Colorado Avalanche: News From Around the NHL August 10th, 2016

Former NHLer Ray Whitney ready to caddie for Graham DeLaet. [CBC]

Logan Couture: 'The five toughest defensemen I've ever faced'. [The Player's Tribune]

Klippenstein, now with the Avalanche, thankful for opportunity with the Wheat Kings. [Brandon Sun]

'We hit it off right away,' Habs captain Pacioretty says of Weber. [Montreal Gazette]

Blues-Blackhawks in Winter Classic added after Rams left. [Toronto Sun]