Colorado trades Ilya Solovyov to Pittsburgh
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The Avalanche have shown interest in Artemi Panarin before, and he may be available at the NHL trade deadline.
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.
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,
The NHL trade deadline is getting close, and we are already seeing some moves across the league as contenders and pretenders (and, by extension, buyers and sellers) really start to separate themselves.
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