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Posts About "Chris Bigras"

Is Chris Bigras Ready for the NHL?

Is Chris Bigras Ready for the NHL?

August 18th, 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 those last two spots will be fierce. Colorado doesn’t have the strongest defensive squad in the league, but they do have many prospects who...
Why Moving Bigras to AHL Makes Sense

Why Moving Bigras to AHL Makes Sense

October 12th, 2016 Late last week, the Colorado Avalanche announced they would be sending down highly-touted prospect Chris Bigras to the team’s American Hockey League affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. After a fairly impressive preseason that saw Bigras provide a stable presence on the Avs’ backend, it seemed a peculiar move that Bigras found...
Avalanche at a Glance: Patrick Roy and Defense

Avalanche at a Glance: Patrick Roy and Defense

August 16th, 2016 Avalanche at a Glance is back and pumped up for the new season. This edition, Kevin Goff and I will touch on the recent news of Patrick Roy resigning from the Colorado Avalanche, as well as their new-look defense. Thoughts on Patrick Roy's Departure SEBASTIAN HEDLEY-NOBLE: Patrick Roy shocked the hockey world recently, announcing his...
Avalanche at a Glance: Defense and Duchene

Avalanche at a Glance: Defense and Duchene

June 1st, 2016 Welcome to Avalanche at a Glance, a column from The Hockey Writers dedicated to anything and everything Colorado Avalanche. My parter Kevin Goff and I will choose two hot topics every edition and discuss them, followed by our favorite moments of the past week or so. We've been gone since the end of the season, but we are back and ready...
Colorado Loses Matt Duchene

Colorado Loses Matt Duchene

March 18th, 2016 The Colorado Avalanche are deep in a battle with the Minnesota Wild for the second and final wild card spot in the Western Conference. The teams trade off time in eighth overall almost nightly. That’s why it’s particularly bad timing for the team to have a significant injury. Yet, they'll be without star forward Matt Duchene on...
The Kids Are Alright: Chris Bigras Edition

The Kids Are Alright: Chris Bigras Edition

March 14th, 2016 Let's get this out of the way: Mikko Rantanen is, undoubtedly, the Avalanche's number one prospect and he'll be getting his own piece.  But I wanted to start with Chris Bigras because he's had a bit more seasoning in the NHL than Rantanen, and because he plays a position of weakness for the Avalanche: defense. The OHL and AHL Taken in...
The Best Record Within the Central

The Best Record Within the Central

January 19th, 2016 It may surprise some to find out that the fifth-place Colorado Avalanche have the best win percentage against their Central Division foes. The Avs continue to have the top record within the division at 10-3-1 after last night's victory over the Winnipeg Jets. It took some time as I mentioned it would, for the team to gel with all...
Colorado Avalanche Send Nikita Zadorov a Message

Colorado Avalanche Send Nikita Zadorov a Message

November 7th, 2015 Today it was announced that the Colorado Avalanche have sent down top end defensive prospect Nikita Zadorov to the San Antonio Rampage. While this is no shock to me personally, a lot of the Avalanche fan base have taken this move as a sure sign of the apocalypse. I guess this is what that sign looks like: TRANSACTION: Nikita...
Colorado Avalanche Camp Battles Begin

Colorado Avalanche Camp Battles Begin

September 16th, 2015 The Colorado Avalanche have added depth in all positions this offseason. That depth is currently battling it out in training camp to see who will stay and who will go. Every NHL team that wishes to compete and go far into the playoffs needs that organizational depth in all positions. If someone goes down injured or isn't performing...
5 Players to Watch at Colorado Training Camp

5 Players to Watch at Colorado Training Camp

August 18th, 2015 In little more than a month training camp will begin for the Colorado Avalanche. The organization will be looking for a better season than last year, and that will mean putting on the ice a group of players that can get Colorado back to the playoffs. There will be new faces at this year's camp, along with some big names looking to become...
Summertime Storylines for the Colorado Avalanche

Summertime Storylines for the Colorado Avalanche

May 28th, 2015 As the summer heats up, and the playoffs begins to wind down all eyes turn to the 2015-16 season. But before all 30 teams are back on the ice in October it's time for the offseason. The Colorado Avalanche, who have spent most of the better part of the past two months watching hockey rather than playing it. For Joe Sakic and the rest of...
The Avalanche's Top Defensive Prospects

The Avalanche's Top Defensive Prospects

February 25th, 2015 The biggest criticism against the Avalanche is that they are top heavy on forwards and goaltending but severely lacking on defensemen. That may be true, for now, but there is an exciting crop of defensive prospects for the team developing in the AHL, CHL, and NCAA. If only a couple of these players could pan out for the club, the...
Defensive Help on the way for Colorado Meet Chris Bigras

Defensive Help on the way for Colorado Meet Chris Bigras

January 15th, 2015 Colorado Avalanche prospect Chris Bigras is having a solid season playing for the Owen Sound attack of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) averaging over a point per game.  The young prospect nearly made the big club at the beginning of last season before being returned to the OHL late in the preseason.  This season however, Bigras was...
Colorado Avalanche - Top 5 Prospects

Colorado Avalanche - Top 5 Prospects

August 7th, 2014 The good news for the Avalanche is that their main roster consists of many young stars. Players like Gabriel Landeskog, Matt Duchene, and Nathan MacKinnon have all graduated to become bonafide NHL talents. The downside is their pipeline lacks in elite prospects. Not to worry though, Colorado still has some depth in their prospect pool...

Tyson Barrie Falling Short of Expectations

Tyson Barrie. One of the two young offensive minded defensemen in the Avalanche system that made it seem like it wasn't going to be such a big deal when the Avalanche traded Kevin Shattenkirk to St. Louis. He has all the tools that you would want from a puck moving defenseman; speed, skill and a good shot. Yet, even with the tools...
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