Colorado Avalanche Sign Blake Comeau: 3 Years, $7.2 Million

After opening Free Agency by signing Anaheim Defenseman Francois Beauchemin to a 3 year contract, the Avalanche have signed left wing Blake Comeau to a 3 year, $7.2 million contract. Comeau, a bottom six forward with the Pittsburgh Penguins carries a $2.4 million cap hit on his new deal.

Comeau is 29 years old and stands at 6-foot-1 and 185 pounds. After trading Ryan O’Reilly and Jamie McGinn to the Buffalo Sabres in a blockbuster deal, Comeau should help the Avalanche restore their forward depth, especially in a bottom six which struggled to make an impact last season.

After a few down years, Comeau had a 16 goal, 31 point resurgence last season in Pittsburgh.