Former Habs F Drouin to join Avalanche
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Jonathan Drouin is set to join the Colorado Avalanche as a free agent.
Drouin played 58 games with the Montreal Canadiens last season, scoring two goals and adding 27 assists.
The 28-year-old played out the final year of a six-year, $33 million deal he signed with the Canadiens in 2017 that carried an AAV of $5.5 million.
In 485 career games with the Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning, the Ste-Agathe, Que., native has tallied 77 goals and 204 assists for 281 points.
He was originally selected third overall by the Lightning in the 2013 NHL Draft.