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NHL Trade Deadline: Colorado Avalanche

By Rita MingoFeb 25th 2011 – 2:15PM

What can you say about the Avs that Peter Stastny hasn't already? The former Avalanche star and Hall of Famer blasted his old team for trading away their youth, saying that GM Greg Sherman has "destroyed the team." But only time will tell whether the acquisition last week of former number one draft pick Erik Johnson for...

Chris Stewart Wants Avs to Regret Trade

By Monte StewartFeb 25th 2011 – 1:01PM

VANCOUVER – Chris Stewart is out to prove Peter Stastny right. Stastny, the former Quebec Nordiques and St. Louis star was highly critical of the Colorado Avalanche for trading Stewart -- one of the NHL's emerging elite power forwards -- to the Blues in a blockbuster deal. In no uncertain terms, Stastny said the...

Erik Johnson Helps Beat His Former Team; Peter Stastny Rips Trade

By Adam GretzFeb 23rd 2011 – 11:00AM

Prior to Tuesday's Colorado-St. Louis game, a match up that featured the two teams involved in one of the biggest trades of the season, newly acquired Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson said he wanted to make his former general manager (Doug Armstrong) regret trading him. Meanwhile, the Hall of Fame father of one of his new...

Erik Johnson Trade a Rarity for Top Pick

By Adam GretzFeb 19th 2011 – 3:30PM

Saturday's trade involving former No. 1 overall pick Erik Johnson shocked the hockey world and could have a major impact on the short-term (and long-term) success of the two teams involved (the St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche). The Blues, of course, sent Johnson and Jay McClement to the Avalanche in return for...

Erik Johnson Blockbuster Trade Continues to Shake Up Blues Defense

By Adam GretzFeb 19th 2011 – 9:59AM

The biggest blockbuster move of the 2011 trading season (so far) involved two teams that are quickly falling out of the postseason picture in the Western Conference: The St. Louis Blues and the Colorado Avalanche. In the early morning hours on Saturday the deal was announced, with the Blues sending former No. 1 overall...

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Background on Erik Johnson

Erik Robert Johnson (born March 21, 1988) is an American ice hockey defenseman playing for the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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