Denver Post · Mar 27, 2025
Avalanche defenseman Ryan Lindgren is fitting in well, forging his own path
Detroit’s Dylan Larkin, right, pops Colorado’s Ryan Lindgren during the second period at Ball Arena on Tuesday. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)To borrow from a famous phrase, it is better to have played together for a few days and lost than to have never played together at all.
When Ryan Lindgren arrived with the Colorado Avalanche, he was excited to play for a Stanley Cup contender. But he was also going to play with one of his best friends, center Casey Mittelstadt.
It was a great moment for the former Minnesota Gophers teammates and offseason golfing buddies. It lasted a week.
Lindgren arrived March 1. Mittelstadt was shipped out March 8 to the Bruins for Charlie Coyle.