Avalanche Players Who Need to Bounce Back Vince Morello | August 31, 2017 If the Colorado Avalanche want to have any remote chance of competing for the playoffs this year, they need some of their players to return to form. Even with the…
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…
Revisiting the Ryan O’Reilly Trade Kevin Goff | August 19, 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…
Is Chris Bigras Ready for the NHL? Vince Morello | August 18, 2017 The Colorado Avalanche are surprisingly in a bind. Once Nikita Zadorov re-signs with the Avalanche, which seems likely, the team will only have four NHL defenders under contract. Competition for…
The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 3 Rob Mahon | August 17, 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…
The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 2 Rob Mahon | August 9, 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…
The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 1 Rob Mahon | August 7, 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…
Is Keeping Duchene a Bad Option? Kevin Goff | July 20, 2017 Matt Duchene has been at the center of trade rumors for the past two seasons. The reasons for trading him have been covered so many times that the discussion has…
Top 5 Matt Duchene Moments Vince Morello | July 16, 2017 It has already been eight years since Matt Duchene’s name was called at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Duchene was visibly relieved when the Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t select him…
Nail Yakupov’s Last Chance to Earn an NHL Career Vince Morello | July 10, 2017 When the Colorado Avalanche signed the former 2012 first-overall pick, Nail Yakupov, just under a week ago, I was a little confused. Why would a team who just had the…
Avalanche Roster Predictions for 2017-18 Sebastian Noble | July 10, 2017 The 2017-18 season is a year that will offer new dimensions of excitement as the game gets younger, faster and more skilled, along with the addition of a new team,…
Predicting Zadorov’s New Contract Kevin Goff | July 10, 2017 The offseason has been relatively quiet for the Colorado Avalanche. The team has only made a couple of moves and still refuses to budge in the great Matt Duchene stare-down. Outside…