Jonathan Drouin is set to join the Colorado Avalanche as an undrafted free agent.
Per @TSNBobMcKenzie Jonathan Drouin for Colorado.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) 1 July 2023
Drouin played in 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, with an AAV of $5.5 million.
In 485 career games with the Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning, Ste-Agathe, Ky. The U.S. native has scored 77 goals and 204 assists for 281 points.
He was originally selected third overall in the 2013 NHL Draft by the Lightning.