July 1, 2019. A day that forever changed the trajectory of the Avalanche and Maple Leafs alike. Tyson Barrie and Alex Kerfoot were shipped to Toronto in exchange for Nazem Kadri and Calle Rosén. Both Joe Sakic and Kyle Dubas surrendered cornerstone assets in exchange for much-needed role players. On Saturday night, we saw the results of that trade come…...
This week’s episode of Film Rundown looks at five of the Avs best assists from last season and how it takes a combination of skill and luck to be the best of the best. https://youtu.be/wn0ETnSWu_o...
Do the Avalanche finally have depth scoring? After a season in which a three-headed monster featuring Gabe Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon, and Mikko Rantanen ate the majority of Colorado’s minutes, the Avalanche believe they may finally have consistent production beyond the top line. As the undisputed second-line center, Nazem Kadri will drive offense alongside Colorado’s budding young forwards. The Avs are…...
NEW YORK – That’s why people haven’t given up on Nail Yakupov just yet. That’s why Matt Duchene wasn’t just given away on the trading block. And, THAT’S WHY the Avalanche protected Semyon Varlamov in the NHL Expansion draft, not Calvin Pickard, folks. On a day when the Vegas Golden Knights put Pickard on waivers, Varlamov made Colorado Avalanche general…...
The Colorado Avalanche finally took to the ice against other teams as the preseason schedule started last week. Between tinkering with line combinations and systems development, coaches and management also analyzed players and their future with the organization. So while the games don’t count toward Colorado’s season record, the player movement will dramatically impact how the season unfolds. THE GOOD…...
With a few snips of the scissors, Mark Barberio went from heavy metal to high and tight. For those Colorado Avalanche fans who grooved on Barberio’s long, flowing mane last season, sorry. Most of it wound up on the floor of some barbershop out there this summer. “Just a new look, you know? Changing things up a little,” Barberio said.…...
Good morning from the Pepsi Center, where the C0lorado Avalanche will play another game that doesn’t count tonight, against the Dallas Stars. The big news? Matt Duchene will be in the lineup (pictured above), likely on a line with Alex Kerfoot and Nail Yakupov. It will be interesting to see how the crowd greets Duchene tonight, eh? I’m sure he’ll…...
The question to Conor Timmins: How did it go out there in your first pro game of any kind? Before the kid who just turned 19 Monday could answer, veteran Erik Johnson, sitting in the next stall over, said “He was the best D out there.” On a night when the Colorado Avalanche lost a 4-1 preseason opener against the…...
SAN JOSE, CALIF. – Got some time to kill at the airport gate before my flight back to Denver, so I thought I’d kill some of it with some observations from the Avs’ just-concluded rookie showcase tourney here in Silicon Valley. I’m glad I came, as it’s been a while since I’ve really been able to focus in on some…...
SAN JOSE, CALIF. – Spencer Martin wasn’t going to make the Avalanche’s varsity club, no matter how well he played in this “Prospect Showcase” tournament. He could have done handstands out of the Shark Ice practice complex and he’d still be ticketed to San Antonio by the end of this month at the latest. The Avs already have two veteran goalies,…...
SAN JOSE, CALIF. – He had already lost the tale of the tape, by but A.J. Greer still wanted to drop ’em with the biggest guy on the ice Monday night. That says it all about the Colorado Avalanche prospect, who might as well have “No Fear” as his new nickname. Kyle Wood, a former defenseman Avalanche prospect now with…...
SAN JOSE, CALIF. – There won’t be any getting Alex Kerfoot off his game mentally with a “How do you like them apples?” crack about the Harvard grad, a la Matt Damon to that pony-tailed D-bag in that bar scene from “Goodwill Hunting.” No doubt, though, plenty of opponents will try. American “college boys” still face a barrage of trash…...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XvIfm7Onmw SAN JOSE, CALIF. – In a dark, grungy practice rink on the outskirts of this Bay Area city, the Colorado Avalanche’s 2017-18 rookie class’s play, in the final analysis, mirrored their surroundings in their “Prospect Showcase” game against the youngsters of the San Jose Sharks Saturday night. Sometimes, promises of a bright future shone through. At other times, things…...
A high-quality college free agent reportedly has chosen to sign with the Colorado Avalanche, and no that’s not a sentence of typos. Alex Kerfoot, who was the center on a high-scoring line with Jimmy Vesey and considered one of the top players in American college hockey, reportedly agreed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Avs Wednesday. The news was…...
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