The Colorado Avalanche made a big splash Thursday night, acquiring 33-year-old center Brock Nelson from the New York Islanders.
He's up to eight goals, 27 points (six on the power play), 41 shots on net and a plus-4 rating over 30 appearances. It can only be good news for Drouin with Brock Nelson getting traded to the Avalanche on Thursday -- they'll likely begin together on the second line.
The Isles sent Nelson and William Dufour to Colorado late Thursday night for a package including Calum Ritchie and draft picks.
Colorado Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland said Monday he wasn’t sure if he had another trade in him this week.