Colorado Avalanche Should Consider 5 Hurricanes Players

RALEIGH, NC - FEBRUARY 17: Carolina Hurricanes Center Teuvo Teravainen (86) skates with the puck in front pf Colorado Avalanche Center John Mitchell (7) in a regular season NHL game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Carolina Hurricanes at the PNC Arena on February 17, 2017. Colorado defeated Carolina 2 - 1 in OT. (Photo by Greg Thompson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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DENVER, CO – OCTOBER 21: Elias Lindholm #16 of the Carolina Hurricanes screens a shot in front of Goaltender Semyon Varlamov #1 during the game against the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on October 21, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images) /

The Colorado Avalanche should consider a modest trade of picks and prospects to acquire some of Carolina’s players — with one exception.

The Colorado Avalanche should go shopping in the Carolina Hurricanes store. According to Complete Hockey News, the team has informed NHL GMs that everyone except forward Sebastian Aho is available.

It’s a little surprising that the Hurricanes are ready to blow up the team. They finished fifth in the tough Metropolitan Division, with both the New York Islanders and New York Rangers finishing lower. League-wide, they were #21. Those standings aren’t great, but they aren’t even in the bottom 10%.

In any case, GM Don Waddell, et al, is willing to blow up the team. And the Colorado Avalanche might consider trading for some of the ‘Canes players who best fit their vision (speed, high-skill, good hockey IQ) and youth movement.

Here are five players the Avs should consider making a deal for, if it’s the right one.

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