A favorite in 2026, the Avalanche ran into injuries and ran out of gas against Vegas in the Conference Final. With an offseason to get healthy and recoup, do the Avalanche have what it takes to get back into Cup contention status? In two separate trades with the Nashville Predators, they turned Ross Colton and Jack Drury into Fedor Svechkov and Zachary L’Heureux. After getting a bundle of draft picks from Columbus in exchange for Valeri Nichushkin, the Avalanche went out and signed Jaden Schwartz in free agency. With the surplus of centers the Avalanche have, swapping Ivan Ivan for a winger with untapped potential in Fabian Lysell seems like a worthwhile move to make.