Pierre Edouard Bellemare – C Bellemare didn’t do much to give Zadorov an outlet on the first goal, but there’s not much you can put on him there. Other than that, a relatively quiet game from him overall and did decently on the Avs only PK of the game. Andre Burakovsky – A Another game where Burakovsky’s playmaking shined through.…...

The three best players from the Avs’ pummeling of the Detroit Red Wings. https://youtu.be/DsPzpQJJFF8

One month. That’s how long it had been since Andre Burakovsky had buried a puck behind an opposing goaltender. The 24-year-old started his Avs career looking unstoppable, picking up 13 goals in his first 31 games, but things have not been coming as easy for him lately. The lack of scoring didn’t bother him…as long as the team was picking…...

The Avs continue to get back on track heading towards the all-star break. https://youtu.be/JiHk2T78Nsc

Pierre Edouard Bellemare – D It really felt like that third line struggled all night long, whether it was clearing the puck or just making smart plays in the neutral zone. An uncharacteristic game from that trio, as Bellemare, in particular, had a lot of issues with the puck. They got hammered in shot metrics. He did manage to pick…...

Style. Systems. Regular season success versus postseason success. Nothing brings these discussions to the forefront of Avalanche hockey quite like matchups against the St. Louis Blues. After the Avs lost both games in St. Louis earlier this year, making it six losses in a row against the Blues, the writing on the wall appeared clear: the Avs were not built…...

The three best Avs from their close win over the St. Louis Blues. https://youtu.be/ZI7YvD93GSk

The Avs penalty kill has been a mess lately but you wouldn’t know it from the Sharks game.  The Avs have a bottom ten PK in the NHL but managed to suppress San Jose effectively through four minutes of 5 on 4 play. While some of that can certainly be credited to the Sharks ineptitude the Avs can use this…...

Sometimes you have to make fun of anything and everything. https://youtu.be/1SCwpTOVQVw

Pierre Edouard Bellemare – B+ Bellemare already has his career-high in points with 35 games left in the year. Just let that sink in for a second. Great play by him at the defensive blue line to deflect the puck away for Calvert. He had a strong game and even though it wasn’t at even strength, it was nice to…...

We talked on the podcast this week about how Colorado can turn around this losing skid of theirs. It wasn’t a complicated formula. Don’t lose the special teams battle. Get saves. Win at even strength. We said two of those three would be sufficient to get Colorado over the hump and help them close out an opponent. In a 4-0…...

The three best things about the Avs shutout win over the San Jose Sharks. https://youtu.be/cM6vu_ZhkPw

Different game, same story. https://youtu.be/w9MTJnoMUcU

I don’t even know what to write about this game. I’ve been sitting here for several minutes just kind of lost in thought. It was all just so…familiar. Avs played well? Got an early lead? Check. Avs lost the special teams battle? Check. Avs had a lead going into the third period? Check. Avs blew it thanks to a combination…...

The three players who helped the Avs the most in their OT loss to the Dallas Stars. https://youtu.be/AROoIN1GjLI

Things seem to just go haywire for the Avs at random. https://youtu.be/M_9wtNf0wT0

Pierre Edouard Bellemare – D Bellemare had just come off the bench on the Malkin goal and got a little too aggressive, which left Malkin open for a split second. That’s all a guy like that needs. Smaller mistakes like that are things Bellemare typically avoids. Andre Burakovsky – C Like we said last game, Burakovsky just isn’t scoring goals…...

The three best players from the Avs overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. https://youtu.be/ykGix8WK4nQ

Allie Monroy and Nathan Rudolph discuss the Avs season through the halfway point, Nazem Kadri’s fight, Joonas Donskoi’s injury and more! https://youtu.be/EqejJfKBYNk