Nelson exchanged avalanche with islanders

Dufour has collected 18 points (eight goals, 10 assists) in 45 games with Bridgeport by the American Hockey League this season. The 23-year-old striker, who was selected by New York in the fifth round (n ° 152) of the NHL 2020 draft, played in a NHL match (in 2022-23).

Ritchie scored a goal in seven NHL games this season and has collected 67 points (14 goals, 53 assists) in 41 games for Ontario Hockey League. The 20 -year -old was the choice of the first round of Colorado (n ° 27) in the NHL 2023 draft.

Ritchie signed his three -year entry level contract with the avalanche on July 8, 2024.

Kylington, 27, has four points (one goal, three assists) in 13 games this season, his first with Colorado after having signed a one -year contract on August 5.

Selected by the Flames de Calgary in the second round (n ° 60) of the NHL 2015 NHL recovery, Kylington has 59 points (18 goals, 41 assists) in 214 regular season games with the Flames and Avalanche, and three points (one goal, two assists) in 12 eliminatory games.

The Colorado (37-24-2), which won four in a row, is on a par with Minnesota Wild for third place in the central division.

New York (28-26-7) is four points behind the Ottawa senators for the second Joker of the East Conference.

“I think that means they believe in our group,” said Bednar about the price it took to get Nelson. “Now, the responsibility, I suppose, does not really change. It is on us to go play well … And you have to play well enough for (management) to think that you can go to beat anyone, especially in your conference, to start, and think of some of the challenges, as if we enter it and we play and we play vegetations, dallas, Winnipeg, who are we.

Regarding the recovery choices that the Icelanders received in the trade, if the choice of first round in the 2026 draft is transferred to the philadelphia flyers because of the terms of the trade for Sean Walker on March 6, 2024, where he is not transferred but falls into the top 10, then Colorado will send his first choice in the draft of the NHL 2027.

“We would have liked to keep Brock,” said the director general of the Icelanders on Saturday, Lou Lamoriello. “I will not apologize.

For the conditions of the choice of third round in the 2028 draft, the avalanche must win the Stanley Cup this season and play Nelson in at least 50% of their qualifying matches.

“It’s difficult,” Icelanders Kyle Palmeri striker said on Friday. “I mean, you play a long time. There are not too many guys with whom you spend a lot of time. Especially for me, in my career, I have not had someone so stable and for our group.

“He’s a great player, a big teammate and a leader. So, it is difficult to see a guy like that is fine, but I think the message here is an opportunity for someone to intensify and be a leader and take up the things we have relied with “ Nelly ”, and we only wish him the best. “”

The independent correspondents of NHL.com Ryan Boulding, Stefen Rosner and Max Miller contributed to this report.