NHL Trade Rumors: Top 3 teams who should trade for Tuukka Rask
3. Colorado Avalanche
Should the Bruins trade Rask, it’s very likely they’d prefer to trade him to a team in the Western Conference. If that’s the case, the Colorado Avalanche would make a great deal of sense. Though they seem perfectly content with their current goaltending tandem of Philipp Grubauer and Pavel Francouz, that might change if someone with Rask’s resume becomes available.
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The Avalanche have by far enough cap space to accommodate him, as they have over $20 million of cap space. One has to imagine the Avs will first take care of their own RFAs and UFAs they’d like to re-sign before pondering this, but they should still be in pretty good shape even after re-signing their guys.
Rask could be a missing piece of the Avalanche’s Stanley Cup puzzle. Throughout his career, Rask has been one of the most consistent goalies in the NHL. Yes, they’d have to move on from either Grubauer or Francouz, but no matter which one they decide to keep, that goalie would form an impressive tandem with Rask.
Potential Trade Package
Could the Bruins be interested in Nikita Zadorov? They’re about to lose Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara‘s future isn’t set in stone yet. If both leave, the Bruins would be shorthanded on the left side. Zadorov could provide insurance.
A goaltender swap could make sense here as well. The Bruins would need a replacement for Rask if they trade him. They could elect to go with a tandem of Jaroslav Halak and one of the Avalanche goaltenders.