The Avs’ star power was brighter than the Stars as two goals from Nathan MacKinnon set them up nicely in a game they would ultimately run away with. A depth goal from Logan O’Connor and empty netters from Nichushkin and Rantanen had the Avs in control all night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Wqf-VN77A
Today was certainly not the Avs’ day, a game in which they were never really competitive due to poor defense and goaltending. They simply need more from the likes of Cale Makar, Devon Toews, and Alexandar Georgiev. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhYXdcWT8Ns
Colorado Avalanche Head Coach Jared Bednar all but admitted earlier in the week that the reason he started call-up goaltender Justus Annunen against the New Jersey Devils, and not Alexandar Georgiev, was because this weekend’s game just meant more. A back-to-back against the Dallas Stars and Seattle Kraken. Both teams that are in playoff contention with the Avs. Today the…
Val Nichushkin’s career has been a wild ride from the failures in the Dallas Stars organization, a return to Russia, and the rebirth of his career with the Colorado Avalanche highlighted by a Stanley Cup. Join Rudo as he takes a deep dive into Val Nichuskin’s career and what could be the best free agency signing of Joe Sakic’s life.…
The Avs continue to find ways to win despite being outshot heavily. With scoring coming from unusual places the Avs forwards are finding ways to be effective while relying on Georgiev defensively. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkCIboi_XeM
The Avs continue to find consistent quality across their lineup despite all of the injuries affecting the roster. With wins in seven of the last eight games, Colorado is on a roll. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTd65IR8RJk
The Avs look poised to dominate the Central division for a third straight year but have any of the other teams closed the gap? And who will win the Connor Bedard sweepstakes? https://youtu.be/DrNse8Yv9W8
The Avs close out the preseason with a roster representative of what they will field when it counts and outside of some obvious rust in the chemistry department they look ready to slay. https://youtu.be/kds1QCWgGdA
Inch by inch, preseason began to resemble the opening night lineup. It’s been an interesting experiment with decision-guys getting extended looks. According to Jared Bednar, there are three roster spots up for grabs come opening night. Bednar said he will make reassignments sometime Saturday or Sunday. This is understandably contingent on the health of Darren Helm. Helm’s injury status is…...
Because it’s me and y’all know how I love digging up a number/stat and calling it a “fun fact” (sometimes they aren’t so fun), I decided to lead off my first postgame piece this season doing the same thing. So… Fun fact! Artturi Lehkonen has more games played in the postseason than regular season as a member of the Colorado…...
It’s impossible to win them all, and while the Avs arguably deserved to win this one Jake Oettinger had other plans. An easy one to get over as Colorado played quality hockey despite the final score. https://youtu.be/9wxR5BIik6M
I always dread covering games against the Dallas Stars. They and the Colorado Avalanche have had a sneaky little rivalry that goes back to the late 90s/early 2000s when the Stars beat the Avalanche in back-to-back Western Conference Final Game 7s. I don’t dread the games because I have flashbacks to those conference finals matchups though, I dread them because…...
The Avs made short work of the Dallas Stars so everyone could get on with their big Sunday plans. It’s tough to find any faults in Colorado’s play for this one. https://youtu.be/tbhF9wJou5o
On Super Bowl Sunday, the NHL had the brilliant (I’m not being sarcastic) idea to blow off a morning of talking about something that’s going to happen later and have a handful of NHL teams play make-up games from the waves of COVID that crashed onto the league’s shores during December. One of those games took what would have been…...
The Avs fell to a familiar foe in Dallas with an icky feeling of the season that shall not be named. A small blip as an isolated event but still not one that was enjoyable. https://youtu.be/QFDmB3k2cZ8
Welcome to the offseason. Not injuries, not luck, not the hockey gods. Just Avs. https://youtu.be/f81A9WB2xdg
Through injuries, bad bounces, questionable calls, poor play, and more the Avs have found a way to force a game seven. We go again. https://youtu.be/tPuAgcrbnps
The Avs offense broke out against Ben Bishop and kept them alive in the series as they ran away with Game 5. https://youtu.be/87M_tfPMue8
The Avs have put themselves on the verge of elimination and they have no one to blame but themselves. https://youtu.be/jt4nMxuO41Y
One of those hockey sayings you hear all the time is that you can’t win a game in the first period but you can certainly lose one. Tonight was the obvious night to apply that to as the Dallas Stars came out smelling blood with their 2-1 series lead and not wanting a repeat of Game 3 where they had…...
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