Avalanche’s Rantanen Could Demand High Number in Extension Kerry Collins | September 7, 2024 Before every season, there are a few contract dominoes that fall regarding players entering the final year of their deals. One big domino fell earlier this week, when the Edmonton…
Avalanche’s Mittelstadt Poised for Best Season Yet Kerry Collins | August 28, 2024 Casey Mittelstadt is the picture of persistence paying off. After toiling with the hapless Buffalo Sabres for six seasons, Mittelstadt was traded to the Colorado Avalanche at last year’s deadline.…
Avalanche Might Be in the Best Era in Franchise History Kerry Collins | August 21, 2024 The Colorado Avalanche have had some pretty good teams. They’ve won three Stanley Cups in three different decades and put together several memorable runs – particularly in the late 1990s…
Nichushkin Must Return to Form for Avalanche to Achieve Cup Dreams Kerry Collins | August 14, 2024 After a season where Colorado Avalanche players broke a lot of individual records, there is a lot of attention being focused on players who weren’t even there for the bulk…
Avalanche Superstars Take Aim at Big Points Milestone Kerry Collins | August 8, 2024 Last season was a big year on the stat sheet for a lot of Colorado Avalanche players. Nathan MacKinnon set a franchise record with 140 points on the way to…
Avalanche Set to Pass Major Milestones in 2024-25 Kerry Collins | July 30, 2024 Last season was a pretty good one for a few Colorado Avalanche players. Both Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon hit 100 points in back-to-back seasons – helping MacKinnon take home…
Avalanche Giving Nikolai Kovalenko a Chance to Prove Himself Kerry Collins | July 22, 2024 The Colorado Avalanche still have a couple big question marks surrounding their line combinations, but one of their prospects might have an inside track to get some good minutes to…
Logan O’Connor’s Contract Another Concern for the Avalanche Kerry Collins | July 14, 2024 There are a lot of moving parts with the Colorado Avalanche salary cap right now. They are trying to keep their core together from the team that won the Stanley…
Avalanche Need to Extend Mikko Rantanen Before Offseason is Over Kerry Collins | July 7, 2024 Mikko Rantanen is in a pretty good spot. He’s put together back-to-back 100-point seasons, gets to play alongside the Hart Trophy winner in Nathan MacKinnon, and looks primed to cash…
Avalanche’s MacKinnon Aims to Avoid Team’s Hart Trophy Slump Kerry Collins | June 30, 2024 After leading the Colorado Avalanche to their third Stanley Cup in 2022, Nathan MacKinnon became the team’s third winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2024. The 28-year-old forward took…
Lehkonen May Be Avalanche’s Most Important Forward in 2024-25 Kerry Collins | June 21, 2024 The Colorado Avalanche have a lot of firepower in their forward group. Even with a number of roster spots to fill, Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen are two of the…
Avalanche Farm System Needs a Really Strong 2024 Draft Kerry Collins | June 15, 2024 The NHL Entry Draft is just two weeks away, and all but two teams are laser-focused on the event right now. The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers obviously have other…