Overview
- Colorado acquired Nazem Kadri and a 2027 fourth-round pick from Calgary for Victor Olofsson, the rights to unsigned prospect Max Curran, a conditional 2028 first-round pick and a conditional 2027 second-round pick, with the Flames retaining 20 percent of Kadri’s salary.
- The Avalanche announced the transaction roughly two hours after the trade deadline had passed on Friday.
- Kadri, 35, led Calgary with 41 points in 61 games this season and returns to a team seeking help down the middle and on a struggling power play.
- Calgary framed the move as part of a broader overhaul that already sent Rasmus Andersson to Vegas in January and MacKenzie Weegar to Utah earlier this week in exchange for futures.
- The reunion bolsters Colorado’s depth for a tight Central Division race, following additional Avs pickups of Nicolas Roy, Brett Kulak and Nick Blankenburg as rivals Dallas and Minnesota also upgraded.