Avalanche Trade Colby Cohen

The Colorado Avalanche have made their second trade of the season, dealing away defensive prospect Colby Cohen.

BOSTON - NOVEMBER 06: Matt Hunwick of the Boston Bruins checks Alexander Steen of the St. Louis Blues on November 6, 2010 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Blues defeated the Bruins 2-1 in an overtime shootout. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

In a surprise move, the Avs sent 21-year-old Cohen to the Boston Bruins in return for 25-year-old defenseman Matt Hunwick. Hunwick is in his second full season with the Bruins and boasts one goal, two assists, and a plus three rating after 22 games. He had 14 points and was minus 16 last season and added six helpers in the playoffs as well.

“Matt is another young defenseman who can contribute to our lineup right away.” – Greg Sherman

Hunwick adds a little more experience to bolster a younger blue line, but he wouldn’t necessarily be considered a veteran. With roster positions already full for the Avalanche, the question is: where will Hunwick fit?

With Adam Foote out of the lineup and the subsequent reassignment of Jonas Holøs to the Lake Erie Monsters, it would appear as if Hunwick will be with Colorado in case of injury.

Cohen played three games with the Avs this season, scoring no points and finishing minus one.

What do you think? Was this a wise move? Should the Avs have traded potential for a current fix?

Adam Foote, Avalanche, Avs, Boston Bruins, Colby Cohen, Colorado Avalanche, Jonas Holøs, Lake Erie Monsters, Matt Hunwick

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This entry was posted by r.boulding on November 29, 2010 at 5:37 pm, and is filed under News. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback from your own site.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_4TCYEEEWQWKG4TKH6TU3CKTYJQ Fletch

Stupid… we need forwards not defensemen.
Anonymous

I just don’t like the fact they trade a legit long-term prospect for a guy
that really does nothing to vastly improve the blue line. It doesn’t make
much sense on the surface. But hey, the Bruins needed to dump salary to make
room for Savard, so it is what it is I guess. Will be fun to see what he can
do, but I wouldn’t expect much.
Matt

I’m very surprised they traded Cohen considering his strong relationship with Shattenkirk. This is two questionable trades for a team supposedly still rebuilding. Let’s say all four players involved in trades reach their full potential. The Avs are a few years away from a big salary crunch once Duchene, Stewart et al get their contracts. At that point we will need to rely on young, up and coming players who are still cheap. The guys the Avs have traded for will be off their rookie contracts by then and be either more expensive or let go completely. From a hockey standpoint these may be okay moves, but from a salary cap perspective, the jury is out.
Jeffiz28

Horrible Trade.. We wait for years for Colby Cohen to get done with college and we trade him for a number 6 or 7 defenseman. Plus Cohen has size and a booming shot. Between Liles, Shattenkirk, Cumiskey, Hunwick, Holos, and Tyson Barrie in Juniors the team already had 5 Defenseman under 6 foot adding another was not the answer. I would have rather seen Holos and Cohen playing over Journeymen O’Byrne and Hunwick….. Plus with Mueller, Stewart, and Galliardi out, Forwards who could score would have been better to look into…
Nordiq21

Dumb trade. I was floored when I saw it was Cohen. He and Shat were supposed to be together for years. I’m very annoyed this morning.
http://www.theavalancheguild.com rboulding

Tough call until we see Hunwick play but we shipped out Hannan this morning as well.
http://www.theavalancheguild.com rboulding

I think the Avs heard you, we traded Hannan for Fleischmann today
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