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The Colorado Avalanche are swiftly approaching the most important event of the offseason — the draft lottery.

The pick the Colorado Avalanche end up with on Saturday April 29 — a few moments after the clock strikes 6:00pm MST — is going to influence the rest of their offseason plans tremendously.

If the Avs land the first overall draft pick, it’s likely they’ll hold onto it. However, if they fall down the board all the way to the fourth pick, it may be in their best interest to trade the pick.

After the first two picks, the talent level drops quite a bit. However, a fourth overall draft pick would still bring a team looking to fill a hole in a couple years a serious haul. And, the return for the Avs would likely be huge as well.

Regardless of where they end up, Saturday night will set up the entire offseason for the Colorado Avalanche.

Let’s run through some scenarios, based on where they end up.