The NHL Trade Deadline is right around the corner and the Colorado Avalanche have some needs they will be looking to address during the deadline and they have a few targets they’ll be taking a look at from a few different teams. The DNVR Avalanche crew continues this seven-part video series with talk about the Detroit Red Wings. https://youtu.be/I7JUvhGY_uc
Officially, NHL teams cannot discuss contract terms with a prospective free-agent player or their agent until July 1st, when the market officially opens for business. But it’s kind of like trying to police jaywalking in New York City, or flight attendants telling passengers to put their cell phones in airplane mode during takeoff and landing. The real deadline as to…...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Here is your uncut locker-room audio from today at Bridgestone Arena. Some reflection from Tyson Barrie on the hit from Johansen, Sven Andrighetto on what the team needs to do to win Game 2 and Jonathan Bernier on what he thinks of those chants by the Nashville home crowd: Barrie:...
The Colorado Avalanche dropped the opening game of their first round series against the Nashville Predators by a score of 5-2.
Let’s do something quick and fun. A best-of from the regular season that just finished on Saturday. It’s getting late and I’ve got a super early flight tomorrow morning, so I’m not going to be much of a Rodin sculpture here (google it kids). These are my own personal choices. Let’s go:...
SAN JOSE, Calif. – It is headed for this, it was always headed for this. When the Avalanche hosts the St. Louis Blues Saturday, though, instead of Rocky-style themed showdown music, they should just play the “beep, beep, beep” sound of a car backing up. Somebody will make the playoffs, between the Avalanche and Blues. That much we know. At…...
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Another night in California for the Avalanche, another loss. The boys in burgundy, white and blue concluded a winless three-game road trip Thursday night at the Shark Tank, setting up a showdown Saturday with the St. Louis Blues for the last spot in the Western Conference. Let’s take a look at the way the individuals performed…...
The Avalanche careen into the last week of hockey speeding along like a Scooby Doo roller coaster ride. Breaking down the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from a week resembling a rickety amusement park ride that sees the Avalanche still fighting for a playoff spot. Dentists everywhere are celebrating as Colorado fans grit their teeth through every precious moment…...
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Here is some uncut audio from the Avs’ locker room tonight in Anaheim. Tough OT loss for the team, which explains the downbeat demeanor to everyone you’ll hear from. Let’s start with the goalie, Jonathan Bernier, who was valiant in defeat:...
Jonathan Bernier was worried about that last concussion, his second one within a month. After taking a slap shot straight to the facemask from the Arizona Coyotes’ Oliver Ekman-Larsson in a March 10 game, Bernier started seeing things he shouldn’t. “Things started getting blurry. I started seeing black and white spots,” Bernier said....
Some uncut audio here, from the morning skate. We have Tyson Barrie, talking about his hot streak and how/why it really started to take off. We have Gabriel Bourque, talking about going from a frequent healthy scratch and even sent down to the minors at the start of the season to playing pretty regular minutes for the Avs. And, we…...