General manager Joe Sakic delivered on his intent to provide Colorado’s playoff run one more push and Dallas added defensive depth at the NHL trade deadline on Monday.
Via trades, Sakic added a top-line forward in Arizona’s Mikkel Boedker and filled out his defensive depth in acquiring New Jersey’s Eric Gelinas. The Avalanche have missed the postseason four of the past five seasons and currently hold down the West’s eighth and final playoff spot.
“We expect to make the playoffs,” Sakic said. “That’s what these moves are for, trying to help your team get better.