How the Lockout Affected the 2013 NHL Draft Jeff Ponder | August 12, 2013 The lockout is long gone and the Draft was almost two months ago. Free-agent frenzy is over and arbitration cases have, for the most part, been settled. It’s August… the…
Olympic Invitees: Colorado Avalanche Edition Kevin Goff | July 23, 2013 It has been a busy past seven days in the NHL. After much deliberation, it was finally decided that NHL players will be participating in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in…
Oilers a Cautionary Tale For the Colorado Avalanche Joe Pack | July 21, 2013 For a time, the Edmonton Oilers were considered a template for how teams in patient (read: Canadian) cities rebuild. The mantra was as follows: Strip the team of expensive contracts,…
Colorado Avalanche: Assessing Patrick Roy’s Top Lines Kevin Goff | July 19, 2013 Shortly before the NHL Draft, Avalanche beat writer, Adrian Dater, had a conversation with Colorado Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy. In this conversation, Roy “flat out told” Dater who was…
Matt Duchene Signs Five Year Extension With Colorado Avalanche Kevin Goff | July 18, 2013 In yet another change from previous management, the Colorado Avalanche have signed star forward Matt Duchene to a five year contract worth $30 million. The unusual part about this signing…
Nazem Kadri’s Next Contract Nathan Kanter | June 28, 2013 One of the reasons drafting is so important in the salary cap era is because sometimes teams can grab a player who blossoms early and can contribute before his entry-level…
Fantasy Hockey ONE: THW Live’s The Plan Chris Wassel | June 16, 2013 There was a lot of hemming and hawing over whether I should even publish something like this. Learning experiences usually are great for readers but what if I am divulging…
Colorado Avalanche: Grading the Forwards Kevin Goff | May 2, 2013 The 2013 Colorado Avalanche season has mercifully come to an end. The season, as a whole, was definitely a disappointing one for the Avalanche, who had such high hopes at…
Colorado, NHL Soon To Become Jones’ Towns Steven Ives | May 2, 2013 All true hockey fans have by now heard of Seth Jones. The young defenseman has rocketed up to the top of every major hockey scouting services’ rankings for the 2013…
DraftKings Hockey Almost At the Finish? Chris Wassel | April 19, 2013 All in all….it has been a lot of fun working as a partner with DraftKings. Overall, we have won more than we lost. That being said, there are just nine days…
Colorado Avalanche Mailbag: Fan’s Concerned About Team’s Direction Kevin Goff | April 10, 2013 Things are not well in Avalanche country, and the latest edition of the Colorado Avalanche Mailbag reflects that. As does the team’s last place standing in the entire NHL. There…
Will Blue Jackets buy or sell before trade deadline? Harry Kamdar | March 24, 2013 The Blue Jackets have vexed the hockey world with their improbable turnaround in the last month. Going into the Nashville game on Saturday night, the Jackets were sporting a record…