Avalanche Management
Revisiting the Ryan O'Reilly Trade
August 19th, 2017 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 of its senses. Others see it as a necessary move that brought back an impressive haul of future prospects for...
The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 3
August 17th, 2017 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 Colorado's first rebuild. And as Part 2 showed us, those mistakes led to the second. The 2013...
The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 2
August 9th, 2017 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 lay the blame for the Avs bad season on any number of things going wrong. An injury depleted defense that...
The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 1
August 7th, 2017 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 resources to improve. Their various rebuilds have yielded some high draft picks and top-tier NHL...
Avalanche Need Depth in Free Agency
June 29th, 2017 After their dismal 48-point season and the fact that Matt Duchene seems likely to be traded during the offseason, it’s clear that the Colorado Avalanche are entering another rebuild. Therefore, the team should avoid making any big splashes when free agency opens up this...
Sakic Needs to Deliver Some Hope
June 11th, 2017 Coming off the worst season of any NHL team in the last 20 years, the Colorado Avalanche need to accomplish a lot. They need to turn over the roster, they need to find a new set of assistant coaches and they need to prepare for the upcoming draft. However, all of this plays...
