Colorado Avalanche

After an ideal NHL draft lottery, it's safe to say the movie script is already being written.

And by ideal, I mean for Seth Jones and the Colorado Avalanche, not the Florida Panthers.

The Colorado Avalanche haven’t gotten off to the best of starts since the NHL lockout came to a close, but there have been some bright spots.

This season could be the end of Joe Sacco’s term as head coach whether the Colorado Avalanche make a second-half run toward a postseason berth or not.

The Colorado Avalanche had a wild couple of hours on Thursday.

Shortly before the puck dropped in Denver, Colorado’s opponent for the night, the Calgary Flames, made a bold move. The Flames signed Avalanche holdout Ryan O’Reilly to a two-year offer sheet, putting the pressure on Colorado to either let him go or match the offer.

Another day gone, another day that center Ryan O'Reilly is still a restricted free agent without a contract as he continues his holdout. The 22-year-old and the Colorado Avalanche have yet to reach a new deal, but that has not prevented other teams from approaching GM Greg Sherman about a potential trade.

Gabriel Landeskog has been missed to the fullest extent by the Colorado Avalanche, but his return to the ice may be coming soon.

The Colorado Avalanche are off to a slow start this season and look set to trade away one of their best players in center Ryan O'Reilly. 

According to TSN.ca, the restricted free agent has failed to reach an agreement with the club on a new contract, paving the way for a potential midseason trade:

The red-hot Colorado Avalanche start a four-game road trip on Saturday with a matchup against the undefeated San Jose Sharks.

There’s only about a week until the Colorado Avalanche are expected to kick off the 2013 season and the storylines are already starting to take shape.

We are getting close to the one-month countdown to the start of the NHL season.

Here is a look at how the teams in the Northwest Division spent their summer and what they will be bringing to the table this season.

Edmonton Oilers:

Let’s start in Edmonton, the epitome of youthful skill, where the Oilers had the first overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft for the third year in a row.