Avalanche Journal: Is Brock Nelson the answer at 2C? What’s plan B if he isn’t?

The Colorado Avalanche’s biggest roster question for next season is who will be the next center on the depth chart after Nathan MacKinnon. It’s a familiar quandary. The Avs have tried a lot of different players in that spot since Nazem Kadri left for Calgary after winning the Stanley Cup in 2022. They paid a metric ton in assets for the most recent addition, Brock Nelson, but the end of his season was a mixed bag, and he’s a pending unrestricted free agent. What the Avs paid for Nelson would matter a lot less if the club were still playing.…