There are still plenty of things to unpack about the blockbuster trade that landed Mikko Rantanen on Tobacco Road, with Martin Necas and Jack Drury coming to the Front Range.
One of the first questions in the aftermath of the deal: What’s the next move for the Colorado Avalanche?
The Avs gained a little more salary cap flexibility in the trade. Rantanen’s cap hit this season is $9.25 million, while Necas and Drury are at $8.225 million combined.
Unless the Avs make a big trade for a player with term left on his contract before the March 7 deadline, that means one of the next questions will be: Will Colorado use that space to add another impact player this offseason?