The Colorado Avalanche had a quick turn around after their 3-2 victory in Minnesota last night. Back in Ball Arena, the Avs took off from morning skate to stay as fresh as possible. The Calgary Flames, also coming in on the second leg of a back-to-back, had an eventful night of their own with a 7-4 win over Dallas last…
A two-point night for Cale Makar tops Quinn Hughes and the Avs come out ahead of the Vancouver Canucks thanks to goals from Nichushkin, Drouin, Tufte, and Rantanen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27ZDnbnrjlw
Tonight the Colorado Avalanche had the chance to address the Vancouver Canucks at home in Ball Arena. Coming out the gate, Vancouver has drawn league-wide attention for their high-octane offense and impressive record. In 20 games, defenseman Quinn Hughes continues to lead the league in points and has prompted comparisons alongside three-time Norris finalist (and 2022 winner), Cale Makar. They’re…
It was an uneasy start but the Avs ultimately got back on track in dominant fashion. With key goals from Rantanen, Colton, and Makar the Avs managed to add some confidence builders from Drouin and Nichushkin too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIv0koAxMzs
The Avalanche managed to make a preseason game harder than it had to be but it provided opportunity for NHLers like Jonathan Drouin to shine and gave chances to guys like Tufte, Olausson, and Olofsson to prove their worth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alpeDvqrYXM
The Colorado Avalanche won their second game of the preseason against the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2. https://twitter.com/megangley/status/1706473096147034279 Compared to Sunday’s game, tonight’s lineup featured a lot of youth from players like Maros Jedlicka, Jeremy Hanzel, Ivan Ivan, Oskar Olausson, Matt Stienburg, Jason Polin, and Gianni Fairbrother. At the top, Ryan Johansen and Jonathan Drouin made their Avalanche debut. Bowen Byram…
Jonathan Drouin showed some high-end skill alongside the likes of Ryan Johansen and Oskar Olausson in the first win of the preseason for the Colorado Avalanche. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUqgXywCCZI
Over the last handful of years the Avs have brought in a number of depth players and reclamation projects but have they actually performed betting in Colorado? The numbers a encouraging, and when applied to incoming players like Ross Colton and Ryan Johansen it could spell big things for the Avalanche this season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ5w719u_zI
The Colorado Avalanche hung out for a few hours as the NHL’s league calendar turned over and the organization paid Nathan MacKinnon a shade under $16M today in signing bonus money as the contract that makes him the NHL’s highest-paid player began today. After watching a lot of third-pairing defensemen get paid more than $3M per year, the Avs struck…
In today's Avalanche Mailbag, Casey answers questions about Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jonathan Drouin as well as the NHL playoff format and if the Avs will make it there. Plus... some bonuses.
Quick and easy. Jonathan Drouin has requested a trade from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Patrick Roy is known to be a big fan of Drouin. Should the Avalanche pursue him? Cole: No team in the NHL should be more interested in Jonathan Drouin than the Colorado Avalanche. Chemistry is a funny thing at the NHL level and we’ve watched…...