Posts About "Mikko Rantanen"
Avs Weekly Whiteboard: Injuries, Linemates, & Donskoi's Hat Trick
November 11th, 2019 Hey there, Colorado Avalanche fans, I’m starting a new weekly piece as we move through the 2019-20 season called “Avs Weekly Whiteboard.” Each week, I’ll highlight some of the big plays (positive or negative) that garnered attention from the week’s slate of games. Topics of discussion may include, but are not limited to...
Top-Line Injuries to Blues and Avalanche Shake up Central
October 30th, 2019 Not long after the St. Louis Blues raised their Stanley Cup banner and the Colorado Avalanche got rolling on a season of high expectations each team has a significant obstacle to overcome. The Blues will be without sniper Vladimir Tarasenko for five mo...
Avalanche Can Keep Rolling Even with Rantanen Injured
October 29th, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche probably don’t feel all that lucky these days, even if the stats say otherwise. Atop the NHL in terms of PDO, which effectively measures luck by combining save and shooting percentages, the Avs are now without star Mikko Rantanen, who’s been ruled week-to-week. The impact of losing Rantanen will be felt...
Avalanche Fight Through Adversity and Keep Winning
October 24th, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche flew through four road games as part of a five-road games-in-eight-days swing, fighting through adversity to keep racking up points. Their hard work paid off but it was a bumpy road. Breaking down all the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly during the past week, ranging from weird injuries to a hat trick to depth scoring....
Avalanche's Impact of Losing Rantanen
October 24th, 2019 The Colorado Avalanche kept tweaking their roster throughout their hot start but seem to have finalized their line combinations. Unfortunately, Mikko Rantanen left in the middle of Monday night’s game with an injury. What did the Avalanche’s “ideal” lineup look like and how will Rantanen’s injury shake things...
Avs' Rantanen Listed as Week to Week with Lower-Body Injury
October 23rd, 2019 ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Colorado Avalanche say forward Mikko Rantanen is week to week with a lower-body injury. The 2019 All-Star caught an edge in the ice and awkwardly twisted his left skate during the second period of Monday night's loss in St. Louis. He didn't return. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Wednesday after practice...
