Avalanche acquire G Darcy Kuemper from Coyotes

The Arizona Coyotes traded goaltender Darcy Kuemper to the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday in exchange for a 2022 first-round draft pick, a conditional 2024 third-round pick and defenseman Conor Timmins. Multiple reports said the Coyotes would pay $1 million of Kuemper's $4.5 million salary-cap hit as part of the deal.