Posts About "Brad Stuart"
Worst Colorado Avalanche Trades
July 19th, 2020 The Colorado Avalanche used to be known for a lot of things. Championship caliber hockey, fierce competition and, of course, a front office that could pull off some of the best and most unlikely trades possible. Acquiring the likes of Patrick Roy, Claude Lemieux, Rob Blake, Ray Bourque and others to help the Avalanche win their two...
Brad Stuart Will Be Bought Out
June 29th, 2016 The Colorado Avalanche placed defenseman Brad Stuart on waivers Tuesday, with the intention of buying out his contract, according to general manager Joe Sakic in the Denver Post. The 36-year-old Stuart is a veteran of 16 NHL seasons and was entering the final year of a two-year, $7.2 million deal. But a lingering back injury has...
Players the Colorado Avalanche Should Move
June 19th, 2016 The buyout window has opened and the NHL Draft is rapidly approaching. The next couple of weeks will see NHL teams start the process of making changes to begin forming their rosters for the start of the 2016-17 season. The Colorado Avalanche have been in the news with many experts predicting that Joe Sakic will be moving big players this...
Colorado Avalanche: 3 Players the Avs Should Move by the Deadline
January 20th, 2016 After a terrible start to the season, the Colorado Avalanche have managed to pull themselves back into the playoff picture. At one point, it seemed very likely that the Avalanche would be throwing a fire sale and blowing up the roster; fast forward to today and the situation is something completely different. Rather than making moves to...
Trade Analysis: Brad Stuart
June 29th, 2015 Brad Stuart spent a staggering five seasons with the Red Wings. While he wasn’t necessarily a stand out in any of them, he did exactly what he needed to do: shut other teams down. The 2008 trade deadline came with a force. The day saw 25 deals, with the likes of Brad Richards, Marion Hossa, Pascal Dupuis, Andrew Ladd, Sergei Fedorov...
Grading the Avalanche Defense and Goaltending
May 12th, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com Now that report cards are finished for Colorao's forwards, it's time to wrap it up by grading the Avalanche defense and goaltending. As mentioned in the previous review, the Avs as a whole started the season off in terrible fashion. With a tweak to the defensive system after man on man was clearly...
Detroit Red Wings: 5 Biggest Trades in the Salary Cap Era
February 28th, 2015 Ken Holland exercises caution before moving assets. In fact, some fans feel as if he is not nearly active enough around this time of year – he is a well-known kicker of tires. With the trade deadline just two days away, I thought it would be interesting to look back at some of the deals Ken Holland made in the post-cap era. I have...
Tuesday Trade Review: Thornton to San Jose
February 24th, 2015 The Background In the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, a young Canadian by the name of Joe Thornton was selected first overall by the Boston Bruins. Many years later he would become a highly skilled playmaker and one of the top-50 points getters in NHL history. But, he didn't reach this success without a change of scenery along the...
Avalanche Defenseman Stuart Returning to Form
January 9th, 2015 After a team wide rough start and an injury that kept him out of the line up Brad Stuart is starting to settle in with the Colorado Avalanche. The hamstring injury suffered by Stuart kept him out of the lineup for 16 games throughout November and December. The team reached the midway point of the season when it beat the Ottawa...
Patrick Roy Putting The Colorado Avalanche Into the Zone
November 6th, 2014 One of the hallmarks of Patrick Roy's first year was his approach to defensive zone coverage. While most teams play zone while 5 on 5, Patrick Roy opted to go for a man to man approach. He wanted to get creative with a defensive corps that, on paper, was lacking. With a little luck and a lot of stellar play from Seymon Varlamov the...
Colorado Avalanche Defense Cooking Up Plenty of Turnovers
October 23rd, 2014 Last season the Colorado Avalanche protected the puck extremely well. Over the course of the season they only gave the puck away 535 times, an average of 6.5 a game. That was good for sixth best in the league. This season has been a step backwards in that regard. Only seven teams have committed more giveaways than the Avalanche have...
Colorado Avalanche Defense: Who's In, Who's Out
October 6th, 2014 This year all eyes are going to be fixed on the Colorado Avalanche defense. It's the one thing many people point to as the team's big weakness. The Avalanche made some moves this offseason, but largely the defensive corps remains very similar. Patrick Roy showed last season that he can get the most out of a group of players. But his...
How the Colorado Avalanche Improved
July 24th, 2014 #163379415 / gettyimages.com Colorado have made some interesting moves since the end of the playoffs. Leaving many to wonder if and how the Colorado Avalanche improved this offseason. Colorado put themselves back on the map as a team that is only on the rise, committed to winning, and pushing for that next Stanley Cup. Free agents...
