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Colorado Avalanche / Chicago Blackhawks
Root trade Oct 10, 2020 · Brandon Saad, Dennis Gilbert, Nikita Zadorov · 2 linked trades downstream
Auto-generated. This tree is machine-built from public transaction records: it follows re-traded players into their next deal and shows the player each draft pick became. Best-effort, so it may contain errors.
Trade grade
Revisiting it now, the strong edge goes to Colorado Avalanche.
Looking back from 2026 at what each side's haul produced since 2020.
Colorado Avalanche44Team pts: 93 before → 103 after
- Brandon SaadL4344 GP · 15-9-24 · 8 pts in 10 playoff GP
- 3 GP · 0-0-0
Chicago Blackhawks17Team pts: 80 before → 61 after
- 55 GP · 1-7-8
Value = position-weighted production for the acquiring team, with playoffs weighted up and bonuses for Cups and major awards won there. Picks count as the drafted player's production, and when a piece was later re-traded, whatever came back counts toward this trade too, so value follows the full chain. Production only, no salary/cap context. Best-effort.
Colorado Avalanche receiveChicago Blackhawks receive↳Nikita Zadorov was moved again in this deal
Calgary Flames receiveChicago Blackhawks receive- TOR 3rd-round pick in 2022 → #90 Aidan Thompson
↳Nikita Zadorov was moved again in this deal
Calgary Flames receive- conditional 5th-round pick in 2024 → #131 Colton Roberts
- 3rd-round pick in 2026 → #65 Joe Iginla
Vancouver Canucks receive