A Colorado Avalanche defenseman who often gets overlooked is Eric Gelinas. He came to the team from the New Jersey Devils at the trade deadline last season. The Avs gave up a 2017 draft pick for him.
I was excited for the trade. Though Colorado doesn’t play New Jersey much, I had looked into Gelinas’ game a little as a possible trade for the Avs. His size and two-way game have just always seemed a complement to Avalanche hockey.
Eric Gelinas Comes to the Colorado Avalanche
Apparently it was a big surprise to Eric Gelinas that he’d been traded from the Devils.