The Avalanche made 4 cuts today, sending forward Garrett Muers and goalie Calvin Pickard back to their respective junior teams and forwards Justin Mericer and Even Brophey to Lake Erie. No big surprises as of yet. Only two junior-eligible players remain on the roster: Gabriel Landeskog and Duncan Siemens.
With the moves, the Avalanche have 3 goalies, 15 defensemen and 22 forwards on the roster for a total of 40 players. 17 more cuts to go.
| # | Age | Ht | Wt | NHL Exp | AHL Exp | 2011? | Waivers? | 1-way? | ||
| 1 | Semyon Varlamov | 23 | 6'2 | 209 | 59 | 33 | NHL / AHL | Yes | ||
| 35 | J.S. Giguere | 34 | 6'1 | 202 | 525 | 134 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes | |
| 31 | Trevor Cann | 22 | 5'11 | 199 | 0 | 20 | NHL / AHL | |||
| Cuts | ||||||||||
| 60 | Sami Aittokallio | 19 | 6'1 | 174 | 0 | 0 | Finland | |||
| 64 | Calvin Pickard | 19 | 6'1 | 195 | 0 | 0 | WHL | |||
| 30 | Cedrick Desjardins | 26 | 6'0 | 192 | 2 | 116 | Lake Erie | Yes | ||
| # | LD | Age | Ht | Wt | NHL Exp | AHL Exp | 2011? | Waivers? | 1-way? | |
| 8 | Jan Hejda | 33 | 6'4 | 237 | L | 341 | 5 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| 27 | Kyle Quincey | 26 | 6'2 | 207 | L | 185 | 201 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Shane O'Brien | 28 | 6'3 | 230 | L | 379 | 214 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| 44 | Ryan Wilson | 24 | 6'1 | 207 | L | 128 | 71 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| 22 | Matt Hunwick | 26 | 5'11 | 190 | L | 215 | 58 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| 10 | Kyle Cumiskey | 26 | 5'10 | 185 | L | 132 | 96 | NHL / AHL | Yes | |
| 24 | Cameron Gaunce | 21 | 6'1 | 203 | L | 11 | 61 | NHL / AHL | ||
| 2 | Joel Chouinard | 21 | 6'1 | 186 | L | 0 | 35 | NHL / AHL | ||
| 4 | David Liffiton | 27 | 6'2 | 210 | L | 7 | 266 | NHL / AHL | Yes | |
| 25 | Duncan Siemens | 18 | 6'3 | 200 | L | 0 | 0 | WHL | ||
| Cuts | ||||||||||
| 63 | Stephen Silas | 19 | 6'1 | 183 | L | 0 | 0 | OHL | ||
| 61 | Gabriel Beaupre | 18 | 6'2 | 195 | L | 0 | 0 | QMJHL | ||
| 59 | Dillon Donnelly | 18 | 6'2 | 193 | L | 0 | 0 | QMJHL | ||
| # | RD | Age | Ht | Wt | NHL Exp | AHL Exp | 2011? | Waivers? | 1-way? | |
| 6 | Erik Johnson | 23 | 6'4 | 232 | R | 225 | 1 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | Ryan O'Byrne | 27 | 6'5 | 234 | R | 192 | 118 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| 46 | Stefan Elliott | 20 | 6'1 | 190 | R | 0 | 0 | NHL / AHL | ||
| 41 | Tyson Barrie | 20 | 5'10 | 190 | R | 0 | 0 | NHL / AHL | ||
| 36 | Jonas Holos | 24 | 5'11 | 196 | R | 39 | 17 | NHL / AHL | ||
| Cuts | ||||||||||
| 57 | Mike Brennan | 25 | 6'0 | 205 | R | 0 | 208 | Lake Erie | ||
| 62 | Troy Rutkowski | 19 | 6'2 | 208 | R | 0 | 0 | WHL | ||
| # | Left Wing | Age | Ht | Wt | NHL Exp | AHL Exp | 2011? | Waivers? | 1-way? | |
| 88 | Peter Mueller | 23 | 6'2 | 204 | R | 222 | 0 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| 39 | T.J. Galiardi | 23 | 6'2 | 190 | L | 116 | 67 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| 92 | Gabriel Landeskog | 18 | 6'1 | 204 | L | 0 | 0 | NHL / OHL | ||
| 28 | Joakim Lindstrom | 28 | 6'0 | 187 | L | 81 | 200 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| 55 | Cody McLeod | 27 | 6'2 | 210 | L | 273 | 133 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| 29 | Ryan Stoa | 24 | 6'3 | 200 | L | 37 | 102 | NHL / AHL | ||
| 42 | Brad Malone | 22 | 6'2 | 207 | L | 0 | 0 | NHL / AHL | ||
| 40 | Mark Olver | 23 | 5'10 | 170 | L | 18 | 64 | NHL / AHL | ||
| 58 | Patrick Bordeleau | 25 | 6'6 | 225 | L | 0 | 147 | NHL / AHL | Yes | |
| Cuts | ||||||||||
| 15 | Zach Cohen | 24 | 6'3 | 208 | L | 0 | 73 | Lake Erie | ||
| 43 | Justin Mercier | 24 | 5'11 | 190 | L | 9 | 144 | Lake Erie | ||
| 11 | Patrick Rissmiller | 33 | 6'4 | 225 | L | 192 | 474 | Lake Erie | Yes | |
| # | Center | Age | Ht | Wt | NHL Exp | AHL Exp | 2011? | Waivers? | 1-way? | |
| 26 | Paul Stastny | 25 | 6'0 | 205 | 348 | 0 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes | |
| 9 | Matt Duchene | 20 | 5'11 | 200 | L | 161 | 0 | NHL / AHL | Yes | |
| 37 | Ryan O'Reilly | 20 | 6'0 | 200 | L | 155 | 0 | NHL / AHL | Yes | |
| 16 | Jay McClement | 28 | 6'1 | 205 | L | 473 | 159 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| Cuts | ||||||||||
| 38 | Joey Hishon | 20 | 5'10 | 170 | L | 0 | 0 | Lake Erie | ||
| 14 | Mike Carman | 23 | 6'0 | 180 | L | 0 | 79 | Lake Erie | ||
| 67 | Garrett Muers | 18 | 5'11 | 169 | R | 0 | 0 | OHL | ||
| 47 | Evan Brophey | 25 | 6'2 | 199 | L | 1 | 299 | Lake Erie | Yes | |
| # | Right Wing | Age | Ht | Wt | NHL Exp | AHL Exp | 2011? | Waivers? | 1-way? | |
| 23 | Milan Hejduk | 35 | 6'0 | 190 | R | 910 | 0 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| 54 | David Jones | 27 | 6'2 | 210 | R | 167 | 45 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| 34 | Dan Winnik | 26 | 6'2 | 210 | L | 282 | 78 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| 17 | Chuck Kobasew | 29 | 6'0 | 190 | R | 473 | 127 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| 12 | Kevin Porter | 25 | 6'0 | 190 | L | 128 | 98 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| 18 | Brandon Yip | 26 | 6'1 | 195 | R | 109 | 6 | NHL / AHL | Yes | Yes |
| 20 | Greg Mauldin | 29 | 5'11 | 195 | R | 36 | 406 | NHL / AHL | Yes | |
| 7 | David van der Gulik | 28 | 5'10 | 173 | L | 12 | 345 | NHL / AHL | Yes | |
| 45 | Luke Walker | 21 | 6'1 | 174 | R | 0 | 75 | NHL / AHL |