Joe Sakic

Avalanche nation breathed a huge sigh of relief on August 27, 2008, the day Sakic ended all the uncertainty about his playing future and agreed to return to the Avs for one more season. There's not much else that can be written about Sakic that hasn't been penned already. His stats speak for themselves - 19 seasons, 1,629 points in 1,363 games, an average of 1.20 points per game. The only real issue about Sakic coming into this season is how is his health? Assuming he's healthy - which he says he is - Sakic should return to his usual level of output. Perhaps not quite a point per game, but poolies can pretty much be comfortable with 70-plus.