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Claude Giroux to the Avalanche? “I think Colorado is the perfect match.”

Flyers captain Claude Giroux might be on the move ahead of the NHL trade deadline March 21. And the Avalanche could be in the picture.

“In my opinion, I think Colorado is the perfect match,” Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman said Tuesday on NHL Network. “To me, that’s the one that makes the most sense.”

Giroux, 34, the MVP of the All-Star Game on Saturday, is a pending free-agent forward who is approaching 300 career goals and 900 points. He’s played his entire 985-game career with the Flyers but appears willing to waive his no-move clause to chase the Stanley Cup with a team such as Western Conference-leading Colorado, which has a league-high .