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Avalanche Management

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

January 10, 2021 by Teagan Giselbrecht
Colorado Avalanche Executive Vice President Joe Sakic

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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Categories Avalanche Management Tags Brandon Saad, Devon Toews, Joe Sakic, Justin Barron

How the Avalanche Became Contenders Under Sakic

December 7, 2019December 7, 2019 by Ryan Szporer
Colorado Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic

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 …

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Categories Avalanche Management Tags Cale Makar, Joe Sakic, Nathan MacKinnon, Top Story

Sakic Has the Avalanche Trending up Nicely

May 15, 2019 by The Canadian Press
Colorado Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic

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 Tags Joe Sakic, Top Story

Nathan MacKinnon: Money in the Bank for Colorado Avalanche

August 2, 2019August 4, 2018 by J.D. Killian
Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon

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 …

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Categories Avalanche Management, Editor's Choice Tags Nathan MacKinnon, NHL Contracts, Top Story

How the Avalanche Cleared Dead Wood

July 28, 2018 by J.D. Killian
Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog

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 …

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Categories Avalanche Management Tags Ian Cole, Joe Sakic, Matt Calvert

Avalanche Shake Up the Development Pipeline

June 19, 2019July 24, 2018 by J.D. Killian
Colorado Avalanche Executive Vice President Joe Sakic

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 …

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Categories Avalanche Management Tags Colorado Eagles, Greg Cronin, Utah Grizzlies

Avalanche’s Elite Trade Strategies

April 28, 2018January 30, 2018 by Leah Dyck
Head coach Jared Bednar of the Colorado Avalanche

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 …

Read moreAvalanche’s Elite Trade Strategies

Categories Avalanche Management, Colorado Avalanche, Editor's Choice Tags Alexander Kerfoot, Jared Bednar, Joe Sakic, Matt Duchene

The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 4

August 24, 2017August 24, 2017 by Rob Mahon

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 …

Read moreThe Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 4

Categories Avalanche Management, Colorado Avalanche Tags Mikko Rantanen, Nikita Zadorov, Ryan O'Reilly, Top Story, Tyson Jost

Revisiting the Ryan O’Reilly Trade

October 9, 2017August 19, 2017 by Kevin Goff

The Ryan O’Reilly trade is a deal that is looked at through many different lenses. Some people see it is yet another misstep of an organization that has lost all …

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Categories Avalanche Management, Colorado Avalanche Tags Jamie McGinn, Joe Sakic, Nikita Zadorov, Ryan O'Reilly, Top Story

The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 3

August 17, 2017 by Rob Mahon

The Colorado Avalanche’s recent history is one of poor decision making and missed opportunities. As we saw in Part 1 of the Odyssey of Idiocy, the mistakes started early in …

Read moreThe Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 3

Categories Avalanche History, Avalanche Management, Colorado Avalanche Tags Nathan MacKinnon, P.A. Parenteau, Ryan O'Reilly, Top Story

The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 2

August 9, 2017 by Rob Mahon

In case you missed the news, the Colorado Avalanche were historically bad last year. So bad that the last team to be as bad was an expansion franchise. You can …

Read moreThe Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 2

Categories Avalanche History, Avalanche Management, Colorado Avalanche Tags Gabriel Landeskog, Joseph Blandisi, P.A. Parenteau, Top Story

The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 1

August 8, 2017August 7, 2017 by Rob Mahon
Gabriel Landeskog best draft pick

After a dismal 2016-17 season, the Colorado Avalanche are in the midst of their third rebuild in 10 years. But who’s counting? It’s not like the Avs haven’t had the …

Read moreThe Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 1

Categories Avalanche History, Avalanche Management, Colorado Avalanche, Editor's Choice Tags Chris Stewart, Craig Anderson, Kevin Shattenkirk, Top Story
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