Mikko Rantanen could be on the move again if Carolina cannot sign him to an extension. Brock Nelson, Erik Karlsson and brothers Brayden and Luke Schenn are all in the mix. Seth Jones, Ryan Lindgren

The NHL trade deadline is less than a week away, and the market is starting to heat up. The Colorado Avalanche just acquired defenseman Ryan Lindgren from the New York Rangers, and there will be more moves in the coming days.

The Rangers are trading Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey to the Avalanche for Juuso Parssinen, Calvin de Haan. Conditional draft picks are also involved.

The Colorado Avalanche traded for the best friend of one of its top centers. No, not Now, just like Nathan MacKinnon and Crosby last month at the 4 Nations Face-Off, they finally get to play together.

The Rangers on Saturday traded pending unrestricted free agents defenseman Ryan Lindgren and winger Jimmy Vesey, along with unsigned prospect defenseman Hank Kampf, to the Colorado Avalanche for forward Juuso Parssinen,

Ryan Lindgren officially touched down in Denver and was practicing with the Colorado Avalanche just one day after being traded from the New York Rangers. It’s been a weird season for both Lindgren and the Rangers.

The hockey world saw a big trade on Sunday, with the Colorado Avalanche acquiring defenseman Ryan Lindgren and forward Jimmy Vesey from the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman Calvin de Haan,

The Avalanche has a clear need on the blue line. Colorado has added several options to be the No. 6 defenseman since the end of last season, including de Haan as a free agent, but none of them have found a regular, successful spot next to Sam Malinski on the third pairing.

The Blueshirts agreed to a trade Saturday to send defenseman Ryan Lindgren, forward Jimmy Vesey and the rights to unsigned 2021 draft pick Hank Kempf to the Avalanche in exchange for center Juuso Parssinen and veteran defenseman Calvin de Haan.