The Colorado Avalanche is moving on from Oskar Olausson.
The Avs sent the 2021 first-round pick to San Jose in a trade that brought back two-way forward Danil Gushchin, the team announced on Friday afternoon.
Olausson never found his footing at the NHL level, appearing in just four games total with the Avs after being selected with the 28th overall pick of the NHL draft. That included two games last season in which he logged three shots on goal with zero points.
Gushchin skated with the Sharks on opening night last season and played a total of 12 games with the big club, logging one assist and no goals. He was much more productive with the franchise’s AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, with 51 points and a career-high 28 goals in 56 games. The 5-foot-8, 165-pound left wing had one goal in four Calder Cup games.
The Yekaterinburg, Russia, native has five points in 18 career NHL games between 2022 and ’25. He has 150 points across 182 AHL contests from 2021-25 and was an All-Star during the 2023-24 season.
The 6-foot-1, 180-pound Olausson totaled 66 points (33 goals, 33 assists) over 163 games and three seasons with the Colorado Eagles.
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