Avalanche at the trade deadline: 6 things we know (and don’t know) with 4 days to go

DENVER — Chris MacFarland knew he was being repetitive, but he kept emphasizing four words: If it makes sense. “If it makes sense, we’ll strike,” MacFarland said Monday, again repeating his favorite phrase of the press conference. The team could also look to add at wing — someone like Flyers forward James van Riemsdyk could make sense — or bring in a depth center like Washington’s Lars Eller. “If there’s something that makes sense, whether it’s at forward or D, we’ll look at it as we always do: through the multiple lenses that we always do from, first and foremost a player perspective, does it make us better, cap, that sort of thing.” The salary cap and LTIR If everyone is healthy, Colorado has little salary cap flexibility. The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun said on a recent TSN Insider Trading segment that he believes the team will “absolutely be able to use Johnson or Landeskog’s salary at the deadline, one or the other.” MacFarland will have to have an idea of the two players’ outlooks by Friday.