Chris MacFarland said Mikko Rantanen’s pending free agency, need for more depth were biggest factors in seismic move.

Despite trading one of the NHL's scoring leaders and a franchise stalwart, MacFarland says the Avalanche are still "all-in." ...

Rantanen said he thought talks with the Avs had been productive before the shocking trade to the Canes: "I didn’t know we ...

Gabriel Landeskog’s long-awaited return to NHL action remains uncertain, and Colorado Avalanche general manager Chris ...

Facing the prospect of Mikko Rantanen becoming an unrestricted free agent after this season, Colorado general manager Chris ...

An NHL coach chimed in on how the Avalanche did in last weeks' big trade involving Mikko Rantanen and Martin Necas.

On Friday night, the Colorado Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes. Nobody expected that to happen.

But nobody thought the Avalanche would actually trade him because of how much Rantanen meant to the organization. But it is a business, and Chris MacFarland decided that the future was more ...

BOSTON — Chris MacFarland wanted to keep Mikko Rantanen and make his roster deeper. In the end, the Colorado Avalanche general manager determined he couldn’t do both. MacFarland spoke with ...

After Colorado's blockbuster trade last week, there's been an adjustment period for the Avalanche's new players. And the centerpiece of the Avs' return on that trade is thriving.