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Avalanche Management

5 Most Underrated NHL General Managers for 2025-26

Mike Fink | August 31, 2025

Last week, there was a ranking of the top five overrated general managers (GMs) in the NHL. With the help of multiple writers here at The Hockey Writers, an opinion-based…

Categories Avalanche Management, Calgary Flames, Canadiens Management, Colorado Avalanche, Flames Management, Golden Knights Management, Jets Management, Montreal Canadiens, Season Previews, Vegas Golden Knights, Winnipeg Jets

Avalanche’s End-of-Season Media Availability: What Sakic & McFarland Had to Say

Stefano Rubino | May 8, 2025

With the Colorado Avalanche eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Dallas Stars in Round 1, the team has another early summer despite how well-rounded this roster was. On…

Categories Avalanche Management, Colorado Avalanche

Avalanche: Salary Cap Issues Loom for 2024-25 Season & Beyond

Marko Zlomislic | June 4, 2024

As the 2024 NHL Playoffs continue to roll on and the 2024 Stanley Cup Final matchup set, other teams are preparing to execute their offseason plans. The 2024 NHL Entry…

Categories Avalanche Management, Colorado Avalanche

Avalanche’s Roster Structure & Contracts Point to Future Success

Len Vlahos | October 1, 2021

The Colorado Avalanche are prohibitive favorites to win the NHL’s Central Division, and despite last season’s early exit from the playoffs, are a slight favorite to win the Stanley Cup.…

Categories Avalanche Management, Editor's Choice

Joe Sakic’s Offseason Moves Set Avalanche Up For 2020-21 Success

Teagan Giselbrecht | January 10, 2021

The highly anticipated start of the 2020-21 NHL regular season on January 13th is fast approaching. Before the puck drops let’s take a second to review and grade the offseason…

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How the Avalanche Became Contenders Under Sakic

Ryan Szporer | December 7, 2019

Remember when Colorado Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic signed Nathan MacKinnon to what was then considered a rich seven-year, $44.1 million deal? Yeah, so does MacKinnon. MacKinnon was recently asked…

Categories Avalanche Management

Sakic Has the Avalanche Trending up Nicely

The Canadian Press | May 15, 2019

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Back in his Colorado Avalanche playing days, Joe Sakic’s approach was pretty much title or bust.
As the team’s general manager, a similar feeling is beginning to develop.
Sakic and the Avalanche took a little time for reflection foll…

Categories Avalanche Management

Nathan MacKinnon: Money in the Bank for Colorado Avalanche

J.D. Killian | August 4, 2018

The Colorado Avalanche’s contract with Nathan MacKinnon should prove to be a steal of a deal whose value ensures the All-Star will play with a skilled team long into Colorado’s…

Categories Avalanche Management, Editor's Choice

How the Avalanche Cleared Dead Wood

J.D. Killian | July 28, 2018

The Colorado Avalanche have embraced their namesake to clear away their old business model and shift their approach to the salary cap in order to build a new foundation for…

Categories Avalanche Management

Avalanche Shake Up the Development Pipeline

J.D. Killian | July 24, 2018

The Colorado Avalanche intended to shift their AHL affiliation this summer, but the postseason changes didn’t stop there. Intent on instilling a winning culture throughout the player development process, the…

Categories Avalanche Management

Avalanche’s Elite Trade Strategies

Leah Dyck | January 30, 2018

When Joe Sakic became the general manager of the Colorado Avalanche in 2014-15, he was heading into a good situation. In the season prior to his arrival as GM, he…

Categories Avalanche Management, Colorado Avalanche, Editor's Choice

The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 4

Rob Mahon | August 24, 2017

The end of the 2014-15 season seemed to mark a turning point for the Colorado Avalanche. The team was coming off a disappointing regression in 2015, and as we saw…

Categories Avalanche Management, Colorado Avalanche
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