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The Colorado Avalanche are opting for stability following a dramatic front-office shakeup after a painful end to their 2025-26 NHL season. Joe Sakic is set to resume general manager duties, and head coach Jared Bednar is expected to remain
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Colorado Avalanche General Manager Chris MacFarland is departing the team to join the Nashville Predators in a bigger role.
The Avs said Sakic will re-assume GM duties through the upcoming draft and the start of the new NHL calendar year, according to a statement from KSE vice chairman Josh Kroenke. That means it could be a month or more before the Avs settle on a new GM.
Nashville’s new president of hockey operations and general manager said the Predators will have to find their own star players to build a Stanley Cup contender.