Colorado Avalanche: Ranking How Likely Players are to be Traded

TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 14: Colorado Avalanche Left Wing Gabriel Landeskog (92) celebrates his goal with Right Wing Mikko Rantanen (96), Center Nathan MacKinnon (29) and Defenceman Tyson Barrie (4) during the second period of the NHL regular season game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 14, 2019, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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DENVER, CO – FEBRUARY 18: Alexander Kerfoot #13, Anton Lindholm #54, J.T. Compher #37 and Tyson Barrie #4 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrate a goal against the Edmonton Oilers at the Pepsi Center on February 18, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Will Want a Solid Return

Some players are even a little more valuable to the Avalanche. What’s more, their youth and apparent talent would make them more valuable to an interested team. These are players Sakic wouldn’t necessarily want to part with. However, if the price were right, he’d probably make the deal.

These are players Joe Sakic would want a pick and a prospect for. Throw in a journeyman NHLer or career AHLer, and all the better. Ultimately, it wouldn’t be Joe initiating the trade but rather a team looking at a deep playoff run that needed to bolster its depth.

Two of our sophomores, J.T. Compher and Alexander Kerfoot fall into this category. They’re integral to the team, but not foundational. Plus, each of their contracts expire after this season, making them RFAs.

It’s hard to say where to put Philipp Grubauer since Colorado traded for him and signed him to a team-friendly contract. I’d say they’d be willing to ride out said contract unless they got a solid return for him.

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