Colorado Avalanche Draft Board

COL lives like there is no tomorrow. In less than a year they sold away all of their young RHDs (Timmins, Helleson, Barron), all 3 selected high and developed well. That means only win-now is acceptable.

COL will probably draft players with the highest trade value. Let's say 2 players for trading purposes (3rd and 5th round), 2 players for themselves (6th and 7th round).

Who can be the most valuable next tdl? I would say another big RHD or Scandinavians of any positions (but these who will play against men). For example, "random" Scandinavian center, selected at the end of 3rd round, can be with average season 2022/23 in SHL/Liiga traded as equivalent of late 2nd round pick. It is not unreal for Kaskimaki or Ronni to score 20P in 50 GP next season.

So I would say:
3rd round pick... Scandinavian, probably center (Kaskimaki, Ronni). I assume decent big RHDs will be gone until that pick.
5th round pick... another Scandinavian, probably D-man (Laakso, Engstrom, Nordberg, Salin, Soderbom...)
6th round pick... BPA or overage RW (Maggio, Hayes, Stefan, Kurth...)
7th round pick (pick 224 or 225)... wild card. I would say big D-man. Overagers Kasper Larsen, Samuel Mayer and Marc Lavoie come to mind. I also know 1st time eligible RD Chase Pauls from Lethbridge who I have not seen on any rankings. He is 6ft4-6ft5, 215-230 lbs, 22P/68GP. From what I've been able to see in season 2020/21 he was slow and I don't know if now he is faster. But some random GM will want him in a trade as equivalent of at least 5th round pick. He also scored half of his points in last 10-ish games, when in hunt for playoff spot team was on fire.

Could I get an explanation on Brochu?

DY+2 Goalie who's been consistently strong in the OHL. Was a real surprise (at least to me) to go undrafted in 2020. Very athletic, reminds me of Jeremy Swayman with his elite athletics and his aggressiveness. Both are strong qualities to have, especially with smaller goalies like himself (5'11"). His fundamentals are also really sound, displaying excellent positioning and a solid ability to see through traffic. As a goalie coach myself, Brochu is very easy for me to enjoy watching, as he displays no real weak qualities, aside from his small size. And for a team who needs a future #2 behind Annunen, I think Brochu projects to be a really strong #2 goalie who could be confidently given 30-35 games a year in a platoon role.