Welcome to the Avs mailbag, where we answer whatever Avs questions you have on your mind. If you have any questions for the mailbag, leave them for Evan Rawal on Twitter, Discord, or respond in the comments. https://twitter.com/FlyByCygnus2112/status/1353386122680782851?s=20 For starters, the salary cap implications played a role in the Avs running 7 defensemen in one of the games, as they…...
When the Avalanche arrived at training camp last season, no one expected much from Ryan Graves, even the Avs coaching staff. “There was no expectations for him last year,” Jared Bednar said on Sunday in his season opening press conference. This year, things will be a little different. That’s a credit to Graves and what he did on and off…...
Well, who saw this one coming? Picked up in a deadline day swap back in 2018, Ryan Graves was looked at purely as a depth defenseman who would hopefully regain some of that promise he had after putting up 30 points in the AHL as a 21-year-old. He didn’t exactly light the world on fire in Colorado, as he put…...
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…...
Welcome to the weekly Avs mailbag, where we answer whatever Avs questions you have on your mind. If you have any questions for the mailbag, leave them for Evan Rawal on twitter or respond in the comments.
Mark Barberio – C Barbs was fine tonight. Nothing special overall, and the penalty, as much as Gaudreau embellished it, was a hold. He nearly hit Rantanen backdoor for a goal late in the third but the entire Flames team laid on the puck in the crease. Pierre Edouard Bellemare – B- Solid in his own end, and kept the…...