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With Colorado picking 27th in the NHL Draft there are tons of different options but Michael Hrabal, David Edstrom, and Otto Stenberg share a number of similarities to other players they have picked in recent history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-ZdkOjgGvM
The Avalanche kickstarted their offseason on Saturday morning by agreeing to a trade that will send pending free agent Alex Galchenyuk to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Ryan Johansen. In addition to the players, Nashville agreed to retain 50% of Johansen’s remaining contract. I’m going to give a grade of the trade at the end because that’s what everyone…
Adam Mares, Harrison Wind, Brendan Vogt and Dev Johnson break down the Nuggets’ draft where Denver selected Julian Strawther, Jalen Pickett and Hunter Tyson. The fellas break down all three selections, the strengths of all three prospects and what this draft told us at Calvin Booth’s roster-building philosophy. Julian Strawther – 3:30 The timeline with Jokic – 14:00 Jalen Pickett…
Over the course of the next two weeks, the NHL will experience the majority of its moving and shaking. The buyout of Oliver-Ekman Larsson by the Vancouver Canucks was the unofficial start to the NHL’s silly season. While we’ll have plenty of content about who the Avalanche should/could/will be targeting in their upcoming summer of change, I wanted to start…
Going to be a bit of a grab bag of questions today as we are a week out from the NHL Draft and two weeks from free agency. The majority of decisions that teams will make are coming in the next 16 or so days. Let’s get into this week’s roundtable. Another Stanley Cup was won by a team who…
We’re nearing the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Final. Once a new champion is crowned, we’ll quickly be launched into the draft and free agency like a coaster after the big drop. As the 2023 season pulls into the station, teams have already begun making offseason moves to prepare for 2024, so we’ll briefly look at some of the action…
Despite Cale Makar being a transcendent talent and great play out Devon Toews and at times Bowen Byram, the Avs defense wasn’t enough to get them out of the first round, but was it their fault? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La3EqjxW6NM
Following our initial series preview, we have a chance to reevaluate and elaborate on our predictions for the Stanley Cup Final. The Vegas Golden Knights secured a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 1. Nobody anticipated this would be a quick series, and with every one of us choosing Florida to win it, it’s a great time to…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Broncos were back on the practice field on Thursday, but the big story in Denver is the NBA Finals starting Thursday night. Broncos head coach Sean Payton said he’s meeting up with some friends who also played quarterback at Eastern Illinois—Tony Romo?—to go to Game 1. “We get together once a year,” Payton. “It’s gonna be…
We’re back with another edition of the Avalanche Roundtable. Rudo is on vacation this week so it’ll just be the remaining three of us to talk about big-time player acquisitions. We saw landscape-altering deals last year with the trades of Matthew Tkachuk and free agent signing of Johnny Gaudreau. Who is the best player that gets traded this summer? AJ:…
The Best players in the Avs forward core gave a valiant effort all season, at times dragging this team to victory. Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen led the way, Val Nichushkin and Artturi Lehkonen found their place, but when it came time for the playoffs the second lind had problems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M1KXCC9kl8
For this week’s roundtable, we’re going to examine some of the latest changes from front office departures to head coaching vacancies. There have already been several, so expect some of these changes to be a reoccurring topic for discussion especially as new departures mean new options for the coaching carousel. Brendan Shanahan’s decision not to retain Kyle Dubas has invited…
While injuries can certainly explain a lot of the issues the Avs’ bottom-six faced this season there are still a lot of things that came up on the disappointing side of things. Especially for players like Alex Newhook and Logan O’Connor in the playoffs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS90fZZgF84
Even the goalie position couldn’t escape the wrath of injuries for Colorado this season, However, for the most part, the Avs look smart for taking a risk on Georgiev as their starter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UunM2vfivQc
Beginning this week, we’re going to be using Monday as a vehicle for both a written roundtable and then using it as the jumping-off point for the podcast. Today we’re going to start with a look at Colorado’s free-agent priorities. Let’s see how the gang feels about it. Let’s start in-house. Which Avalanche pending UFA would you prioritize re-signing? AJ:…
He bounced between forward and defenseman early in youth hockey. His coaches saw a natural fit on the backend and liked him there. Maybe it was because the Minnesota-native grew up watching players like Jared Spurgeon, and maybe his older brother who also played defense had an influence on his decision to commit to the position. Eventually, the right-shot defender…
Studs Nathan MacKinnon You can’t say this guy didn’t do everything in his power to make it happen. They ended up taking the first goal away and giving it to Rantanen and then followed it up by taking his second goal away entirely due to offside. The guy left it all out on the ice. He was incredible from start…
“You lose, you go home.” That’s what Jared Bednar said ahead of Game 6. It really is that simple. After a valiant Game 6 performance, the Avs returned home to Ball Arena for one last battle to decide their fate. Earning the start in net, as he has all series, was Alexandar Georgiev. Colorado had their work cut out for…
Jesse’s Observations Andrew Cogliano An ugly scene, that has only gotten worse since the initial play itself. Meghan and I both felt this situation was significant enough that we both had something to say about it, so look out for her take on this whole situation down below. I try really hard to not be someone that blames officiating, or…...
Adam Mares, Eric Wedum and Dev Johnson break down the Nuggets’ statement win in Game 1 of their first-round series against the Suns, Jamal Murray out-dueling Devin Booker and Kevin Durant and how Denver managed to dominate Phoenix at Ball Arena. Also, notes on Denver’s defense, Nikola Jokic’s weird night, Aaron Gordon’s physicality and Bruce Brown rising to a new…
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