NEW YORK — The NHL’s best teams are already in trade-acquisition mode ahead of the March 21 deadline, and the league-leading Avalanche is among the few in full swing.
The question is, will the Avs swing for the fences or just tweak the roster and not disrupt team chemistry?
The latter did not pan out a year ago, when Colorado acquired forward Carl Soderberg, defenseman Patrik Nemeth and goalie Devan Dubnyk in the days leading into the deadline. Soderberg was a healthy scratch through most of the 10-game playoff run, Dubnyk didn’t play at all and Nemeth was a liability.