Breaking: It's draft time and we have a trade!

The Coloroda Avalanche have decided to take a risk one day before the draft, but it could be a risk that ends up paying off. According to Chris Johnston of Sportsnet the Avalanche have traded away a sixth round draft choice in order to acquire the Boston Bruins' Carl Soderberg. The reason it's such a risk is Soderberg will be a free agent in just a few days, meaning the Avalanche must sign him, and do it quickly, or they will have essentially wasted their pick. Obviously there has to be a belief within the Avalanche organization that they can and will sign Soderberg before he becomes an unrestricted free agent. This also likely points to an upcoming trade from the Avalanche involving Ryan O'Reilly.  

The #bruins reacquired their own sixth-round pick in the Carl Soderberg trade. It had originally been sent to the #avs for Max Talbot.

— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) June 25, 2015

The #avs have acquired the rights to impending free-agent Carl Soderberg.

— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) June 25, 2015

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