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 …
Read moreJoe Sakic’s Offseason Moves Set Avalanche Up For 2020-21 Success
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 …
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…
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 …
Read moreNathan MacKinnon: Money in the Bank for Colorado Avalanche
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
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 …
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
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
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
