The 2025 Trade Deadline has passed, and it was genuinely remarkable, featuring a flurry of significant player trades that could set the stage for one of the best playoffs we’ve seen in a long time. Many teams were active buyers this season. The Colorado Avalanche were heavily involved in the trading activity from early on, starting with a shake-up in their goaltending situation, followed by the trade of Mikko Rantanen in early February. The Avalanche has been playing well these past weeks in 2025 and knew they had to go all in.
It did come at a significant cost, though. They parted with multiple high-round draft picks and some notable top prospects, but it was a seller’s market this season. Selling teams had what contending teams needed and made sure they set the price high for those who wanted to acquire them.
The Avalanche have a 38-24-2 record and are currently third in the Central Division. Here is a recap of the Avalanche’s 2025 Trade Deadline: who came in, who came out, and how the deadline will affect the team now and in the future.
Acquisitions From March 1-7, 2025
Here are all of the players, prospects, and draft picks the Avalanche acquired before the trade deadline.
| In | Out |
| Brock Nelson, F Charlie Coyle, F Jimmy Vesey, F Ryan Lindgren, D Erik Johnson, D William Dufour, F, Prospect Hank Kempf, D, Prospect 2026 Fifth-Round Pick |
Casey Mittelstadt, F Juuso Parssinen, F Givani Smith, F Calvin de Haan, D Oliver Kylington, D Calum Ritchie, F, Prospect William Zellers, F, Prospect 2026 First-Round Pick 2025 Second-Round Pick 2025 Conditional Second-Round Pick 2025 Fourth-Round Pick 2028 Conditional Third-Round Pick |
It was clear what general manager Chris MacFarland and Joe Sakic had in mind heading to the deadline as to what the team needed and who to acquire. The team has seen a massive change in players since game one of the season, and it has not looked this deep of a lineup since the 2022 postseason. With a fully-loaded roster, it’s up to the players to use their new linemates and try to win it all.
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