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Studs Nathan MacKinnon I know, people will immediately point to him yelling at the refs after what looked like an apparent missed tripping call. Him being a little behind the play because of that, led to a late line change, which led to a man being open in the slot and a goal against.  He’s gotta be better there, I…

Jesse’s Observations Avs lose first Game 1 since 2020 I’m sitting in my Seattle hotel room writing this about two-ish hours ahead of puck drop for Game 3 of the first-round series between the Colorado Avalanche and Seattle Kraken, so we’ll see what happens tonight during the first Stanley Cup Playoff game at Climate Pledge Arena. https://twitter.com/DNVR_Avalanche/status/1649908992297295873?s=20 No matter the…...

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Jesse’s Observations Gabe Landeskog A couple weeks ago, I wrote in this piece that I would likely be providing updates on Gabriel Landeskog every week until we had a resolution, one way or the other. After months of uncertainty, secrecy, confusing explanations, and an inconsistent on-ice rehab routine, the Colorado Avalanche officially announced that Gabe Landeskog would not return for…

Jesse’s Observations Mikko Makes history 20 years to the day. April 6th. 2003 Milan Hejduk scored his 50th goal of the season against the St. Louis Blues to become just the second player in Colorado Avalanche history to reach the half-century mark. Fast forward to April 6th. 2023 and it was Mikko Rantanen scoring his 50th (and then his 51st…...

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It was a beautiful spring-like day in Denver, and we had some afternoon hockey to go with it! The Colorado Avalanche came into today’s matchup with the Arizona Coyotes looking to bounce back after a lackluster performance two nights ago against the LA Kings. It’s been such an interesting season for the Avs, in terms of their results. At times…

Jesse’s Observations Avalanche stand pat on Deadline Day Whew. What a week. This was one of the more chaotic NHL trade deadlines that I can remember in recent years. Big names on the move, teams unexpectedly deciding to sell, and more deals in the days and weeks leading up to the deadline than ever before. We’ll get into all of…...

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Colorado Avalanche Head Coach Jared Bednar all but admitted earlier in the week that the reason he started call-up goaltender Justus Annunen against the New Jersey Devils, and not Alexandar Georgiev, was because this weekend’s game just meant more. A back-to-back against the Dallas Stars and Seattle Kraken. Both teams that are in playoff contention with the Avs. Today the…

Jesse’s Observations Gabe Landeskog After literal months of hearing next to nothing regarding the status of Colorado Avalanche Captain Gabriel Landeskog, we were finally told to expect to see him on the ice for the first time since before Christmas. Selfinshly, I was just happy to finally have something to say to the countless number of folks who have asked…

Jesse’s Observations Health helps Last week, I asked Colorado Avalanche Head Coach Jared Bednar about the culture in his team’s locker room, and he spoke about how the strength of leadership and maturity have helped to keep the season on the rails (I’m paraphrasing). https://twitter.com/jessemontano_/status/1625322631082962944?s=20 He also mentioned in his answer the fact that the Avalanche have objectively had some…

Jesse’s Observations Trade season is officially upon us, and while the Avs are chugging along on the East coast, things are starting to heat up around the league. The first few trade pieces have fallen, and new injuries are causing concern for some of the league’s most sought-after trade assets still available. Let’s unpack it all from a busy week…

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