The 2024 Trade Deadline was dominated by the Vegas Golden Knights, who weren’t satisfied with just one blockbuster trade when they acquired Noah Hanifin, so they doubled down by acquiring Tomas Hertl, ending his 11 seasons with the San Jose Sharks. Their antics helped suppress a lot of other big moves around the Deadline, including what could go down as the biggest deal of the … [Read more...] about Avalanche’s Casey Mittelstadt Filled A Role Worth Re-Signing
Central Notes: Rantanen, Capuano, Hakanpaa, O’Connor
Colorado Avalanche winger Mikko Rantanen will be eligible for a contract extension on July 1st, giving the team more to worry about than just their nine pending free agents. A new deal won’t come cheap either, shares Corey Masisak of The Denver Post, who compared Rantanen’s extension talks to David Pastrnak, who signed an eight-year, $90MM contract with the Boston Bruins in … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Rantanen, Capuano, Hakanpaa, O’Connor
Andrei Buyalsky Signs In KHL
Avalanche prospect Andrei Buyalsky entered the transfer portal back on April 1st and has now found a new place to play next season. However, it’s not at the NCAA level as Barys Astana of the KHL announced on their Instagram page that they’ve signed they forward to a one-year contract. The 23-year-old was a third-round pick of Colorado back in 2021, going 91st overall. … [Read more...] about Andrei Buyalsky Signs In KHL
Avalanche Notes: Landeskog, Nichushkin, Lehkonen, Mittelstadt, Ritchie
Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog isn’t retiring after missing a second straight season with knee injuries, he confirmed to reporters Thursday (via Aarif Deen of Mile High Sports). It remains to be seen whether Landeskog will be ready for training camp in the fall but he’s planning on returning sometime during the 2024-25 regular season, he said. He’s had no setbacks in his … [Read more...] about Avalanche Notes: Landeskog, Nichushkin, Lehkonen, Mittelstadt, Ritchie
MacFarland: Re-Signing Jonathan Drouin “Won’t Be A Challenge”
Hintz sustained an upper-body injury in Game 4 of the second round against the Avalanche and hasn’t played since. The Finnish pivot had struggled to produce up to expectations with two goals and six points in 11 games, but the re-emergence of 21-year-old Wyatt Johnston as a post-season x-factor has canceled that out.Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland would like to bring … [Read more...] about MacFarland: Re-Signing Jonathan Drouin “Won’t Be A Challenge”