Grading Hurricanes’ Blockbuster Trade for Mikko Rantanen & Taylor Hall Alex Chauvancy | January 24, 2025 Well, this trade deadline is off to one hell of a start, and the actual trade deadline isn’t until March 7. The Colorado Avalanche, Chicago Blackhawks and Carolina Hurricanes linked…
Hurricanes Acquire Rantanen & Hall in 3-Team Trade With Avalanche & Blackhawks Jim Bay | January 24, 2025 The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired veterans Taylor Hall and Mikko Rantanen in a three-team trade with the Chicago Blackhawks and Colorado Avalanche. The Hurricanes have sent Martin Necas and Jack…
Predators Send Parssinen to Avalanche in Exchange for Pavel Jim Bay | December 28, 2024 The Nashville Predators have acquired forward Ondrej Pavel and a third-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Juuso Parssinen and the New…
Avalanche Address Goaltending Problems With Georgiev-for-Blackwood Trade Marko Zlomislic | December 10, 2024 In a major move on Monday afternoon (Dec. 9), the Colorado Avalanche addressed their biggest weakness by trading goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, forward Nikolai Kovalenko, a 2025 fifth-round pick and a…
Grading Avalanche’s Trade for Mackenzie Blackwood Alex Chauvancy | December 9, 2024 It’s not the NHL trade deadline yet, but we’ve had a couple of prominent trades in the last few days. First, it was Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks on…
Sharks Trade Blackwood, Smith & 5th to Avalanche for Georgiev, Kovalenko, 2nd & 5th Jesse Courville-Lynch | December 9, 2024 On Monday (Dec. 9), it was reported that the San Jose Sharks were trading Mackenzie Blackwood, Givani Smith, and a 2027 fifth-round pick to the Colorado Avalanche. In exchange, the…
Colorado Avalanche Could Run Into Cap Problems as Season Progresses Stefano Rubino | September 20, 2024 The Colorado Avalanche are in a great position regarding the salary cap. According to PuckPedia, the Avalanche have a little over $2 million in available cap space, giving them the…
Oilers Missed out on Bargain Free Agency Addition in Oliver Kylington Jesse Courville-Lynch | August 6, 2024 The Edmonton Oilers did really well for themselves this offseason as they added some key pieces in hopes of making a deep playoff run. With Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson…
Colorado Avalanche Could Make Erik Brannstrom Their Next Reclamation Project Stefano Rubino | July 4, 2024 Before the start of free agency, it was clear that the Colorado Avalanche would need to look to the secondary market for good value and reclamation projects. They are adept…
Colorado Avalanche Day 1 Free Agency Grades & Analysis Stefano Rubino | July 2, 2024 With limited resources, the Colorado Avalanche face a challenging task this summer. Valeri Nichushkin and Gabriel Landeskog’s uncertain status created a significant salary cap issue, and Casey Mittelstadt’s extension further…
Colorado Avalanche Sign Jonathan Drouin to 1-Year Deal Ryan Womeldorf | July 1, 2024 The Colorado Avalanche have re-signed forward Jonathan Drouin to a 1-year, $2.5 million deal, according to Pierre LeBrun. Drouin has had a unique path to this point. The third-overall pick…
Avalanche Extend Casey Mittelstadt To 3-Year Contract Michael Ostrower | June 25, 2024 The Colorado Avalanche have extended Casey Mittelstadt to a 3-year contract, which carries an annual average of $5.75 million and begins in the 2024-25 season. Mittelstadt, 25, had four goals…