The Isles sent Nelson and William Dufour to Colorado late Thursday night for a package including Calum Ritchie and draft picks.

Colorado Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland said Monday he wasn’t sure if he had another trade in him this week.

The Colorado Avalanche have made a plethora of big trades this season. They traded away Mikko Rantanen after contract negotiations fell through and got Martin Necas and Jack Drury in return. After that,

The head vs. heart calculus which has tugged at the Islanders’ decision-making, or lack thereof, over the past month finally hit an inflection point late Thursday evening. The Islanders said goodbye to Brock Nelson,

For the first time in his professional hockey career, Brock Nelson is on the move. The Warroad High graduate and former UND star was traded from the New York Islanders to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night — one day ahead of the NHL's trading deadline.

You knew it the moment that Brock Nelson gave that emotional interview after a win recently: he was going to be traded by the only NHL franchise he's called home in his terrific career. And it happened late Thursday night: the center was dealt by the New York Islanders to the Colorado Avalanche in a blockbuster.

Nelson picked up an assist in a 7-4 Colorado win over Toronto on Saturday night. Nelson was into his first game with the Avs immediately - he rang the post in the game's first minute. And then he got a primary assist on Valeri Nichushkin's second goal of the first period.