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Avalanche’s Denis Malgin, Ryan Merkley to become unrestricted free agents

New trade acquisition Ross Colton hopes to have a contract negotiated with the Avalanche by the end of this weekend.

Colorado Avalanche center Denis Malgin, right, celebrates after scoring against the Los Angeles Kings during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Colorado Avalanche center Denis Malgin, right, celebrates after scoring against the Los Angeles Kings during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
A head shot of Colorado Avalanche hockey beat reporter Bennett Durando on October 17, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
By | bdurando@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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The Avalanche extended qualifying offers to all of their restricted free agents except Denis Malgin and Ryan Merkley by the deadline to retain negotiating rights to those RFAs.
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