Where Lindgren fits on the depth chart, and how he performs in what will likely be a different role than in New York, could be a case study for future player evaluation. Lindgren has spent most of his 5-on-5 ice time next to Adam Fox on New York’s top pairing, over the past several seasons.

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 Blueshirts agreed to a trade Saturday to send defenseman Ryan Lindgren, forward Jimmy Vesey and the rights to unsigned 2021 draft pick Hank Kempf to the Avalanche in exchange for center Juuso Parssinen and veteran defenseman Calvin de Haan.

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today the team has acquired defenseman Ryan Lindgren, forward Jimmy Vesey and the rights to defenseman Hank Kempf from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman Calvin de Haan,

The Colorado Avalanche has a re-tooled roster capable of winning the Stanley Cup, but the cost makes it a huge risk.

The Colorado Avalanche acquired a big boost ahead of the NHL trade deadline. The Avalanche announced Saturday they traded defenseman Calvin de Haan, forward Juuso Parssinen ad two draft picks to the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman Ryan Lindgren,

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

Lindgren, 26, was one of the first players acquired when the Rangers started their rebuild in February 2018 — he came over as an unsigned prospect from Boston in the trade that sent Rick Nash to the Bruins — had been a warrior for the Rangers in his seven seasons in the organization.

Manson joined the Avalanche for the first 15 minutes of ... The other player that came to Denver with Lindgren is veteran forward Jimmy Vesey. Bednar noted that the Rangers liked Juuso Parssinen ...

Longtime New York Rangers Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey are heading to the Colorado Avanche. The Rangers are trading Vesey and Lindgren to the Avs for a package including Juuso Pärssinen, Calvin de Haan and two draft picks, according to The Athletic's Peter Baugh first reported the full trade.