Avalanche Not Giving Forward Qualifying Offer

 The Colorado Avalanche will not be extending a qualifying offer to forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel.

Avalanche are not qualifying Nicolas Aube-Kubel. @Peter_Baugh was first to report.

— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) July 11, 2022

Aube-Kubel had a solid season this past year, scoring 11 goals and 11 assists in 67 games played. He also posted a very good plus/minus rating of 14. 

For his NHL career, Aube-Kubel has 21 goals, 29 assists, and 50 points in 169 games. 

The twenty-six year old is a solid bottom-six forward, with good forechecking ability as well as defensive awareness. He will be a nice cheap piece for a team looking for some extra depth this offseason. 

Nicolas Aube-Kubel was primarily utilized as a 4th-line winger against middling competition with fairly average EV performance, mainly weighed down by his negative penalty differential. His microstats indicate that he would be a great bottom-sixer under RBA's system. https://t.co/0ymkgZajet pic.twitter.com/R3oJ2LcawV

— Thanh (@NHL_Thanh) July 11, 2022

Aube-Kubel gained some extra media attention a few weeks ago after he humoursly tripped and fell while skating with the cup, causing it to be dented.

Another angle of Nicolas Aube-Kubel tripping and denting the Stanley Cup ESPN pic.twitter.com/dmpojGsUGb

— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) June 27, 2022

 

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