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Semyon Varlamov

Colorado Avalanche: Grading the Defense and Goalies

Kevin Goff | April 29, 2013

If you had to pick one part of this team that completely fell apart this year, it was the defense. The Avalanche defense looked so lost most of the year…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche: High Five

Joey Suyeishi | March 22, 2013

Although the Colorado Avalanche currently sit dead-last in the Western Conference and 29th overall out of 30 NHL teams, they are still only six points out of the eighth and…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Semyon Varlamov: The Numbers Are Lying

Kevin Goff | March 4, 2013

The Colorado Avalanche are struggling to find their consistency in pretty much every place on the ice. Offensively they are either putting up six goals at a time or they…

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Woes Continue for Avalanche on the Road

The Hockey Writers | January 29, 2013

Night and day, black and white, home and away.  Complete contrasts offering different perspectives.  The latter applies to the style and effectiveness of play of the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

NHL Goalie Update: Post-Lockout

Josh Smith | January 11, 2013

During the lockout, NHL goalies were on their own, most even without a place to play.  While scrimmages can accommodate as many as twenty skaters, there’s only room for two goaltenders. European clubs,…

Categories NHL News

Colorado Avalanche: Bold Predictions for the 2013 Season

Kevin Goff | January 8, 2013

  With the start of the NHL season finally just around the corner, there is a lot of excitement for hockey in the Mile High City. The Avalanche have one…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche Predicting the 2013 Depth Chart

Kevin Goff | January 7, 2013

The Colorado Avalanche have an exciting young roster ready to make an impact in the NHL. The roster looks very similar to the one that took the ice in Denver…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Washington Capitals’ Braden Holtby Reflects On AHL Experience

Matthew Speck | January 7, 2013

With the NHL lockout ending, numerous AHL teams will lose key players to the NHL. The Washington Capitals will gain young goalie prospect Braden Holtby, a fourth round draft pick…

Categories AHL, NHL Prospects, Washington Capitals

2013 Season: Why the Avalanche Will Make the Playoffs

Kevin Goff | January 6, 2013

The lockout is over, and now we can all get back to focusing on our teams and the season that is to be played. The season will be an abbreviated…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Malkin and Datsyuk Lead KHL All-Star Game Voting

Josh Smith | December 18, 2012

The KHL All-Star Game is slated for the weekend of January 12-13 in Chelyabinsk, home of the KHL’s Traktor.  The starting lineups for the annual event were selected via fan balloting,…

Categories KHL

KHL Players of the Week – November 19

Josh Smith | November 20, 2012

Each week, the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) salutes their Players of the Week.  The top forward, defenseman, goaltender, and rookie are selected based on their statistics and performance, as determined…

Categories International Hockey, KHL

How The Colorado Avalanche Will Make The Playoffs Next Season

The Hockey Writers | November 15, 2012

In the 2011-12 season the Colorado Avalanche won more regular season games than the Stanley Cup winning Los Angeles Kings.  In the end, they were separated by seven points.  Their…

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