Following up on Sean Avery’s return to the Rangers, defenseman Jordan Leopold has returned back to Calgary. The Colorado Avalanche dealt Leopold to the Flames in exchange for defensemen Lawrence Nycholat, Ryan Wilson and a second round draft pick that belonged to Montreal but was acquired when the Canadiens brought in Alex Tanguay.

Nycholat is on the move after the Flames claimed him off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks. Wilson was signed as an undrafted free agent and has spent the season with Calgary’s AHL affiliate in Quad City.