvo Unsplash Auto Compress%252Cformat W 900 Fit Crop Ar 3%253A2&w=1466&q=75Image?url=https Images.prismic.io Bounce B0377097 E0d3 4d7a A6e8 8a415ff561c0 Anthony Rosset NMyYlVWOzzc Unsplash Auto Format%252Ccompress Fit Max W 768&w=1466&q=75210216 Msg We Cant Wait To See You Se 158p Shutterstock 257890991 1024x683 MSG Hero Shutterstock 257890991 1200x385 Msg Bag Policy Image?url=https Images.prismic.io Bounce D3b6de85 E456 4f9c Ac38 07fe6cedeb81 Chris Niwore Metsuhg LPU Unsplash Auto Compress%252Cformat Fit Max W 768&w=1466&q=75New York Madison Square Garden All Access Tour 4a327f1e 6fd7 46db 8d2f 8a49502e0ddf Seth Hoffman HDwBnsB9Tkc Unsplash ?auto=compress,formatNyc Madison Square Garden Big 230126 Madison Square Garden Al 0808 03c4f6 C8 5BkQV6 Madison Square Garden ?resize=400%2C242&ssl=1Madison Square Garden 2019 U Billboard 1548 1024x677 Madison Square Garden Bag 1641369504 30a13be9 Progressive Madison Square Garden Bag 1641369504 1b98c2f0 Gs9p 1536x811 Madison Square Garden Bag 1641369504 F5708b75 Progressive 99 Msg 00msg Lawsuit1 1 68cc FacebookJumbo Cxl7ex5RTPqh4TVvtdueMadison Square Garden 2019 Billboard Pro 1260 2014 Nhl Stanley Cup Final Game Four 3 1021x580 AttImg MadisonSquareGardenTour7 Large Caption ?w=1400&h= 1&s=1MadSqGarden Can You Bring A Backpack Into Msg Madison Square Garden Granger ?transparent=0&targetx=0&targety= 334&imagewidth=779&imageheight=1175&modelwidth=779&modelheight=506&backgroundcolor=787A79&orientation=0&producttype=totebagweekender 24 16 WhiteKnicks ?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024AttImg MadisonSquareGardenTour6 Large Sunwear Tam2018901001 3