The Avalanche have made another trade, acquiring Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey from the New York Rangers in exchange for Calvin De Haan, Jusso Parissinen, and a 2nd/4th round pick in this years draft. Where does Lindgren fit into the lineup, and is this even a good deal for the Avs? The Avs also dominated the first two games of their six game homestand after the return of Val Nichushkin to the lineup, outscoring New Jersey and Minnesota 10-3 in their wins. Colorado looked like a completely different team with Val back, is he the most important player on this roster?

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The Avs are running out of time and excuses after returning from the Four Nations flat with losses to Nashville and St. Louis, complete with only two goals, and zero from their forwards. The depth is a huge problem, and they cannot win with the utter lack of production they are getting from anyone outside of their top line. Worse than that, the effort levels are nowhere close where they need to be for a team that should not feel secure in their playoff spot. What can they do to solve this with 23 games left in the regular season and 4 games before the trade deadline?

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The Four Nations Championship between Canada and USA delivered in every conceivable way on Thursday, and brought us one of the greatest games of our lifetime with the most eyes hockey has had on it in over 15 years. Unfortunately the USA couldn't overcome their own poor lineup choices and fall in overtime, but MVP MacKinnon and Makar helped bring Gold home for Canada, which is great for the narratives. USA has serious roster issues to fix going into the Olympics next year, because these Canada/USA games are now coin flips, and they need their actual best players. Overall what a tournament, and what a massive success for the sport.

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