Colorado's Draft Disaster: The Pick That Cost Them a Cup

The Avalanche made a decision in the draft that haunts them to this day, one that front office insiders believe cost them at least one Stanley Cup championship. When you're a team built around generational talent like Nathan MacKinnon, every supporting piece matters, and Colorado whiffed on one that could have changed their entire trajectory. This is the kind of draft blunder that gets rehashed in boardrooms for decades, a cautionary tale about how one wrong call can derail a contender's window.