The Colorado Avalanche traded for the best friend of one of its top centers.
No, not that one.
Sidney Crosby did not step onto the ice Sunday at Family Sports Center. Ryan Lindgren did, though, and how he fits with the Avs will be a fascinating situation to monitor between now and the end of this season.
Lindgren and Casey Mittelstadt are very close, dating back to their days at the University of Minnesota.
“He’s one of my best friends, maybe my best friend, honestly,” Mittelstadt said. “It’s something you talk about getting to do, but you never really expect it to happen.