Posts About "Mikko Rantanen"
Avs’ 1st Round Draft Picks 2014-18: Where Are They Now?
April 4th, 2020 First-round draft picks are an opportunity for teams to transform their organization, especially when generational talents are on the line. Some players achieve or even surpass their potential while others never pan out. Between 2014 and 2018, the Colorado Avalanche have taken five players in the first round, and, of these, four are...
Avalanche Benefit from Suspended NHL Season
March 15th, 2020 As you surely know by now, the NHL has suspended the 2019-20 season amid the coronavirus outbreak. This decision, of course, reflects the best interests of players, team staff, fans, and everyone engaged with the hockey community. However, from a hockey standpoint, the paused season benefits some teams more than others. The Philadelphia...
Avalanche Face Tough Choices as Injuries Mount
February 19th, 2020 The Colorado Avalanche enter the final week before the trade deadline facing some tough choices. The team has collected injuries like bees collect pollen. After a challenging week, the front office needs to pick a direction. The Sudden Injury Problem The past week put the team in a bind. It started when second-line center Nazem...
Avalanche All-Decade Team: Forwards
January 23rd, 2020 It’s time for the final piece of the Colorado Avalanche All-Decade team – the forwards. In some ways, this is the most difficult compilation. The past decade saw the Avalanche move away from wily veterans who played during the team’s Stanley Cup days, to forwards who slogged through the mid-decade turbulence, onto those who are...
Rantanen's Hat Trick Helps Avalanche Cool Streaking Devils
January 4th, 2020 NEWARK, N.J. — Mikko Rantanen scored three goals, Nathan MacKinnon had two assists and the Colorado Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 Saturday night. Ian Cole and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare each had a goal and an assist for Colorado. Philipp Grubauer made 28 saves in posting his fourth win over the Devils in four...
Rantanen Scores Twice, Avalanche Beat Flyers 3-1
December 12th, 2019 DENVER — Mikko Rantanen had two goals and Pavel Francouz made 32 saves to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night. Francouz, the 29-year-old first-year player, did most of his work after the first period...
