Once a Kings Fan Too
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Even without Gabriel Landeskog and his $7 million cap hit on the books, the Avalanche will have only $18 million to fund 10 roster slots, including Casey Mittelstadt's new contract, so they won't be taking Ryan Graves off your hands. And it's a mistake to give up on him after only one season, anyway.
Ten of the Canucks under contract for next season are 26 or older, plus free agents like Elias Lindholm, Dakota Joshua, Teddy Blueger, Sam Lafferty and Filip Hronek that they might want to re-sign, so your premise that Vancouver needs veteran leadership seems a little dubious.