Posts About "Bowen Byram"
Top 10 Avalanche Prospects Heading Into the 2020-21 Season
October 13th, 2020 The 2020 NHL season has been one to remember (or forget) for obvious reasons. Every season has its storylines that make them unique from the others. But it's hard to compete with a season that was postponed mid-March, and didn't resume until August with a brand new playoff format that included an extra round. Top it off with a...
Every NHL Team's Top Prospect - Postseason Update
September 10th, 2020 Every NHL team’s prospect pool is constantly changing. Players graduate to the big league, some might get traded, and the NHL Draft provides fresh faces every year. The future of a franchise in this league is extremely dependant on having both high-end talent and a deep farm system. Some teams are lucky enough to have both, others...
The NHL’s Best Farm Systems Ranked - Postseason Update
September 1st, 2020 Prospects can make or break an NHL organization. Properly scouting, drafting and developing players can set up a team for a decade of success. Trading off those pieces and draft picks for an immediate fix may help that season, even the next one, but it will hurt the franchise in the long run. Every NHL Team’s Top ProspectThe...
The NHL's Top 100 Prospects - Postseason Rankings
August 29th, 2020 Prospects are always a hot topic in the NHL. What teams have the best farm systems? Who’s the best prospect for each team? Which prospect is better than another? There is constant discussion about prospects in the league, and the landscape is always changing. Prospects graduate, they get traded, they perform better or...
5 NHL-Ready CHL Prospects
June 11th, 2020 It's rare for a major junior player to transition directly into the NHL without a stint in the AHL first, and even more rare for them not to be selected in the top-10 of the NHL Draft. With Nicholas Robertson invited to the Toronto Maple Leafs camp, I wondered, which drafted CHL players are ready to jump straight to the NHL? Related:...
NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Avalanche, Rangers, Red Wings, More
May 26th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, while fans have heard from the Tampa Bay Lightning, there are comments from the other team to vote "no" on the 24-team play-in, the Carolina Hurricanes. In Detroit, there seems to be some correction on an earlier report about Dmytro Timashov, and in Colorado Bowen Byram got some less-than stellar news....
2020-21 Avalanche Blue Line: Are Bowen Byram and Conor Timmins on It?
May 12th, 2020 Whether or not the NHL season resumes does not change the fact that the Colorado Avalanche will have to do some essential re-tooling on their blue line this offseason. With only four defensemen under contract after the 2019-20 season, four others will require new deals to remain in the Mile High City. The confusion about the salary cap...
Projecting the Avalanche's Lines in 2021-22
April 30th, 2020 The Colorado Avalanche have several choices to make across the next two seasons as general manager (GM) Joe Sakic constructs the team. For our purposes in this article, “the team” consists of 18 players: four lines of three forwards plus three lines of two defensemen. Table 1 is the Avalanche team depth...
5 Avalanche First-Round Draft Targets
April 28th, 2020 While the draft order and date of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft are still unknowns, we know that the Colorado Avalanche only have four picks in the top 151 because of player moves made during the previous two seasons. The Avs traded their 2020 second-round pick to the Washington Capitals last summer in...
11 Exciting Avalanche Prospects
April 19th, 2020 While we would love to see NHL stars return to the ice, prospects can shine a light into the future during these metaphorically dark and trying hockey times. The Colorado Avalanche have a deep prospect pool, filled with players that could make a talented, successful team even better. Imagine it now: a young Alex Newhook playing with...
Avs Go From the Basement to Contenders in 3 Years
March 7th, 2020 How did the Colorado Avalanche transform themselves from one of the league’s worst teams, with 48 points in 2016-17, to contending for the top seed in the Western Conference in three short years? Changes. Lots and lots of changes. And it all started with current general manager Joe Sakic. The Perfect Storm – 2016-17...
Avalanche Face Tough Choices as Injuries Mount
February 19th, 2020 The Colorado Avalanche enter the final week before the trade deadline facing some tough choices. The team has collected injuries like bees collect pollen. After a challenging week, the front office needs to pick a direction. The Sudden Injury Problem The past week put the team in a bind. It started when second-line center Nazem...
Weekly Prospect Report: Addison, Byram, Commesso, Lambert & More
February 17th, 2020 Welcome to the Weekly Prospect Report. Here, we’ll take a look at some key names over the past week that are a big part of the next wave of NHL stars. This column will dive into both NHL-affiliated and draft-eligible prospects, focusing mainly on those outside the NHL. Related: Weekly Prospect Report: Norris, Podkolzin,...
