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Colorado Avalanche Should Consider 5 Hurricanes Players

By Nadia Archuleta

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)
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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RALEIGH, NC – MARCH 26: Carolina Hurricanes Center Elias Lindholm (28) skates after a puck in front of Ottawa Senators Defenceman Cody Ceci (5) and Ottawa Senators Goalie Craig Anderson (41) during a game between the Ottawa Senators and the Carolina Hurricanes at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC on March 24, 2018. Carolina defeated Ottawa 4-1. (Photo by Greg Thompson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Elias Lindholm

Position: Center
Shoots: Right
Age: 23
2017-18 Stats: 16 goals, 28 assists (44 points) in 81 games
Career Stats: 64 goals, 124 assists (188 points) in 374 games

Center Elias Lindholm is a talented two-way forward with good upside. He didn’t put up amazing stats last season, but he’s pretty respectable overall.

One of the things I like about him is his ability to win faceoffs — 54.48 last season and 52.7 over the course of hin NHL career. Boy, it would be nice to see the Avs winning some faceoffs so they could control the play better.

The 6-foot-1, 192-pound center is very versatile up front, but competes well in all three zones. He may not be a lightning-fast skater, but he’s got good stick skills. What’s more, he’s not afraid of the dirty areas.

Lindholm is another pending RFA this summer. He’s completing his two-year bridge contract, which held a cap hit of $2.7 million. He’s not as talented as Hanifin, so I don’t see his trade value being as high.

Willing to give up: Third-round draft pick OR Shane Bowers-level prospect
Line in the sand: Second- or first-round draft picks, NHL-ready prospect

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