Posts About "Ian Cole"
Avalanche Players Rave About Jared Bednar
February 8th, 2020 What a difference three years makes. Turn back the calendar to the end of the 2016-17 season. To say things in Colorado were not good wouldn't give justice to just how bad things were. The Avalanche suffered through a 60-loss season and a lot of drama. Most notably, the Matt Duchene situation was playing out. Talk about walking...
Avs' Cup Chances Bolstered by Cole’s Stanley Cup Pedigree
April 30th, 2019 Evaluating how Ian Cole's Stanley Cup pedigree (as a two time champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins) enhances Colorado's current and future playoff chances.
How the Avalanche Cleared Dead Wood
July 28th, 2018 The Colorado Avalanche have embraced their namesake to clear away their old business model and shift their approach to the salary cap in order to build a new foundation for future success. While the free agent signings of Matt Calvert and Ian Cole raised a few questions, the Avalanche continued their more recent trend towards...
Cole Helps Solidify the Avalanche Blue Line
July 18th, 2018 The Colorado Avalanche acquired a surprisingly controversial contract during free agency – Ian Cole. Signed for three years at an annual average of $4.25 million, the 29-year-old left-shooting defenseman should be a solid addition to a Colorado team still developing their young defense. However, the signing raised the hackles of some...
5 UFA Depth Defensemen for Maple Leafs
May 15th, 2018 After the National Hockey League’s seventh-best regular-season team crashed out of the playoffs in spectacular fashion, one thing is clear: the Toronto Maple Leafs desperately need to upgrade their defense corps. With the draft and free agency less than two months away, now’s the time to start thinking about who might fill those...
Playoff Experience Key for Blue Jackets' Future
April 12th, 2018 For the first time in franchise history, the Columbus Blue Jackets have qualified for the postseason in back-to-back seasons. This year's playoff berth also marks the third time in the past five seasons that the Blue Jackets have played beyond the regular season. This "consistency" is a step in the right direction. However, Blue...
Where Penguins' 2017-18 Trades Ended Up
April 1st, 2018 With his goal in the Vancouver Canucks’ 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night, former Pittsburgh Penguin Derrick Pouliot became the first player in NHL history to have all five career goals be game-winners. https://twitter.com/SNstats/status/979577650023837702 Pouliot isn’t the only player traded from the...
What the Blue Jackets Got from Their Winning Streak
March 25th, 2018 St. Louis Blues goaltender Jake Allen stole the show Saturday night. Thanks to 33 saves from Allen, the Blues pushed themselves into a playoff spot after defeating the Blue Jackets 2-1 on Saturday night. Despite controlling most of the game, the Blue Jackets just couldn't solve the goaltender. Allen's most noticeable save was...
Blue Jackets Playoff Push Powered by Cole & Panarin
March 7th, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets made two key acquisitions in the last few months in order to boost their playoff power and add experience. Those two names? Left-winger Artemi Panarin, acquired by trade in the offseason from the Chicago Blackhawks, was brought in add skill and improve the offense. More recently, the Blue Jackets picked up Ian...
Blackhawks Offseason Targets: UFA Defensemen
March 5th, 2018 It's no secret that the Blackhawks' main weakness this season comes on their defense. Brent Seabrook is slowing down and Duncan Keith has had an unusual season. Connor Murphy is evidently still finding his own, and other than that, the defensive group is made up of mostly first or second-year players. If the Blackhawks want to get...
Savvy Blue Jackets Ace Their Deadline Test
February 28th, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets needed to do something, anything at this past trade deadline. A golden opportunity presented itself for the Blue Jackets. The question was would they take advantage of it? How much would it cost them? After the dust settled on an interesting deadline day, the Blue Jackets did exactly what they needed to...
Senators Trade Cole to Blue Jackets
February 26th, 2018 The Ottawa Senators have traded defender Ian Cole to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for forward Nick Moutrey and a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Senators announced Monday. Cole was recently traded to the Senators in the deal that saw Derick Brassard shipped to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Cole never played a game...
Penguins' PK Changed by Cole's Departure
February 26th, 2018 In the first half of the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins sat in the bottom of the league on the penalty kill. The Penguins ranked 18th in the league at a kill rate of just over 80 percent from October to December. After the new year, however, they’ve seen serious improvement; since Jan. 1, they’ve ranked second in the league at an...
