On the first day following the holiday freeze, the Avalanche made another trade, acquiring Juuso Parssinen from the Nashville Predators in exchange for prospect Ondrej Pavel and Colorado’s 2027 third-round draft pick. The Avs also received a 2026 seventh-round pick.
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Parssinen, 23 is a big body expected to slot nicely in the Avs’ bottom six. The 6’3, 212 lb Finnish forward provides center depth for a team in need of more options. Parssinen has five points in 15 games with the Preds this season — a disappointing start even for his standard. In 104 career games, Parssinen has 42 points, which includes 16 goals and 12 power-play points.
Parssinen joins three other Finns in the Avs’ dressing room Mikko Rantanen, Artturi Lehkonen, and Joel Kiviranta.
It’s the third trade Colorado has made in less than a month and the second with Nashville. Colorado acquired backup goalie Scott Wedgewood from the Preds on Nov. 30 before trading for starter Mackenzie Blackwood in a seven-piece deal with the San Jose Sharks.
In the Blackwood trade, Colorado gave up depth forward Nikolai Kovalenko and received Givani Smith, who was sent down to the Colorado Eagles just before the Parssinen trade announcement.
The Avalanche are riding a four-game winning streak heading into a New Year’s Eve battle against the Winnipeg Jets. Colorado is off on Sunday but will practice Monday.
