Overview
- The Predators completed the trade on Tuesday, June 16, sending goaltender Magnus Chrona and Nashville’s 2026 third‑round pick plus Colorado’s 2027 third‑round pick to the Avalanche for Ross Colton and minor‑league goalie Isak Posch.
- The deal is Chris MacFarland’s first roster move since becoming Nashville’s president of hockey operations and is intended to add a versatile, physical middle‑six winger to the Predators.
- Colorado cleared roughly $4 million of salary‑cap space by moving Colton’s final contract year, turning a near‑term roster surplus into two draft assets for new GM Joe Sakic to use.
- Colton struggled in the 2025‑26 regular season with nine goals and 15 assists in 73 games but brings playoff experience and a 2021 Stanley Cup to Nashville, while Posch and Chrona are AHL/ECHL‑level goaltending prospects with different contract situations.
- Observers say the package—two third‑round picks in exchange for shedding a $4 million cap hit—establishes an early offseason benchmark that could influence how teams price and trade underused short‑term contracts.