 He immediately rediscovered his scoring touch with the Rampage, surpassing his totals with the Admirals in contributing with 7 goals and 20 points in 38 games.Girard remained with the Rampage through the 2017–18 season, appearing in every game he was unable to eclipse his previous year in totalling just 18 points.On June 25, 2018, as an impending restricted free agent, Girard was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Avalanche.