Peter Baugh: The Tampa Bay Lightning have traded forward Ross Colton to the Colorado Avalanche for a 2023 second-round pick (No. 37).
Ryan Boulding: Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland on Colton: “Ross is a hard-working, two-way center with a championship pedigree. He has physicality to his game, is ultra competitive and his versatility will make him a valuable addition to our lineup in a lot of ways.”
Thoughts from the media
Eduardo A. Encina: “ Colton was due a significant raise as a restricted free agency. #TBLightning made him a qualifying offer and now his rights go to the Avs.”
CapFriendly: “Ross Colton is a pending arbitration-eligible RFA, who is 1 year away from UFA status His qualifying offer is $1.25M and he had 32 pts in 81 GP last season”
Marc Dupont: “That’s a great deal for Colorado.”
Aarif Deen: The Avalanche basically traded Alex Newhook for Ross Colton and the No. 31 pick.
- Max Bultman: “Great work by the Avs in this sequence”
Colorado uses part of the return for Newhook to bring in Ross Colton. Good middle-six addition for the Avalanche here. pic.twitter.com/9Ts0wNBuru
— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) June 28, 2023
