Kadri traded back to Avalanche by Flames for Olofsson, draft picks

The Avalanche additionally acquired ahead Nicolas Roy from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday for a conditional first-round choose within the 2027 NHL Draft, and a conditional fifth-round choose within the 2026 NHL Draft and defenseman Nick Blankenburg from the Nashville Predators on Wednesday for a fifth-round choose within the 2027 draft.

“Nic Roy is a big, right-handed centerman that can play wing,” Colorado GM Chris MacFarland mentioned. “[Coach Jared Bednar] can use him in a variety of alternative ways. He’s an enormous physique. We’re clearly very conversant in him particularly from his days in Vegas after we butted heads with them. He offers the teaching workers a variety of completely different matchup eventualities that permits [Bednar] to play whether or not it is [Kadri] within the center, [Kadri] on the wing, Nic Roy on the wing, within the center. You simply cannot have sufficient centermen and defensemen as nicely.

“We really feel just like the addition of the 2 guys is, we’re very expert in the midst of the ice they usually can also all examine and examine actual nicely. We suppose it makes us tougher to play towards in any kind of recreation, so we’re tremendous excited to have each of them within the combine right here right this moment.”

Calgary additionally acquired ahead Ryan Strome from the Anaheim Ducks on Friday for a seventh-round choose within the 2027 draft. The 32-year-old has 9 factors (three targets, six assists) in 33 video games this season.

Strome is within the fourth 12 months of a five-year, $25 million contract ($5 million common annual worth) and might turn into a UFA after subsequent season.

Selected by the New York Islanders with the No. 5 choose within the 2011 NHL Draft, Strome has 489 factors (169 targets, 320 assists) in 897 regular-season video games for the Islanders, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers and Ducks and 19 factors (5 targets, 14 assists) in 37 playoff video games.

“I was looking for a center and I’ve heard unbelievable things about Ryan and with the type of person he is,” Conroy mentioned. “For whatever reason, it wasn’t working out for him there, but I’ll tell you, when I called him he’s pretty excited and he’s going to do everything in his power to be at that game tomorrow (against the Carolina Hurricanes). When I hear that, that makes me feel good. He’s looking forward to showing, ‘Hey, look I’m a good player and I’m going to show you that in Calgary,’ so he’s glad to be a part of this.”

The Flames additionally acquired ahead Brennan Othmann from the New York Rangers for ahead prospect Jacob Battaglia. Othmann, a 23-year-old ahead, has one objective in 17 video games this season and three factors (one objective, two assists) in 42 NHL video games. He is within the closing 12 months of his entry-level contract and might turn into a restricted free agent after the season.

Battaglia, 19, has 27 factors (14 targets, 13 assists) in 36 video games for Kingston of the Ontario Hockey League this season.

NHL.com unbiased correspondent Laurence Heinen contributed to this report