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While the hockey world was trying to sort through all the deals on NHL Trade Deadline day, the Colorado Avalanche were able to sneak through one last minute transaction. Nearly two hours after the deadline had passed, the Avalanche announced that they had traded Chris Bigras to the New York Rangers in exchange for Ryan Graves. It was a swap of defenseman that were drafted in 2013, and a “change of scenery” type move for both teams.
After suffering through injuries the past few seasons, Bigras had fallen out of favor with the organization, and this move seems to be nothing more than letting two young AHLers try to crack the NHL with a new organization.