The Colorado Avalanche has a re-tooled roster capable of winning the Stanley Cup, but the cost makes it a huge risk.
With the NHL’s trade deadline now in the rearview mirror, we’re going to pinpoint below the league’s teams that are shaping up as true Stanley Cup contenders. In alphabetical order:
Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey were traded to the Colorado Avalanche by the New York Rangers on Saturday for Juuso Parssinen, Calvin de Haan and conditional second- and fourth-round picks in the 2025 NHL Draft.
Ryan Lindgren was a staple of the New York Rangers’ top defensive pair last year. They went on to win the President’s Trophy and got two wins away from the Stanley Cup Final. But things didn’t quite go as well for the 27-year-old this season.
How do Western Conference teams stack up against previous Stanley Cup champions and what could they shop for at the deadline?
Defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline.