It’s become a pattern now — the Colorado Avalanche look like the better team for the better part of the first 40 minutes and then the final period is a problem.

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On Friday night, as many expected would happen, a Western Conference team traded away one of their top offensive players in a blockbuster deal. But contrary to expectations, that team was not the Vancouver Canucks.

Not since the players were toddlers have so many people delighted in their ability to count to two, but the Canucks earned their sound, 5-2 road win Monday against the St. Louis Blues after Saturday’s stout 2-1 victory against the National Hockey League-leading Washington Capitals.

Jim Biringer and David Calabretta are back on the Full Press Hockey Podcast with their latest NHL Rumors Weekly Segment as there was a monster trade in the NHL involving a superstar, and the trade chatter picks up.

Elias Pettersson could be the odd man out in Vancouver. What does he bring, where could he land and what does Vancouver need?

Here are three blockbuster Avalanche trade targets in the wake of the stunning Mikko Rantanen trade with the Hurricanes.

Following a trade that sent Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche to the Carolina Hurricanes, who else might have an unexpected deal in the works?

The Vancouver Canucks were reportedly having trade discussions with the Carolina Hurricanes involving J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson.

Blues general manager Doug Armstrong is starting to remove dead weight from his roster, but that process won't be easy.

There were many teams that were shocked that the Colorado Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes. One