The Avalanche on Wednesday signed the first of its seven qualified restricted free agents, locking up Swiss forward Sven Andrighetto to a two-year contract worth $2.8 million.
Andrighetto, 24, was acquired from Montreal on the March 1 trade deadline for Norwegian forward , and Andrighetto contributed 16 points (five goals) in 19 games with Colorado. Andrighetto is the third Swiss-born player to play for the Avs, joining goalies David Aebischer and .
A 2013 third-round selection of the Canadiens, Andrighetto has 44 points (16 goals) in 102 career NHL games. He split time between Montreal and its American Hockey League affiliate during the last three seasons.
The Avalanche will continue to work on agreeing to terms with its six other RFAs: forwards Matt Nieto, Gabriel Bourque, Felix Girard, Rocco Grimaldi, and defensemen and .
