Avalanche Mastering the Cap Game While Others Struggle

Colorado has figured out something that most NHL front offices are still chasing - how to build a contender without mortgaging the future on bloated contracts. The Avalanche's approach to contract efficiency is putting them in rare air among league elites, and it's not by accident. When you're managing the salary cap this well while competing at the highest level, you're doing something the rest of the league needs to study.