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Samuel Girard

Matt Duchene Trade Analyzed

Dayton Reimer | January 16, 2026

At the beginning of the 2017-18 season, expectations were high for the Nashville Predators and the Ottawa Senators. The Predators were just coming off of their first trip to the…

Categories Archives, Avalanche Transactions, Colorado Avalanche, Hockey History, Nashville Predators, NHL Trade Analysis, Ottawa Senators, Predators Transactions, Senators Transactions

Which Avalanche Player Is Most Likely to Be Traded This Season?

Ryan Womeldorf | August 12, 2025

It is a fine line between contender and pretender in the NHL. The Colorado Avalanche fall firmly in the former category, thanks in part to a core that features two…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche 2024-25 Player Projections: Samuel Girard

Ryan Womeldorf | September 27, 2024

The Colorado Avalanche have become all too familiar with adversity over the last year. A solid regular season ended in a third-place finish in the Central Division. Valeri Nichushkin was…

Categories Colorado Avalanche, Season Previews

3 Avalanche Players With the Most to Prove in 2024-25

Marko Zlomislic | July 21, 2024

The Colorado Avalanche did not add many external reinforcements during the first, and busiest, part of the 2024 NHL offseason. A pair of defensemen in 33-year-old Calvin de Haan (one…

Categories Advanced Stats, Colorado Avalanche

Avalanche’s Girard Braces for Return

Kerry Collins | December 29, 2023

This season, the Colorado Avalanche have struggled to build team chemistry with several new players, which has led to inconsistency, and there are a few nagging injuries that haven’t helped…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Avalanche Must Overcome Injury Trouble Once Again in 2023-24

Marko Zlomislic | December 5, 2023

By almost all measures, the Colorado Avalanche are enjoying another successful season through 20-odd games in the 2023-24 campaign. The team owns a record of 15-7-2, good for 32 points…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Avalanche’s Depth Tested with Girard Entering Assistance Program

Stefano Rubino | November 25, 2023

The NHL and the National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA) have announced that Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard has entered the Player Assistance Program. This will make Girard unavailable indefinitely,…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

1 Trade Candidate From Each Central Division Team in 2023-24

Michael DeRosa | September 28, 2023

Earlier this week, I went over one trade candidate from each Atlantic Division team heading into the 2023-24 season. Now, in the second installment of this trade candidates mini-series, I…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Season Previews, St Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets

3 Avalanche Players Who Need to Bounce Back in 2023-24

Marko Zlomislic | August 22, 2023

The Colorado Avalanche enjoyed a successful 2022-23 season by winning the Central Division despite facing an avalanche of injuries, including being without each of Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, and Gabriel…

Categories Advanced Stats, Colorado Avalanche, Season Previews

Avalanche Need Girard Now More Than Ever

Kerry Collins | August 21, 2023

There has been a lot of talk surrounding the Colorado Avalanche defensemen the past couple of seasons, and rightfully so. Cale Makar won the Norris Trophy and Conn Smythe Trophy…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Avalanche: Byram Contract Could Force Trade on Blue Line

Marko Zlomislic | July 16, 2023

Though several notable free agents remain on the market, the Colorado Avalanche have taken care of their most important pieces of offseason business, including acquiring a second-line center in Ryan…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Maple Leafs’ Nylander Might Make Sense for the Avalanche

Shane Seney | May 15, 2023

There’s a buzz circling the Toronto Maple Leafs as they head into an offseason filled with uncertainty. Major questions require answers and it does sound like president Brenden Shanahan will…

Categories Editor's Choice, Toronto Maple Leafs
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