All true hockey fans have by now heard of Seth Jones. The young defenseman has rocketed up to the top of every major hockey scouting services’ rankings for the 2013 NHL entry draft. His skating ability and athleticism are positively electric, uncannily belying his tremendous size at 6’4″ 210 (and possibly not done growing). His ...
A game-by-game autopsy of Niklas Backstrom’s playoff failings is in order on the cusp of his first playoff start in five years. These games are particularly worth examining as the Minnesota Wild’s current lack of defensive depth will put a heavy burden on the goaltender in the coming weeks. Will he shake off long ago ...
Play for pride No professional athlete or coach will ever purposefully tank for dry higher draft pick. If a coach condones tanking, there’s a very good chance he will not survive long enough to coach the player the team will eventually draft. Players will also never tank as they are playing for their professional lives each ...
Colorado Avalanche enforcer Patrick Bordeleau and me from the Avs Charity Brunch Some people say that the role of the true heavyweight enforcer is dead in today’s NHL. Don’t tell that to Patrick Bordeleau, who in just 37 games into a shortened season has established himself as one of, if not the premier heavyweight enforcer ...
Remember when the Colorado Avalanche would make a huge splash at the trade deadline every year? Household names like Theo Fleury, Ray Bourque, and Rob Blake all found themselves in Avs sweaters near the trade deadline. Nowdays…not so much. If you expected the Avs to make a big move before today’s 1:00pm MDT deadline, you’d ...
After losing 11 out of their last 14 games, the Colorado Avalanche find themselves firmly ensconced in last place in the Western Conference and in the penultimate spot in the overall standings, tied in points, but with a few games in hand on the lowly Florida Panthers. Although the Avs are not mathematically eliminated from ...
As I write this piece, the Colorado Avalanche sit in last place in the Western Conference, with an embarrassing 26 points. They are only two points ahead of the Florida Panthers in the race for the bottom in the NHL, a position that is completely unacceptable for this team. At the beginning of the season, ...
Although the Colorado Avalanche currently sit dead-last in the Western Conference and 29th overall out of 30 NHL teams, they are still only six points out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the West, so not all is lost just yet. In this lockout-shortened season, there have been some positives for the Avs. ...
One week ago, the Colorado Avalanche defeated the San Jose Sharks in dramatic fashion, with superstar Matt Duchene netting the game-winner with just .2 seconds left on the clock in the overtime period. Since then, there really have not been a whole lot of positives for the Burgundy and Blue as they have dropped three ...
Rise The Colorado Avalanche have the talent and skill. They proved this with impressive wins against Chicago and San Jose. They showed that they are indeed a good, young team with impressive talent and a promising core of young players such as Matt Duchene, Semyon Varlamov, Erik Johnson, and Gabe Landeskog. They knew the standings ...
