Colorado Avalanche: 4 Players the Team Could Move at Deadline
WINNIPEG, MB – FEBRUARY 16: Blake Comeau
The Colorado Avalanche should be able to get some picks if they trade the following players at the NHL Trade Deadline on February 26.
The Colorado Avalanche are not in buyer mode, thank goodness. According to Avs insider Adrian Dater, GM Joe Sakic acknowledges the team is in a rebuild. He added the following:
"“We certainly won’t be giving up any prospects or picks for any rental players. I’m not looking to make any significant changes to the roster.”"
Of course, old Quoteless Joe stated the usual cliche of making a move it the trade makes sense. He did not, howoever, give out the old cliche of not making a move just to do so, probably because we all know he’ll do just that. Sakic likes to be at least a little active at the deadline. Here’s his history:
- March 5, 2014: Avs acquire goalie Reto Berra for a 2014 second-round pick. (Calgary Flames)
- March 2, 2015: Avs acquire Mat Clark for Michael Sgarbossa. (Anaheim Ducks)
- March 2, 2015: Avs acquire Jordan Caron, 2016 sixth-round pick for Max Talbot, Paul Carey. (Boston Bruins)
- March 2, 2015: Avs acquire Freddie Hamilton for Karl Stollery. (San Jose Sharks)
- February 29, 2016: Avs acquire Taylor Beck for Marc-Andre Cliche. (New York Islanders)
- February 29, 2016: Avs acquire Eric Gelinas for 2017 third-round pick. (New Jersey Devils)
- February 29, 2016: Avs acquire Mikkel Boedker for Alex Tanguay, Conner Bleackley, Kyle Wood. (Arizona Coyotes)
- March 1, 2017: Avs acquire Sven Andrighetto for Andreas Martinsen. (Montreal Canadiens)
- March 1, 2017: Avs acquire Joe Cannata for Cody Corbett. (Washington Capitals)
- March 1, 2017: Avs acquire Brendan Ranford for Joe Whitney. (Arizona Coyotes)
Now, last year we all wanted Sakic to trade off some players for picks and prospects. With as dismally as the team was playing, though, the star players barely looked like they were worth picks and prospects, much less the journeymen.
This year, even though the team is faltering a little in the home stretch, some players look good enough for a team to throw a later-rounder or a little-used prospect the Avs way.