Listening to Jared Bednar dissect his team’s performance in postgame pressers has always been something I’ve enjoyed over the years. He’s honest and isn’t afraid to be pointed with his criticism and he tends to be a little more thorough than other coaches. It was that history that made his immediate comments following Colorado’s 2-1 win over Vegas stand out…...
The Avs take home a win in one of their worst analytical games of the season. Algorithms, functions and data are all great tools but the only thing that matters in the end is the scoreboard. https://youtu.be/pvdukyAe6Lc
The Avalanche had to grind for this one but got the job done to complete the sweep of the St. Louis Blues, an unexpected goaltending duel came down to a fluky bounce in the end. https://youtu.be/YxRdMeoJgWo
Another game where the puck just wouldn’t go in for the Avs but one would prove to be enough on the back of another excellent team-wide defensive effort. Low scoring close game wins, sounds like playoff hockey to me. https://youtu.be/d0MpsJEoWn8
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
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…...
In an 82-game season with a normal schedule, there isn’t very much you could do to paint the 13th game of the season as particularly important. You’d still have about 85% of the regular season remaining and most likely would see that team again down the road, especially a division rival. Maybe you’ve noticed but we’re not in a normal…...
Despite being down five skaters the Colorado Avalanche found a way to beat the Minnesota Wild at their own game, leaning on depth scoring and goaltending to do the job. https://youtu.be/nDiVkxdW9rA
For the second straight game, it was a high-profile Av getting the proverbial monkey off his back to lead the Avs to victory. Two nights ago, it was Brandon Saad leading the Avs to victory as he enjoyed a two-goal effort. Tonight, his linemate Nazem Kadri enjoyed a three-point third period as relentless Avalanche pressure finally broke through on a…...
Bowen Byram was the spark for the Avs in the third period as Philipp Grubauer outdueled John Gibson in an overtime nail biter. https://youtu.be/kciBqU3CIZI
“He was definitely our best player on the ice.” When the guy who scores the game-winning goal in overtime has that definitive of a statement about your night, you know it’s been a good performance. There weren’t a lot of incredible, highlight-reel saves made by Philipp Grubauer as he stopped 36 of 38 shots from the Anaheim Ducks, but when…...
Avalanche hockey returns in less than two weeks and DNVR is previewing the entire roster in this new series starting with the goaltending position. Philipp Grubauer and Pavel Francouz have a lot still to prove this season. https://youtu.be/v6I0_jsAo7A
The Top Three Avs from their hard fought game two win over the Arizona Coyotes. https://youtu.be/9_8uT2vsRzk
The three best players from the Avs possession heavy suffocation of the Arizona Coyotes. https://youtu.be/6_1EMZ153AI
With no crowd on hand to constantly urge players to shoot every time they touch the puck, the Avalanche seemed to use their final round-robin game against Vegas to practice their passing. Or, overpassing, as the case might have been. “Yeah,” Nathan MacKinnon said after being asked during his postgame presser if the Avs should have shot the puck more.…...
Welcome back, hockey! And I don’t mean that weird exhibition game against Minnesota that was like snacking on kettle chips while waiting for Thanksgiving dinner to finally hit the table. This was the real thing. Hockey that meant something, that actually counted. The Avs used all 59 minutes and 59.9 seconds available to them to top the St. Louis Blues…...
If it don’t read all zeros, it ain’t over. https://youtu.be/y3EedGi17HA
“The puck stops here.” That’s the quote, right? No? Well for our purposes here today we’re going to pretend it is as we look at our final position preview before the Avalanche play their first round-robin game this afternoon against the St. Louis Blues. We’re looking at the goaltenders, of which the Avs have two who had solid (or better)…...
One of the many things that make hockey great is the opportunity to show what you’re made of. Teams regularly play 12 forwards and six defensemen every night, meaning players are competing for roles among a handful of specific jobs. But not goaltenders. At any given time, there’s just one man standing in net as the last line of defense…...
We’ve talked about goalies a lot in the last week here in this space as top prospect Justus Annunen signed his ELC and kicked off conversation revolving around the position. Yesterday, a report out of Pittsburgh indicated the Avalanche had shown serious interest in Matt Murray at the trade deadline and would potentially revisit the conversation in the offseason. We…...
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