The Avs are starting to make blowouts routine with another 5 goal game. The offensive confidence seems to be on the rise throughout the entire forward core and Cale and Naz can’t stop, won’t stop. https://youtu.be/Ejk3bMzx_Fs

Nicolas Aube-Kubel – B His forechecking presence still is not what it was when he was at his best in Philadelphia but he has genuinely fit in nicely on a line next to Jost and Newhook. His goal tonight showcased a little of the finishing ability we’ve seen previously in his career. A decent night for him. Andre Burakovsky -…...

“They just look unstoppable.” That’s what a member of the traveling Anaheim media said to me, in reference to the Colorado Avalanche, about halfway through the second period of what eventually became a 5-2 drubbing of the Anaheim Ducks. And he was right. The Avalanche looked like they were just a flat-out better hockey team than the early-season surprise Anaheim…...

The Colorado Eagles finally returned home last weekend to Budweiser Events Center following a four-game road trip. The Eagles snagged their first win against the Henderson Silver Knights on Saturday after being swept by them earlier this season. The Knights were a bit depleted with many of their players called up to their NHL affiliate. To pivot around this, Henderson…...

The Avs won and that may be the only tangible thing you can take from this hockey game where up was down and left was right. A fun experience but not a sensical one. https://youtu.be/U37ZcAtGpFU

Jack Johnson – (C-) He was fine. Nothing egregious, but didn’t really contribute much. Eric Johnson – (D) HIs decision-making has been questionable, at best recently, and honestly it was more of the same tonight. He’s just not great with the puck on his stick anymore. Devon Toews – (B+) Don’t know how many times you can say it, Toews…...

As sports betting seemingly creeps into every aspect of our lives, you learn a few things along the way. This year, I’ve learned that typical NHL over/under lines sit at 5.5 or, if it’s a particularly explosive matchup, all the way up to 6.5 but rarely get higher than that. So when the Colorado Avalanche beat the Ottawa Senators in…...

The Avs unload their third blowout in four games as goals are getting poured in from everywhere. Cale Makar leads the way as he sets himself on pace for more than 20 goals this season. https://youtu.be/QNA2fJb1VDQ

Nicolas Aube-Kubel – B- He took another penalty but it was completely made-up nonsense. He also scored a goal, the seventh to make it 7-0, so it’s not like I’m giving him tons of credit for that. A fine performance after a mess of a first game. Something to build from. Andre Burakovsky – A+ I’ve always been harder on…...

Over the past couple of days, the new city and new arena have been the stars of the show. Pretty much every media scrum started with a question about what coaches and players thought of playing somewhere they never had before. It’s been a really cool thing to experience. But once the sun went down, and the Colorado Avalanche arrived…...

Boy oh boy. What a day. I tell ya, I have never once enjoyed getting out of bed for a 5 AM alarm. Then you add in the fact that it came just a few hours after we wrapped up a late-night DNVR Avalanche Postgame Show… pain. See, I’m always in a tough spot. When I travel, I try my…...

Defenseman Sean Behrens is in his first year at the University of Denver after he was selected 61st overall in the 2nd round of the 2021 NHL draft by the Colorado Avalanche. With the opportunity to watch the Pioneers’ series against WMU this last weekend, I was able to see his game up close in a high-scoring, undisciplined match-up. To…...

The Avs finally win a game that doesn’t qualify as a blowout, and while it was full of flaws the Avs completed the job they were tasked with and now sit on a winning streak. https://youtu.be/qZKTT5rWdIs

Nicolas Aube-Kubel – F Is this too harsh for the new guy’s first game? Definitely, but welcome to a team that has expectations and standards. He was a total non-factor in the role in which he started and his biggest problem, taking penalties, showed up as he took the first Avs penalty of the game in which the Canucks used…...

A determined victory against a desperate team? Another win where the Avs just scrape by an inferior opponent? One more nail in the coffin of the Travis Green era in Vancouver? Another blown Avalanche lead? A third-period comeback victory? It seems to me that whatever angle you want to view the Colorado Avalanche’s 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in,…...

With most prospects hitting the ten-game mark of the season trajectories for the year are starting to become clear and many of them are of the very positive variety. Despite having just one first-round pick in their unsigned ranks the Avs prospect pool remains strong. Prospect of the Week: Sean Behrens – D (Denver) round 2, pick 61, 2021 Games…...

Add JT Compher to the ever-growing list of Avalanche Injuries. How do the Avs deal with yet another key injury, and who steps in to take his place. Jesse and AJ take a look at that, as well as give you a little bit more info on the newest Av, Nicolas Aube-Kubel.

The story continues to be about injuries for the Colorado Avalanche. In their first practice after knocking off the San Jose Sharks 6-2 on Saturday, Nathan MacKinnon was expectedly absent, while JT Compher and Bowen Byram each added themselves to the seemingly never-ending list of Avs injuries in the early part of this season. And it doesn’t seem like either…...

The Avs make it two in a row as they handle the San Jose Sharks off the back of elite performances from Sam Girard and Nazem Kadri. While there is still plenty left to prove for the Avs the step in the right direction is now obvious. https://youtu.be/fD9NN3bt1n0