Zach L’Heureux brings the Colorado Avalanche something they desperately needed — an edge — and at just $875,000 per season, he could prove to be one of the NHL’s sneakiest offseason steals.

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The Colorado Avalanche may still be Stanley Cup contenders, but their next championship could depend less on another blockbuster trade and more on trusting the young players already in the organization.

The Avalanche turned to Zachary L’Heureux in hopes of injecting a bone-crushing, momentum-shifting physical presence into a lineup that’s been pushed around in back-to-back postseasons.

The Colorado Avalanche moved Jack Drury to the Nashville Predators in a multi-piece trade after failed contract extension talks, acquiring Fedor Svechkov and physical, hard-charging winger Zachary L’Heureux in return.