Posts About "Mikko Rantanen"
4 Avalanche Thrive at World Championship
May 22nd, 2018 The Colorado Avalanche's season may have been finished with the 4-2 series defeat against the Nashville Predators in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, but that did not mean it was the end of the hockey season for four of their players. For Tyson Jost, Mikko Rantanen, Sven Andrighetto, and newly-acquired goaltender Pavel...
Oilers & Recent History of 10th Overall Picks
May 8th, 2018 After the NHL Draft Lottery a few weeks ago, it's well known that the Edmonton Oilers will pick 10th overall. The question now is whether the team will use or trade the pick. Edmonton general manager Peter Chiarelli got a vote of confidence from Bob Nicholson and owner Daryl Katz, but he's got his work cut out for him. Chiarelli will...
Avalanche's Season Pummeled Expectations
April 26th, 2018 The Colorado Avalanche roared back into hockey relevancy this past season, pummeling all expectations. Did they advance past the first round of the playoffs? No. But at the start of the season, the majority of opinions indicated Colorado would be basement dwellers yet again. The Avalanche had different ideas. The Avalanche Buried Last...
Avalanche Will Test the Predators
April 12th, 2018 While many people credit the Colorado Avalanche for having an incredible comeback season, few actually think they can defeat the Nashville Predators for one game, let alone a series. There are reasonable concerns about the Avalanche’s chances. Colorado went 0-3-1 against the Predators during the regular season. The last time the...
Finns Flash in Today's NHL
March 20th, 2018 As hockey has grown as a global sport, an increase in non-North American players in the NHL has occurred simultaneously. Although the best and largest number of players still come from North America, other nations have had an increase in representation in the NHL in recent seasons. It is one thing for a country to have a growth in the...
The Colorado Avalanche: An Odyssey of Idiocy, Part 4
August 24th, 2017 The end of the 2014-15 season seemed to mark a turning point for the Colorado Avalanche. The team was coming off a disappointing regression in 2015, and as we saw in the third part of the Odyssey of Idiocy, there were plenty of reasons for this, bad drafting being chief among them. The 2015 draft seemed to be a welcome change. It's...
