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Avalanche Trade Drury, Bradley for Svechkov, L'Heureux

6/25/2026

Summary

Avalanche Trade

Colorado Avalanche traded Jack Drury, Chase Bradley and a 2029 third-round pick to Nashville Predators for Fedor Svechkov and Zachary L’Heureux on June 24, 2026.
Jack Drury, 26, posted 10 goals and 17 assists in 82 games and signed a two-year, $1.725 million per season contract.
Fedor Svechkov, 23, will start a two-year, $2.5 million contract while Zachary L’Heureux, 23, had five points in 25 games and will begin a two-year, $875,000-per-year deal with the 2029 third-round pick Nashville sent.

Summary

Predators Stockpile Picks

Chris MacFarland, Nashville’s president of hockey operations, engineered a trade with the Colorado Avalanche that delivered Jack Drury and a third-round pick to the Predators.
The Predators, with $4.8 million cap space for 2026-27, will enter the 2029 NHL Draft holding eight selections—including the new third-round pick—to stockpile future talent.
Acquiring a center who wins roughly 57 % of his face-offs gives Nashville a reliable fourth-line defensive specialist.

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Avalanche Cap Crunch

The Avalanche entered the trade with just under $7 million in cap space, raising concerns about signing defensemen.
Jack Drury is a restricted-free agent with arbitration rights who could become unrestricted in 2027 if unsigned.
Coach Jared Bednar favored Drury but removed him from the third line because of limited offense.
Zachary L’Heureux has a 34-game suspension record in junior, AHL and NHL, including a 10-game ban for assaulting a fan.

History

Historical Context

After the Avalanche acquired goaltender Patrick Roy from the Montreal Canadiens in December 1995—a deal that fueled Colorado’s first Stanley Cup in 1996—the franchise built a reputation for swapping high-value assets to meet cap pressures. The June 2026 trade sending Jack Drury, Chase Bradley and a 2029 third-round pick for Fedor Svechkov and Zachary L’Heureux continues that pattern.

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Avalanche Trade

Colorado Avalanche traded Jack Drury, Chase Bradley and a 2029 third-round pick to Nashville Predators for Fedor Svechkov and Zachary L’Heureux on June 24, 2026.
Jack Drury, 26, posted 10 goals and 17 assists in 82 games and signed a two-year, $1.725 million per season contract.
Fedor Svechkov, 23, will start a two-year, $2.5 million contract while Zachary L’Heureux, 23, had five points in 25 games and will begin a two-year, $875,000-per-year deal with the 2029 third-round pick Nashville sent.

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