Penguins acquire defenseman from Avalanche
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DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has acquired forward Valtteri Puustinen from the Pittsburgh Penguins along with their seventh-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft in exchange for defenseman Ilya Solovyov. Puustinen will report to the Avalanche's American Hockey League affiliate, the Colorado Eagles.
The Avalanche have shown interest in Artemi Panarin before, and he may be available at the NHL trade deadline.
Things are going so well for the Avalanche right now that the front office might be hesitant to blow up the project, but NHL analysts have long thought the Avs might make a big trade for a star to reinforce their Stanley Cup hopes,
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Penguins and Avalanche swap pieces in strategic move
The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Colorado Avalanche completed an interesting trade on Tuesday, signaling strategic positioning on both sides. News about NHL trades today went ahead with the swap of depth pieces between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Colorado Avalanche.
Taken together, there’s a lot at stake for both Colton and O’Reilly — though in O’Reilly’s case, only if he actually wants to leave Nashville. Predators general manager Barry Trotz has made it clear that any trade involving O’Reilly would only happen at the player’s request.