NHL Rumors: Colorado Avalanche, and the Top 30 NHL Trade Targets

The Colorado Avalanche have little salary cap space and not many draft picks

Hunter Crowther of Daily Faceoff: Frank Seravalli notes that the Colorado Avalanche have blue line depth issues, and it could get thinner if they trade Samuel Girard, who has been in the rumor mill for three or four years.

They are set down the middle with Nathan MacKinnon ($12.6 million), Brock Nelson ($7.5 million) and Charlie Coyle ($5.25 million). They have very little salary cap space remaining ($1.2 million) and have some players on the trade board. They’ve got some work to do.

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Top 30 NHL Trade Targets

Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff: Listing the top 30 NHL trade targets two weeks out for the NHL draft.

1. JJ Peterka – Left Wing, Buffalo Sabres – Contract: Pending RFA

2. Chris Kreider – Left Wing, New York Rangers – Contract: 2 years remaining, $6.5 million AAV

3. Marco Rossi – Center, Minnesota Wild – Contract: Pending RFA

4. Bowen Byram – Left Defense, Buffalo Sabres – Contract: Pending RFA

5. Jonathan Marchessault – Right Wing, Nashville Predators – Contract: 4 years remaining, $5.5 million AAV

6. Rasmus Andersson – Right Defense, Calgary Flames – Contract: 1 year remaining, $4.55 million AAV

7. Jason Robertson – Left Wing, Dallas Stars – Contract: 1 year remaining, $7.75 million AAV

8. K’Andre Miller – Left Defense, New York Rangers – Contract: Pending RFA

9. John Gibson – Goaltender, Anaheim Ducks – Contract: 2 years remaining, $6.4 million AAV

10. Charlie Coyle – Center, Colorado Avalanche – Contract: 1 year remaining, $5.25 million AAV

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11. Rights to Isaac Howard – Left Wing, Tampa Bay Lightning – Contract: None

12. Vladimir Tarasenko – Wing, Detroit Red Wings – Contract: 1 year remaining, $4.75 million AAV

13. Erik Karlsson – Right Defense, Pittsburgh Penguins – Contract: 2 years remaining, $10 million AAV

14. Connor Murphy – Right Defense, Chicago Blackhawks – Contract: 1 year remaining, $4.4 million AAV

15. Samuel Girard – Defense, Colorado Avalanche – Contract: 2 years remaining, $5 million AAV

16. Morgan Rielly – Left Defense, Toronto Maple Leafs – Contract: 5 years remaining, $7.5 million AAV

17. Matias Maccelli – Left Wing, Utah Mammoth – Contract: 1 year remaining, $3.425 million AAV

18. Carson Soucy – Defense, New York Rangers – Contract: 1 year remaining, $3.25 million AAV

19. Erik Haula – Center/Left Wing, New Jersey Devils – Contract: 1 year remaining, $3.15 million AAV

20. Jamie Oleksiak – Defense, Seattle Kraken – Contract: 1 year remaining, $4.6 million AAV

21. Ilya Lyubushkin – Right Defense, Dallas Stars – Contract: 2 years remaining, $3.25 million AAV

22. Elvis Merzlikins – Goaltender, Columbus Blue Jackets – Contract: 2 years remaining, $5.4 million AAV

23. Lukas Reichel – Forward, Chicago Blackhawks – Contract: 1 year remaining, $1.2 million AAV

24. Pavel Zacha / Morgan Geekie – Center/Left Wing, Boston Bruins – Contract: 2 years remaining, $4.75 million AAV

25. David Kampf – Center, Toronto Maple Leafs – Contract: 2 years remaining, $2.4 million AAV

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26. Thatcher Demko – Goaltender, Vancouver Canucks – Contract: 1 year remaining, $5 million AAV

27. Nick Leddy – Left Defense, St. Louis Blues – Contract: 1 year remaining, $4 million AAV

28. Martin Necas – Right Wing, Colorado Avalanche – Contract: 1 year remaining, $6.5 million AAV

29. Rights to Mitch Marner – Right Wing, Toronto Maple Leafs – Contract: Pending UFA

30. Elias Pettersson – Center, Vancouver Canucks – Contract: 7 years remaining, $11.6 million AAV

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