The Avalanche traded veteran defenseman Ian Cole for Minnesota Wild defenseman Greg Pateryn on Tuesday. Cole, 31, is a pending unrestricted free agent with a $4.25 million cap hit. Pateryn, 30, who has a $2.25 million cap hit, can also be an unrestricted free agent after this season. The Avs will retain $800,00 of Cole’s cap, but save $1.2 million overall on the trade, per a league source. Cole and the Avalanche were in Los Angeles preparing for Tuesday’s game against the Kings.