Mark Rycroft sent to Columbus
Avalanche Notebook | (1)
Mark Rycroft has been traded. Today, the Avalanche sent Rycroft to the Columbus Blue Jackets for defensemen Darcy Campbell and forward Phillipe Dupuis. Assuming he'll be joining the Jackets' NHL squad, Rycroft will be moving about 150 miles, but will be going from the AHL back to the NHL (how odd is it that Cleveland is the AHL city and Columbus is the NHL city?).
I know nothing about either guy that the Avalanche got, other than the fact that Campbell is a recent free agent signing and that Dupuis was a 4th round draft pick in 2003. No matter their ...