5 Defining Games of the Colorado Avalanche Season Harrison Prolic | April 16, 2014 For the Colorado Avalanche it was a year that was supposed to be fraught with growing pains. The Avalanche had a promising future, but inexperience and a lackluster defense meant that…
Who Will be the Best in the West? Tannor Torrao | April 16, 2014 Today I’ll skip all of the pomp and circumstance of an introduction to The Stanley Cup Playoffs (but if you’d like to see it one more time, check out my…
The Jack Adams Award Voting Is Flawed Alex Kozovski | April 15, 2014 Scotty Bowman’s coaching resume would make most NHL franchises envious: nine Stanley Cups, 1,244 regular season wins, 28 playoff appearances, and 223 playoff wins. The only underwhelming statistic for the…
Exposing Martin Brodeur: The NHL’s Most Overrated Goalie Adam Laskaris | April 14, 2014 As the regular season comes to a close, Martin Brodeur may have played his last game as a New Jersey Devil, or even as an NHL goalie. With dwindling numbers…
5 Reasons the Canadiens Will Succeed in the Playoffs Nissa Khan | April 7, 2014 It’s been awhile since the Montreal Canadiens last drank from Lord Stanley’s Cup and fans crowded St. Catherine Street with beers and banners ready to celebrate victory. The 2012-2013 lockout…
Cashing In: What to Pay Ryan O’Reilly Harrison Prolic | April 5, 2014 At the beginning of last years lockout shortened season Ryan o’Reilly seemed to fall so far out of favor with the Colorado Avalanche that it seemed inevitable he would be…
What Edmonton Can Learn From Colorado The Hockey Writers | March 30, 2014 Both the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche have admittedly been in the rebuild process over the past half-decade (some would say longer). This has allowed each team to stockpile blue-chip…
Colorado Avalanche Defense Bending but Not Breaking Harrison Prolic | March 27, 2014 Defense wins championships, as the saying goes. At the start of the season most writers had pegged the Colorado Avalanche defense as being so far from a championship contender that…
Colorado’s Power Play Showing Improved Scoring Touch Harrison Prolic | March 22, 2014 Nothing went right for Colorado last year. They finished 29th in the league, they missed the playoffs for a team record 3rd consecutive year. Statistically they were also one of…
Martin Brodeur in Quotations Ross Bonander | March 6, 2014 Right now perhaps not even Martin Brodeur knows the professional fate of Martin Brodeur, the most accomplished goaltender of his generation and arguably one of the top two or three…
Is Joel Quenneville the Best Coach in the NHL? Andy Dudones | January 31, 2014 In a coaching career that has now reached 17 seasons, current Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville has tasted victory 693 times. Chicago’s latest win, a 5-2 victory over the…
The 2013-2014 Colorado Avalanche: How They Were Built Colin Mills | January 25, 2014 The 2013/14 Colorado Avalanche roster is the result of a change in the direction of the franchise following the retirement of long time captain and Hall of Famer Joe Sakic…
