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The arbitration-eligible RFA is coming off a two-year deal with a $1.125 million average annual value. So a bunch of the guys have contacted me and said they’re super stoked to have me, so that always kind of settles you down.”įirst, the Avs and Colton need to work out his next contract. “But I’m going to a great organization who is known for winning, and we’re going to be contenders for many, many years to come. Yet still, when the call came from BriseBois sending Colton to Colorado, he felt like “I wasn’t fully expecting it.” His heart sank when he saw the caller ID. Over the course of the next two months, it became clear from conversations with his representation that he should expect to be traded around the NHL draft. “So once that was said, I kind of had an idea I was going to be moved.” He just didn’t know when or where.

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“It was said that this is a business, and next year is kind of up in the air,” recalled Colton, a restricted free agent. But I was just getting nervous waiting for the call.”ĭuring his exit interview with Tampa after the season, there wasn’t much talk about next year. So when I’m texting, people were mad that I was being obnoxious. “I never keep my ringer on, but the last three days I had it on, turned up. “These last couple of days, I’m not gonna lie, have been going by pretty slow,” Colton told The Denver Post. It was Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois. He had just gotten to the gym for a Wednesday morning workout in New Jersey and was “sitting on a turf, rolling out,” when the phone rang. Ross Colton went to certain lengths to prepare himself for the moment, but it still inevitably hit him with a wall of emotion. All rights reserved.Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. 'He has physicality to his game, is ultra competitive and his versatility will make him a valuable addition to our lineup in a lot of ways.'Ĭolton won the 2021 Stanley Cup with Tampa Bay, scoring the game-winning goal in the Game 5 clincher against the Canadiens. 'Ross is a hard-working, two-way center with a championship pedigree,' Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland said. He has 83 points (47 goals, 36 assists) in 190 games since the Lightning selected him in the fourth round of the 2016 NHL draft. The Lightning receive the 37th overall pick, part of the package that Colorado acquired in Tuesday's trade that sent forward Alex Newhook to the Montreal Canadiens.Ĭolton, 26, tallied 32 points (16 goals, 16 assists) in 81 games with Tampa Bay in 2022-23. The Colorado Avalanche acquired forward Ross Colton from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a second-round pick in Wednesday night's draft.

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