The Colorado Avalanche and the New York Rangers may be getting the 2025 trade deadline week started. Today they announced a trade of Ryan Lindgren for Calvin de Haan with another player to each team,

Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey were traded to the Colorado Avalanche by the New York Rangers on Saturday for Juuso Parssinen, Calvin de Haan and conditional second- and fourth-round picks in the 2025 NHL Draft.

Before the NHL trade deadline on Friday at 1 p.m. MT, the Avalanche made major additions to their roster. The Avalanche front office, led by General Manager Chris MacFarland and President of Hockey Operations Joe Sakic, made four trades in less than a week.

The Avalanche, along with the Dallas Stars, Winnipeg Jets, and others, are believed to be interested in New York Islanders Brock Nelson if they decide to trade the pending UFA. The Fourth Period: The New York Rangers held forward Reilly Smith out of the lineup Sunday. He carries a $3.75 million cap hit and an eight-team no-trade list.

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice, including a brilliant power-play goal to complete a Colorado Avalanche comeback in a 7-4 victory Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs at a raucous Ball Arena.

Colorado is adding defenseman Ryan Lindgren, along with depth forward Jimmy Vesey and prospect Hank Kempf, in a deal with the New York Rangers for Calvin de Haan, Juuso Parssinen, plus second- and fourth-round picks in the 2025 NHL draft.

The Colorado Avalanche and New York Rangers swung a big multi-player trade on Saturday before the NHL Trade Deadline.

The Rangers are four points out of a playoff spot and did not want to let pending unrestricted free agents walk for nothing.