The Avalanche will be without Gabe Landeskog for the entire 2023-24 season, after Landeskog underwent cartilage replacement surgery to deal with the injury that kept him out of last season. Can the Avalanche still compete without their captain again next season? Can they build a more complete team with that $7M opened up for the season? Also, some reports on Bo Byram's potential next contract have surfaced, what could the contracts for him and Alex Newhook look like this offseason? Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks won the draft lottery and the right to select Connor Bedard in the draft next month, putting the league's failure to punish them for their treatment of Kyle Beach on full display.

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