In honor of the NHL announcing the Colorado Avalanche's Quarter-Century First and Second teams, here's a full lineup dedicated to a specific kind of Avalanche player from the last 25 years: those who are mostly associated with other teams and whose stints in Colorado were short.

On Thursday, January 16, the Colorado Avalanche took on the Edmonton Oilers on ESPN's Hockey Night matchup. Early into the broadcast, play-by-play broadcaster John Buccigross joked with color analyst Ray Ferraro that the Avs this season are holding "open auditions" for roster spots, and there's some truth to that comment. So far this season, the Avs have dressed 40 different players. Out of context, that may not seem like a lot, so here's a look at the number of players dressed, as of January 18...

It's hard to believe that Colorado Avalanche star Cale Makar hasn't yet hit his ceiling, given the accolades he's earned and the records he's broken across just five and a half seasons in the NHL, but this current season is setting a new bar for the right-shot defenseman. Despite breakout and breakthrough years for a number of the league's best rearguards, Makar is the current, odds-on favorite to win the Norris Trophy this year.

The Colorado Avalanche needed to fix their goaltending. The front office knew it, the fans knew it, and, most importantly, the players knew it. But the price for two separate in-season goaltender trades was steep — was it worth it? Let's take a deeper look into the trades that brought MacKenzie Blackwood and Scott Wedgewood to Colorado, Albeit at a steep price.