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Joining a new team is never easy, nor does it guarantee success or failure. In the past year, we've watched extreme ends of both spectrums. So what signings and trades have the potential to be the best fits so far? On pure value, there are few deals more likely to hit than the diminutive Norwegian's newfound marriage with Los Angeles.

Blue Jackets, Zach Werenski seem to have worked out their issues

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Colorado Avalanche News / Colorado Avalanche On SI / June 29

Colorado Avalanche Could Already Have a Long-Term Winner in Ross Colton Trade

The Colorado Avalanche made a trade about 10 days before the 2026 NHL Draft that has the potential to be remembered long into the future. The Avalanche traded Ross Colton to the Nashville Predators.

NHL News / NHL Rumors / June 19

NHL Rumors: Noise picking up around Connor Hellebuyck and Winnipeg Jets

Alex Daugherty: The Nashville Predators trading for Ross Colton likely means that Erik Haula won’t be re-signed and that he’ll be going to free agency.

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The biggest draft bust for every NHL team

People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.

Colorado Avalanche News / The Hockey Writers / June 19

Colorado Avalanche 2025-26 Player Grades: Ross Colton

The Colorado Avalanche will have a busy offseason trying to address their needs and navigate the challenges that come with paying a lot of high-end talent.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / June 18

What the Ross Colton Trade Means for the Predators

The Nashville Predators made a surprising move for fans who wanted to see the start of a rebuild. They traded a 2026 third-round pick, a 2027 third-round pick, and goaltender Magnus Chrona to the Colorado Avalanche for forward Ross Colton and goaltender Isak Posch.

Colorado Avalanche News / Daily Faceoff / June 17

Ross Colton trade has set the market for distressed assets

The offseason trade market got going in the NHL on Tuesday, and a pair of Central Division rivals and former co-workers got a deal done when Chris MacFarland and the Nashville Predators acquired Ross Colton from Joe Sakic and the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a pair of third-round draft picks.

NHL News / Field Level Media / June 16

Avalanche send C Ross Colton to Predators

The Nashville Predators acquired veteran center Ross Colton from the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday in a trade that featured three players and two draft picks changing hands.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / June 16

Predators acquire Ross Colton from Avalanche in deal involving picks

New Nashville Predators president of hockey operations Chris MacFarland is wasting no time in putting his fingerprints on his new roster, and he’s turning to a familiar face to do it.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / June 16

Ross Colton Heading to Nashville in a Trade with Colorado

The Nashville Predators and Colorado Avalanche are making a trade. New Preds GM Chris McFarland is picking up a player he used to have on his team, acquiring Ross Colton.

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Golden Knights survive late Avalanche surge, win Game 1 of Western Conferene Final

Off-ice drama hardly bothers the Vegas Golden Knights, apparently. The Pacific Division champions looked well on their way to victory in the first game of the Western Conference Final.

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Avalanche spread the wealth in Game 4 win over Wild

The Colorado Avalanche continue to spread the wealth these Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Monday, the Avalanche took a commanding 3-1 Western Conference second-round series lead over the Minnesota Wild with a 5-2 road victory.

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