Keeler: With Avalanche chasing Stanley Cup dreams, Darcy Kuemper was worth taking a flier on. But did Joe Sakic just take a flying leap?

We get it. Philipp Grubauer walked. There was an opening. So why does it feel like Sakic, the most respected team-builder in town, just get … Sakic-ed?

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Colorado Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic watches from a suite as the Avalanche played the Anaheim Ducks during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 6, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
By Sean Keeler | skeeler@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: July 28, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. | UPDATED: July 28, 2021 at 8:33 p.m.

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Sean Keeler | Sports Columnist

Sean Keeler is an award-winning writer who joined The Denver Post in 2018 after stints with Cox Media Group (2016-18), FOX Sports and FOX Sports Midwest (2012-2015), The Des Moines Register (2002-2011) and The Cincinnati Post (1998-2001).