The Columbus carousel stopped in Colorado again Monday night, with the Avalanche acquiring defenseman Cody Goloubef from the Blue Jackets’ American Hockey League affiliate. Colorado sent minor-league defenseman Ryan Stanton to Columbus in the straight-up swap featuring two potential unrestricted free agents next summer.

The 26-year-old Goloubef, who has played in 96 career NHL games for Columbus, was assigned to the Avs’ AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. But first-year Avalanche coach Jared Bednar, who coached Goloubef in the Blue Jackets’ minor-league system, said the former Wisconsin Badger is a “good depth option” for Colorado.

Bednar coached Goloubef in Columbus’ AHL affiliate when it was the Springfield Falcons, who were run by Avs assistant general manager Chris MacFarland. Goloubef had his best season as a professional in 2013-14, when Bednar and Nolan Pratt were Springfield assistants. Bednar became the Falcons’ head coach in 2014-15, when Goloubef mostly played in the NHL, and Pratt was hired by the Avalanche in July, a month before Bednar replaced Patrick Roy.

Goloubef has only played for the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters this season — the same organization Bednar led to the Calder Cup championship last spring.

“He was a real good American League player for us through his development years and got recalled and spent the last couple years in Columbus,” Bednar said Tuesday morning after team meetings at the Pepsi Center, where only three players skated to prepare for Tuesday night’s game against the Nashville Predators. “I know of him more as an American League player. He kind of does a little bit of everything. He’s a good skater, can play power play, penalty kill. Was an all-star in the American League when they only picked six guys to play.

“So he’s a top-end player at that level and he’s had some moments at the NHL level where he’s a real good player as well. Things haven’t worked out for him in Columbus (but) right now he’s a veteran guy with a lot of experience who can go in and help San Antonio and is a real good depth option for us.”

Goloubef was drafted by Columbus 37th overall in 2008 after his freshman year at Wisconsin. He played three seasons with the Badgers before turning pro. Goloubef played a career-high 43 NHL games last season, but the Blue Jackets are currently favoring prized young defensemen Seth Jones, Zach Werenski and Markus Nutivaara.

“They have some good young kids there in Columbus who have kind of taken over some jobs,” Bednar said. “A new-look team where there’s maybe some more opportunities for him is always a positive.”

Goloubef has two goals, seven points and a plus-4 rating in 16 games this season with Cleveland. Stanton, who was signed by the Avs as an unrestricted free agent in July, had four points (one goal) and a plus-7 rating in 15 games for San Antonio.

Footnotes. North Dakota freshman forward Tyson Jost, the Avalanche’s first-round draft pick last June, was named to Team Canada’s World Junior Championship evaluation camp Tuesday. Jost is one of two NCAA players to get an invitation, along with Boston University freshman defenseman Dante Fabbro.

Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson did not practice Monday and was not at the Pepsi Center on Tuesday morning but is expected to play against the Preds, Bednar said.

Bednar cancelled the full-team morning skate because the Avs practiced the last two days. Scratched defenseman Eric Gelinas, backup goalie Semyon Varlamov and center Nathan MacKinnon.