Wednesday witnessed the Colorado Avalanche answer their biggest offseason question by re-signing center Brock Nelson to a three-year contract, with a source telling ESPN the deal is worth $7.5 million annually.

Nelson's future had been in question ever since he arrived in a March 9 trade from the New York Islanders . Although he filled the Avalanche's second-line center void in the interim, Nelson was a pending unrestricted free agent who was expected to be one of the most coveted players in free agency on July 1.

Instead, the 33-year-old Nelson, who had six goals and 13 points in 19 games, will remain with an Avalanche franchise that will seek to win its second Stanley Cup since 2022.

"We're thrilled to have reached an agreement with Brock to keep him in Colorado for the next t

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