Detroit - Colorado

[DetroitGM]

I guess the holiday trade freeze has ended

To Colorado:
R. Stone (68)
J. Thornton (77)
C. Hanas (45)
TB's 5th, 2021

To Detroit:
N. Bastian (63)
C. Klingberg (78)

Accept, confirmed. I like Bastian, think he could have a decent future in Detroit, while Klingberg is basically a younger version of Stone, depth to tide things over as my rebuild progresses. Hanas was a 5th, so it's sort of like trading two 5th and, well, I'm not terribly worried about reducing the number of late picks I had/have. I can, of course, afford the mildly higher cap hits of Bastian and Klingberg.

Unrelated, isn't it weird that Joe Thornton's consistency is the same as his age?

[AvalancheGM]

Colorado accepts. We don't come out as the winners here, but as a cap-strapped non-playoff team, something had to change. Bastian is a very solid player but a tad expensive. Stone is a slightly cheaper replacement for Klingberg who'll likely take Bastian's spot. Thornton's a cheap body who might see a few games. Hanas is more fringe prospect depth but well-rounded enough to stick.