The 2023 NHL trade deadline was one of the league’s most thrilling in years. The Avalanche made three trades in the last week before Friday’s cutoff, bringing their trade total this season to five.
Here’s how we graded every one of those trades, plus other notable trade characters in Colorado’s orbit.
Dec. 19 with Toronto: B+
Maple Leafs acquire: Dryden Hunt, LW
Avalanche acquire: Denis Malgin, RW
Malgin has given the Avalanche more minutes, more scoring chances and more scoring. The exchange of depth forwards added a right-handed shot on an imbalanced Avalanche roster of lefties.