Posts About "Tyson Jost"
Avalanche Re-Signing Tyson Jost Is Worth the Risk
September 24th, 2020 The Colorado Avalanche have important decisions to address regarding their restricted free agents this offseason. Despite not being priority No. 1, 22-year-old restricted free agent Tyson Jost deserves considerable attention. Tyson Jost, Colorado Avalanche (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers) The former 10th overall pick has struggled...
Projecting the Avalanche's Lines in 2021-22
April 30th, 2020 The Colorado Avalanche have several choices to make across the next two seasons as general manager (GM) Joe Sakic constructs the team. For our purposes in this article, “the team” consists of 18 players: four lines of three forwards plus three lines of two defensemen. Table 1 is the Avalanche team depth...
Avalanche Face Big Choices on Players With Expiring Contracts
April 13th, 2020 The Colorado Avalanche face some interesting choices over the offseason. They could be set for another substantial roster change. Currently, 12 players listed on the team’s starting roster sit on contracts ending whenever the 2019-20 season’s over. It’s the perfect time to look at each player and consider their chances of staying...
Jost, Francouz Help Avalanche Beat Lightning 6-2
October 19th, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — Tyson Jost had three goals, Pavel Francouz made 44 saves, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 Saturday night to remain the only NHL team without a regulation loss this season. Colorado's 7-0-1 start is the second-longest season opening point streak in franchise history, behind only the 9-0-2...
3 Avalanche Players Primed for a Breakout in 2019-20
September 13th, 2019 Now, first things first. The easy choice for this would be everyone's new favourite, Cale Makar. After the small glimpse we got of him in the Colorado Avalanche's playoff run last season, it’s pretty clear he has the potential to be a dynamic game-changer on the back end come his first regular-season game in the NHL. You don’t...
Jost Is Challenging the Avalanche Development Model
January 31st, 2019 Tyson Jost could very well become the poster boy for the Colorado Avalanche’s player development issues. Jost, the 20-year-old forward in his second full season with the Avalanche, was sent down to the AHL's Colorado Eagles on Jan. 17. The promising forward hasn’t managed to find his shooting game with the Avalanche and now people...
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 Preseason Watch: Tyson Jost
September 26th, 2017 With preseason already well under way, the Colorado Avalanche still have a couple of question marks on their roster. Will Matt Duchene be traded? Will Tyson Jost make the opening night roster? These two questions are directly related though. If Duchene is traded, there’s more than a good chance that Jost will not only make the opening...
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...
Is Keeping Duchene a Bad Option?
July 20th, 2017 Matt Duchene has been at the center of trade rumors for the past two seasons. The reasons for trading him have been covered so many times that the discussion has become tiresome. Yet, as August approaches, "Mighty Matt" is still a member of the Colorado Avalanche and this might not change before training camp begins. This leads me to...
Avalanche Roster Predictions for 2017-18
July 10th, 2017 The 2017-18 season is a year that will offer new dimensions of excitement as the game gets younger, faster and more skilled, along with the addition of a new team, the Vegas Golden Knights. Every fan base is pumped up in early July, and even the Colorado Avalanche faithful have something to look forward to. General Manager Joe Sakic...
What Jersey Will Duchene Wear Next Season?
June 7th, 2017 The Colorado Avalanche are currently in a position of unknowns. The biggest of which, is the question surrounding Matt Duchene and his future with the team. And with Colorado in desperate need of a left-handed top four defenseman, it's very likely something gets done sooner than later. There were many other trade rumors last year...
