Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – C Quite literally nothing happened with him on the ice, as there were only seven total shot attempts between the two teams in his nearly 10 minutes of ice. Andre Burakovsky – D A step back from Burakovsky after some great performances. The powerplay in the third period really stood out in a negative way, with some…...

When the Avalanche originally signed Val Nichushkin after Dallas officially gave up on him and bought him out, I went back and watched the video of his draft day to see what impressions were back when he was still considered a high-end prospect. https://youtu.be/yLSZBJZ8jOo?t=710 Just listen to this conversation. It’s almost spooky how on the nose it ended up being.…...

Allie Monroy is joined by Henry Chisholm, Nathan Rudolph, AJ Haefele, Makayla Perkins and Brendan Vogt and today they are answering questions from members in the DNVR Lounge discord channel! Questions include things like if each Denver sports teams represents a district of the hunger games, which two athletes from each team would have the best chance of winning as…

Following a brief morning skate at Ball Arena, Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar announced that star forward Nathan MacKinnon was ready to go tonight against the visiting Anaheim Ducks. Having MacKinnon in the lineup is a stroke of good fortune for the club after he was the recipient of a headshot by San Jose rookie Joachim Blichfeld halfway through the…...

The Avs made domination of the Sharks look routine as Rantanen and Landeskog combined for four points each. Nathan MacKinnon’s health is uncertain after an unfortunate hit. https://youtu.be/agpkH04dr8k

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – C+ Getting shot attempts, but definitely doesn’t look to be putting much fear in goalies as none of them are hitting the net. Had a great chance in the second period in the slot but missed the net completely. Did like the fourth line overall. Andre Burakovsky – B+ Burky looks back, even though he was held…...

I wrote two days ago that we were going to learn a lot about the Colorado Avalanche tonight. That the loss two days ago was so bad, so inexcusably lazy and self-inflicted, that the Avalanche would show their true colors in how they responded tonight. The team clearly agreed something had to be discussed as they held a meeting to…...

The Avalanche blew a two-goal lead to San Jose in spectacular fashion as they completely fell apart in the third period for the second time in a week. The time for patience has passed. https://youtu.be/riIMJcKb8Ik

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – D I really liked this line to start the game, and at the start of the second period, as they were causing some problems for the Sharks defense and even drew a penalty, but Bellemare just straight up lost his man on the first Sharks goal, as he got caught puck watching. He had a great chance…...

After their 19th game and still sitting in a playoff spot, it would seem an odd time to push the panic button for the Colorado Avalanche. Just four points behind first-place Vegas, the Avs have started well enough to feel like they’ve weathered the early-season storms that have come their way, from another rash of injuries to a COVID shutdown…...

The Avs finally started to see pucks hit twine throughout the lineup as they establish dominance over Arizona. https://youtu.be/ZQqGKINnehs

In the COVID world, postgame pressers have become an even bigger dumping ground of cliche answers and rinse and repeat questions. When going through what Colorado had to say about tonight’s 6-2 win over Arizona, very little stuck out. There was a lot you expected (Tyson Jost said his first goal “felt awesome”, for example), some was a little nonchalant…...

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – B+ Nice to see Bellemare get on the board, even if it was an empty netter. They all count! This one probably felt better after the scary moment in the second period when he took a puck up high. He had a talking with the official in the third after returning, probably on what they were thinking…...

A three-point night from Nazem Kadri and goals from key contributors Rantanen and Burakovsky made for what should have been an easy win for the Avs. When you are playing a third-string goaltender sometimes things get spooky. https://youtu.be/7kVaTZOQVf8

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – C Granted, it looks like there’s a chance that Bellemare might never score again given how this year has started, but he at least had some good looks in this game that Hill had to be ready for. Did not like Bellemare just looking to block a shot instead of covering anyone in front of his net…...

Goalies, man. They’re weird, unpredictable creatures even in the best of times. If you look at the numbers right now, goaltenders with a save percentage under .900 include Sergei Bobrovsky, Braden Holtby, Tuukka Rask, Carey Price, Robin Lehner, Carter Hart, and Ilya Sorokin. That’s a lot of hardware and two of the brightest young goaltenders in the game today. Even…...

With all the talk about Deshaun Watson possibly being traded to Denver and the Nolan Arenado trade still looming in Denver sports fans eyes, Allie Monroy asks Ryan Koenigsberg, Harrison Wind, Nathan Rudolph, and Drew Creasman to look back and discuss what was the best trade in Denver Sports History. Was it the trade that brought Champ Bailey to Denver…

The Avs managed to beat themselves once again as the final score suggests. Even with the ugliness in this game, the Avs had opportunities to win and once they tighten up it’s not hard to see them going on the warpath. https://youtu.be/CjgA4zhzJjY

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – D+ The fourth line had a pretty horrendous shift to start the game and didn’t really spend any extended time in the offensive zone. They get some kudos for I guess not being on the ice for a goal against. Andre Burakovsky – B+ Probably one of Burky’s better games in a long time, even though he…...