The big move came Jan. 24. The Avalanche received center Jack Drury and forward Martin Necas as part of the return when they sent superstar forward Mikko Rantanen, a pending unrestricted free agent, ...

If trust is a two-way street, Valeri Nichushkin needs to stop kicking Stanley Cups to the curb. “We trust him. And that’s the management, the coaches — everybody trusts him,” Avalanche defenseman Erik ...