The Colorado Avalanche made another splash ahead of the NHL trade deadline by acquiring defenseman Ryan Lindgren and forward Jimmy Vesey from the New York Rangers

Defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move on Saturday as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline. The Colorado Avalanche got the ball rolling with another splash by acquiring Lindgren and forward Jimmy Vesey in a trade with the New York Rangers.

The Rangers are trading Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey to the Avalanche for Juuso Parssinen, Calvin de Haan. Conditional draft picks are also involved.

The Rangers on Saturday traded pending unrestricted free agents defenseman Ryan Lindgren and winger Jimmy Vesey, along with unsigned prospect defenseman Hank Kampf, to the Colorado Avalanche for forward Juuso Parssinen,

Lindgren and Fox have played the sixth-most minutes together as a defense pair at 5-on-5 since the start of the 2022-23 season. Fox’s underlying numbers have been much better away from Lindgren, and the latter’s have been worse when they are apart.

Avalanche Trade With Rangers For Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey. What Are the Expectations?

The newest members of the Avalanche, Jimmy Vesey and Ryan Lindgren, arrived in Denver for the first practice with their new team.

Forward Gustav Nyquist and defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren were on the move on Saturday as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline. The Colorado Avalanche got the ball rolling with another splash by acquiring Lindgren and winger Jimmy Vesey in a trade with the New York Rangers.

The Avalanche acquired defenseman Ryan Lindgren and winger Jimmy Vesey from the New York Rangers for a second- and a fourth-round pick, young forward Juuso Parssinen and veteran defenseman Calvin de Haan.

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

The Colorado Avalanche acquired forwards Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey and the rights to defensive prospect Hank Kempf from the New York Rangers on Saturday.