Colorado Avalanche: Return of the Captain? Joey Suyeishi | February 20, 2013 The Colorado Avalanche have been without their captain, 20-year-old Swedish power forward Gabe Landeskog, since he suffered a concussion on January 26th against the San Jose Sharks. While players like Matt…
Why The NHL Concussion Problem Will Not Solve Itself Joey Suyeishi | February 6, 2013 Concussions are nothing new in the NHL but players today are bigger, faster, and stronger than ever before and advances in equipment technology have made players seemingly fearless…
NHL Fantasy Hockey : 10 Potential Breakout Candidates Santino Fasulo | January 11, 2013 It may have taken nearly 4 months to get the Fantasy Hockey talk going, but the time has finally come. I’m not here to tell you about the usual suspects…
Colorado Avalanche: Recapping Their Offseason Activity Kevin Goff | January 9, 2013 With the season just around the corner, NHL fans are just now getting back into the swing of following their favorite teams. Since the lockout took so much time, there…
Colorado Avalanche Predicting the 2013 Depth Chart Kevin Goff | January 7, 2013 The Colorado Avalanche have an exciting young roster ready to make an impact in the NHL. The roster looks very similar to the one that took the ice in Denver…
2013 Season: Why the Avalanche Will Make the Playoffs Kevin Goff | January 6, 2013 The lockout is over, and now we can all get back to focusing on our teams and the season that is to be played. The season will be an abbreviated…
How The Colorado Avalanche Will Make The Playoffs Next Season The Hockey Writers | November 15, 2012 In the 2011-12 season the Colorado Avalanche won more regular season games than the Stanley Cup winning Los Angeles Kings. In the end, they were separated by seven points. Their…
Avs in Europe: Good For Development? Geoff Rosenthal | October 22, 2012 With no end in sight for the NHL lockout, Avalanche fans may have to get used to seeing some of the team’s marquee players suiting up for European clubs. To…
NHL Captains: Leadership Isn’t Defined By Age Michael Rappaport | September 9, 2012 The highest honor a current NHL player can have is to wear the “C” on the front of his jersey. The role of an NHL captain entails being a leader, which…
Gabriel Landeskog Named Captain of the Colorado Avalanche Ian C McLaren | September 5, 2012 Yesterday, the Colorado Avalanche sent out a release stating that Milan Hejduk had relinquished his captaincy and Gabriel Landeskog would be taking over the role. With the news, not only…
Advanced Stats For Avalanche Forwards in 2011-12 Ian C McLaren | August 19, 2012 In case you missed it the other day, Justin Bourne of the Backhand Shelf blog posted a helpful introduction to a new stat category that evaluates which NHL players are…
Gabriel Landeskog Poised For Progress In Year Two Ian C McLaren | August 2, 2012 One of the big questions facing the Colorado Avalanche as a new season approaches (hopefully) is how Gabriel Landeskog will follow up his Calder-winning rookie season. While his NHL debut demonstrated that…