Enter Nelson, the best center on the market. He is an elite second-line center whose effectiveness sometimes goes under the ...

The Avalanche sent top prospect Calum Ritchie to the Islanders in the deal, as well as a future first-round pick.

You knew it the moment that Brock Nelson gave that emotional interview after a win recently: he was going to be traded by the ...

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The Colorado Avalanche have acquired veteran center Brock Nelson in a trade with the New York Islanders.

The Colorado Avalanche landed forward Brock Nelson through a trade with the New York Islanders, the teams announced.

The Colorado Avalanche made a big splash on the eve of the NHL trade deadline by getting center Brock Nelson from the New ...

The New York Islanders, unable to reach agreement on a contract extension for Brock Nelson, dealt the veteran forward to the ...

The head vs. heart calculus which has tugged at the Islanders’ decision-making, or lack thereof, over the last month finally ...

Nelson picked up an assist in a 7-4 Colorado win over Toronto on Saturday night. Nelson was into his first game with the Avs immediately - he rang the post in the game's first minute. And then he got ...

Brock Nelson is gone. Yet for the New York Islanders, the ultimate goal -- returning to the playoffs -- remains the same.

The great unknown of trading Brock Nelson was always going to be in what it did to the Islanders dressing room.