This Season Gabriel Landeskog was one of the most improved players this season. He had seen time on different lines with different line combos, however, Bednar could not keep him away from MacKinnon and Rantanen. Landeskog’s career year landed him in the All-Star Game starring alongside Rantanen as MacKinnon nursed a minor injury. This was the season all of the…...
This season Call it back luck, call him injury prone. In the last two seasons Vladislav Kamenev has played 26 games with the Colorado Avalanche before suffering season-ending injuries. Kamenev played in just three games in his first season with the Avalanche after breaking his arm in his first game and briefly returning to health near the end of the…...
Last season Matt Calvert was obtained in the 2017-2018 off season as an unrestricted free agent. He previously played with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Calvert is a 3rd-4th line player that plays with a lot of heart and soul. Calvert saw an impact on the defensive side of the puck and often played on the Avalanche penalty kill. His injury…...
This season There are two tales of Tyson Jost in the 2018-2019 NHL season. The pre and post Colorado Eagles Jost, a period between January 18 and February 9 in which Jost took his demotion in stride. In his time with the Colorado Eagles Jost saw eight games tallying five points (4g, 1a), enough to get Jost his mojo back…...
What happened last year? What is there to say about JT Compher other then he has been doing it all. Compher had a large step forward in his game from his first full season to his second full season. Statistically, Compher saw a jump in production as he scored 32 points (16g, 16A) in just 66 games played versus the…...
The Colorado Avalanche have re-signed forward Vladislav Kamenev to a one-year contract. Financial terms were undisclosed. He will be a restricted free agent again next summer. Kamenev, 22, played in 23 games this season before getting coming injured in a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Kamenev sustained a shoulder injury resulting in surgery this season. Prior to the injury,…...
The Colorado Avalanche have re-signed forward J.T. Compher to a four-year deal. The contract is for $14 million total, bringing the AAV to $3.5 million. It is the second four-year deal handed out by Joe Sakic this summer (Joonas Donskoi the other). Compher, 24, appeared in 66 games last season with the Avalanche, scoring 32 points (16g, 16a). Compher did…...
Ryan Graves has re-signed with the Colorado Avalanche for one year at $735,000. It’s a two-way contract that will pay him $350,000 if he’s in the AHL, making him one of the highest paid players in that league. The deal avoided salary arbitration, which Graves had filed for last week. Graves, 24, appeared in 26 games this season with the…...