6 Trade Targets That Could Solve the Avalanche’s 2C Hole (+)

Even before this past regular season played out, it was always the Avalanche’s MO, at least with this front office, to build through trades rather than the draft.

At some point, they’ll run out of assets, and maybe they’re inching closer to that. But you can’t argue with the concept. Free agency works in some cases, but you’re often overpaying for talent that likely costs less against the salary cap if acquired via trade.

The Avs have a second-line center problem. They traded their best prospect in Calum Ritchie, for a rental in Brock Nelson that probably isn’t sticking around.

So, like they did with Nazem Kadri, Ryan Johansen, and Casey Mittelstadt, could Chris MacFarland and the front office explore the trade market for a second-line center?

Here are six guys that could make sense.

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