Last Run Before Retirement? Five Elder Trade Targets

Daniel Briere – Colorado Avalanche

Dec 23, 2014; Denver, CO, USA; Colorado Avalanche center Daniel Briere (48) during the game against the St. Louis Blues at Pepsi Center. The Avalanche won 5-0. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports

Colorado is even further behind in the West thanks to poor possession numbers and a nagging injury to starting goaltender Semyon Varlamov.  The Avalanche still have a great young nucleus with Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog leading the way and a player like Briere may be expendable.  Briere, like Cole prior, is a UFA at the end of the season and has a reputation for producing in the playoffs.  While his size has always been a disadvantage his production in the games that matter most would make Briere an attractive option for teams looking at adding additional punch.  He would have a fair bit of value on the second power play unit in Washington.