The Avalanche is looking to add a player or two before the March 21 NHL trade deadline. A top-six scoring forward, a gritty depth forward and/or a depth defenseman are the potential targets.
One spot where the Avs won’t likely be looking for an upgrade? In goal, where goaltenders Darcy Kuemper and Pavel Francouz will remain the top two options as long as they remain healthy.
Cap space is tight for Colorado, but it opens to a projected $3,889,225 on deadline day. Per CapFriendly.com, “the deadline cap space is the total sum of cap-hit values that the current daily cap hit can be increased by on deadline day to remain compliant below the cap ceiling at season’s end.