Martin Necas and Jack Drury have settled in nicely, both on and off the ice, with the club. The short-term return on the NHL’s biggest in-season trade in two decades has been nothing but positive. The raw emotions of losing a core player and beloved teammate, Mikko Rantanen, have subsided, because life in the NHL goes on.
The Colorado Avalanche has a re-tooled roster capable of winning the Stanley Cup, but the cost makes it a huge risk.
The Colorado Avalanche has been the busiest team in the NHL this season, and that didn’t stop on trade deadline day.
Four trades now and not a rental property coming to Manhattan. This time around, Chris Drury is a lend-lease operator.