Avalanche Goaltending
Grubauer's Performance Propels Avalanche Into Playoffs
April 10th, 2019 DENVER — Colorado goaltender Philipp Grubauer has found such a groove lately that he is turning back just about everything — including insinuations. No, he says, he is not playing with a new-found boost of confidence (he doesn't let himself ebb and flo...
Pavel Francouz: The Avalanche's Christmas Gift
December 23rd, 2018 The Colorado Avalanche witnessed goaltender Pavel Francouz make a case for his future NHL career with 29:15 minutes of ice time for the team Saturday night. It was a small sample size, just under half of a single game, but it was impressive. He entered the net...
Goaltender Issues Are Building for the Avalanche
December 20th, 2018 It’s time the Colorado Avalanche face their goaltending issues – and there’s more than one. Colorado has climbed to one of the higher goals allowed averages (GAA) in the NHL. Their recent struggles have helped inflate that number. The team has been...
3 Key Avalanche Roster Questions - Goalies
September 25th, 2018 As the Colorado Avalanche continue to tinker with their roster in the preseason, their goaltending merits some scrutiny as the regular season approaches. With only two preseason games under their belt, the jury is still out on how the summer changes will impact the team....
Mikko Rantanen: Avalanche's Rising Star?
August 14th, 2018 The Colorado Avalanche enter the new season hoping Mikko Rantanen can build on his sophomore success. In one of the more impressive –and under-reported - second-year performances in the NHL, Rantanen could be the team’s secret weapon. While the slow summer months lead...
Avalanche Lose Pickard to Expansion
June 22nd, 2017 The Colorado Avalanche emerged from the expansion draft with one less goaltender when the Las Vegas Golden Knights selected Calvin Pickard. He was thrust into the spotlight this year when Semyon Varlamov went down for the season with injuries that required surgery on his...
Colorado Avalanche Player Grades: Goaltending
April 25th, 2016 Finishing up the series on Colorado Avalanche player grades, let's take a look at the goalies. Goaltending has been a strong suit for the Avalanche over the past few seasons; this year, however, goaltending was like pretty much everything else on the team:...
Colorado Avalanche Must Help Semyon Varlamov
February 16th, 2016 Semyon Varlamov has been absolutely everything for the Colorado Avalanche over the past two seasons. In a year where the Avalanche allowed more shots on goal than any other team in 2013-2014, he led the league in wins and was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy. In 2014-2015,...
Varlamov Returns to Save the Avalanche
November 24th, 2015 The Colorado Avalanche have been playing without their number one goalie for some time now. That came to an end last night, as Semyon Varlamov took back control of his crease. Varlamov didn't have to stand on his head like the last couple of years, as the shots against have...
Report: Avalanche Taking Calls on Semyon Varlamov
November 16th, 2015 There's been no shortage of rumors swirling around the 7-9-1 Colorado Avalanche, who currently sit at the bottom of the Central Division and six points out of the last wild card spot in the Western Conference. Last week was dominated by rumors that the team is taking...
