The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly breaks down the Colorado Avalanche end of season progress.
The Colorado Avalanche fought the good fight against the President’s Trophy winning Nashville Predators, forcing the series to go six rounds before finally running out of gas. Don’t look for any ugly in this week’s episode. When writing about an Avalanche team playing deep into April after a historically bad season the year before, there’s not a lot to complain…...
The Avalanche careen into the last week of hockey speeding along like a Scooby Doo roller coaster ride. Breaking down the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from a week resembling a rickety amusement park ride that sees the Avalanche still fighting for a playoff spot. Dentists everywhere are celebrating as Colorado fans grit their teeth through every precious moment…...
The Colorado Avalanche rolled through the past week, crushing some old demons, and climbing their way to the first Wild Card spot. While ‘Nate the Great’ MacKinnon continued to rack up points and garner national media attention, the Avalanche faithful feasted on the savory tears of old foes. The roller coaster ride plunges on, with a lot more highs than…...
The Colorado Avalanche careened through their three-game Canadian road swing as their roller-coaster season continued to bring plenty of Good, Bad and Ugly for the week. Because of the nature of the road trip, TGBU will break with tradition, and cover the elephant in the room first. THE UGLY 1. Nathan MacKinnon’s injury midway through the Vancouver Canucks game can only be…...
The streaking Colorado Avalanche continue their rollicking ride, with plenty of Good, Bad, and Ugly to go around.
The Colorado Avalanche launched into 2018 with their own brand of fireworks this past week. While most people were enjoying a relaxing holiday break, the Avalanche went from a Christmas hangover to defeating playoff contenders. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly covers the goods to start off the New Year. THE GOOD 1. The Avalanche dismantled the New York…...
The Colorado Avalanche dropped off a few presents of their own before the Christmas break before returning to the Pepsi can to start a six-game homestand. Let’s take a food and sugar coma’d look back at the past week of Avalanche hockey. THE GOOD 1. The Avalanche earned three points on the road and currently sit three points behind the…...
The Colorado Avalanche dug deep this past week and ended up with a respectable .500 week. They dug a deep hole during their disappointing homestand, finished it off with an unexpected loss to the struggling Buffalo Sabres, then took their show on the road where they dug out of their disastrous homestand and went on to win two of three…...
While the Colorado Avalanche homestand has had more dips than highs, there are still lots of interesting tidbits happening on the ice as the youth movement continues its rollicking ride into December. Their early success may have raised expectations, but remember this season is not a merry-go-round year, where everything is smooth and predictable. Young players are still developing and…...