The Avalanche offense decided to take the evening off, scrounging up a weak 18 shots on net on their way to a 4-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators. How did each player perform? Let’s find out… Sven Andrighetto (B) – Ghetto had the best possession numbers on the team, and seemingly alternates from horrible to great games with no in between. …...
A little over four years ago, a recently hired Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations, Joe Sakic, took to the draft stage to make the Colorado Avalanche’s only first overall selection since moving to Denver. It was a big moment for the franchise – after floundering for four years under the tutelage of Greg Sherman, this pick represented a fresh…...
While Matt Duchene didn’t have to finish the game today, the Colorado Avalanche did, and amidst the distraction of their star player getting traded mid-game, the Avalanche lost to the Islanders by a score of 6-4. How did each player perform? Let’s find out… Sven Andrighetto (C+) – The winger picked up a couple of assists in the last minute of…...
The Colorado Avalanche finally broke the stalemate and dealt forward Matt Duchene to the Ottawa Senators in a complicated three-way trade that also saw forward Kyle Turris head to the Nashville Predators. In exchange for relinquishing the rights to Duchene, the Avalanche received a whole bundle of assets. They are: Forward Shane Bowers, 28th overall pick in 2017 Forward Vladislav…...
The Colorado Avalanche have traded Matt Duchene to the Ottawa Senators as part of a three-way trade involving the Nashville Predators. In exchange, Ottawa forward Kyle Turris heads to Nashville and both teams send a combination of picks and prospects to the Avalanche. From Ottawa, the Avalanche received forward Shane Bowers, goaltender Andrew Hammond, a first round pick in 2018…...
The Colorado Avalanche took their show on the road and beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in a shootout in what was a wildly entertaining hockey game. How did each player grade out? Let’s take a look! Sven Andrighetto (B) – We would remember this night more fondly for Andrighetto had that shot Michael Neuvirth got a piece of actually gone in…...
The Colorado Avalanche survived an onslaught of shots from the Carolina Hurricanes but were able to overcome everything and escape with a 5-3 victory. Sven Andrighetto (D) – Holy cow. It’s very difficult to on the ice for 28 shot attempts against, and Andrighetto did it in only 10 5 on 5 minutes. To boot, he was only on the ice…...
Carl Soderberg had his second multi-point game within the last ten days. That isn’t a misprint; the 6’3” forward recorded a goal and an assist in the Colorado Avalanche’s 5-3 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes. After having a year to forget in 2016, Carl Soderberg has been off to a surprisingly strong start for the 2017-2018 campaign. “Last year…...
From the beginning of this season, you could immediately tell this Colorado Avalanche team was different than last year’s team. While there were many new faces to drive the narrative of rebounding from a tough year, it was an old face that was always going to serve as the key to success this season: Semyon Varlamov. The 29-year-old goaltender is…...
The Colorado Avalanche held an optional morning skate on Thursday ahead of their game against the Carolina Hurricanes. One of the players who decided to get some game day reps in was forward Sven Andrighetto. With a balanced scoring attack, Andrighetto is Colorado’s leader in goals nearly a month into the season. With four goals and eight points to his…...
In the wake of the Colorado Avalanche’s 6-3 destruction of the Chicago Blackhawks last weekend, forward Nathan MacKinnon emerged as the first start of the game with two goals and one assist. His dominance was impressive as he recorded seven shots on goal and was typically the best player on the ice when he was out there. It was about…...
It was a special teams practice for the Colorado Avalanche as they wait for their next game on Thursday night at home against the Carolina Hurricanes. In preparation, they worked on honing their skills on the power play while ingratiating new faces into their penalty kill units in case they end up being around longer than normal. One of those…...
The Colorado Avalanche bounced back from yesterday’s 7-0 beatdown with a blowout win of their own at home against the Chicago Blackhawks. How did each of the players do? To the grades! Sven Andrighetto (A) – I dinged Andrighetto for not producing with the talent around him. Somehow he gets partnered up next to Duchene and Grimaldi and goes off. Go…...
“It’s going to be completely different and we’re going to come back tomorrow and bounce back.” That was Colorado Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog Friday night following the team’s embarrassing 7-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. It was a good quote and what the captain of a team should say. Too frequently in recent years, however, the team had only…...
The Colorado Avalanche headed west to take on the Vegas Golden Knights in an afternoon tilt on “Nevada Day”. The Golden Knights did all the celebrating in a 7-0 blowout. How did each of the players score? Let’s find out… Sven Andrighetto (D) – Andrighetto didn’t have a terrible game and his involvement in another controversial offside call was a source…...
LAS VEGAS – There’s something unique about the silence of a locker room of players who are just minutes removed from getting embarrassed 7-0. It’s not the peaceful silence of the winter’s first snowstorm or the hopeful silence of a star-gazing dreamer pondering their future. It’s more of an angry silence, occasionally penetrated by sounds of velcro being ripped off…...
Coming off a hard-fought victory at home, the Colorado Avalanche enjoyed a more laid back practice than normal as only two-thirds of the roster participated in today’s session. With another practice tomorrow before the team leaves for Las Vegas for Friday afternoon’s showdown with the Golden Knights, the Avs took it easy today with light on-ice work. For Colorado’s top…...
The Colorado Avalanche bent but did not break in the third period, and a Matt Nieto hat trick capped off a 5-3 win over the Dallas Stars. How did each player perform? Let’s find out… Sven Andrighetto (D) – The top line struggled against the Stars big line, and mistakes cost them. Andrighetto turned it over to Benn prior to Benn’s…...
Following three straight losses, the Colorado Avalanche were facing one of those games early in the season that helps develop a team’s identity. Last year’s squad approached losing streaks with complacency, allowing three-game skids to turn into five-plus game slides. Determined not to do that, the Avalanche came into tonight’s contest against the visiting Dallas Stars and spit some fire…...
Erik Johnson’s career average for ice time per game, entering this season, was a little more than 21 minutes a night. After Tuesday night’s game, he was averaging more than 26 minutes a night. That isn’t often the case for guys as they get older, and people might forget Johnson has been in the league 11 years now. Johnson, 29,…...
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