The Colorado Avalanche has a re-tooled roster capable of winning the Stanley Cup, but the cost makes it a huge risk.
Just before midnight on the eve of NHL trade deadline day, Chris MacFarland bolstered the Colorado Avalanche for a long playoff run by getting center Brock Nelson.
Mr. E. Stanley Kroenke became owner of the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche and Ball Arena on July 6, 2000.
Let's take a look at which NHL teams improved the most, which took the biggest chances and which fell flat on its face on deadline day.
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: