The Colorado Avalanche has a re-tooled roster capable of winning the Stanley Cup, but the cost makes it a huge risk.

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NHL trade deadline. The trade. Colorado Avalanche get: D Ryan Lindgren, F Jimmy Vesey, D prospect Hank Kempf. New York Rangers get: F Ju

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With the NHL’s trade deadline now in the rearview mirror, we’re going to pinpoint below the league’s teams that are shaping up as true Stanley Cup contenders. In alphabetical order:

The New York Rangers are making it clear they are sellers before the NHL Trade Deadline. New York traded defenseman Ryan Lindgren, Jimmy Vesey and prospect Hank Kempf for Juuso Parssinen, Calvin de Haan, a 2025 conditional 2nd round pick and a 2025 conditional 4th round pick.

Ryan Lindgren was a staple of the New York Rangers’ top defensive pair last year. They went on to win the President’s Trophy and got two wins away from the Stanley Cup Final. But things didn’t quite go as well for the 27-year-old this season.

Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey were traded to the Colorado Avalanche by the New York Rangers on Saturday for Juuso Parssinen, Calvin de Haan and conditional second- and fourth-round picks in the 2025 NHL Draft.

How do Western Conference teams stack up against previous Stanley Cup champions and what could they shop for at the deadline?

Defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline.