Colorado’s Cap Future
With the Avalanche season ending in game 7 heartbreak, it is time to look towards the off-season to see what the future holds for the 2014/15 roster. The team currently…
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Home Ice Av-antage in Game 7
“All year we battled hard, all year we were even keel. All year, we wanted that home ice advantage … And today we receive the benefit of it.” Patrick Roy…
Game 4 Preview: Wilson & Hishon Draw In For Avalanche
Joey Hishon Set to Make NHL Debut Joey “The Magician” Hishon is set to make his NHL debut. Though this has been a long time coming for the often injured…
Player Comparison: Is Tyson Barrie A Better Option Than Erik Karlsson?
When explaining Tyson Barrie’s game to people that do not see him on a regular basis, I find myself calling him “a poor man’s Erik Karlsson”. Many new viewers got…
5 Ingredients For the Avalanche to Bury the Wild in Round One
On Thursday, the Colorado Avalanche are will open the playoffs against the Minnesota Wild in a series that was determined on the last day of the season. For the last…
Youngest Captain In NHL Leading By Example
There have been a lot of great stories to come out of Colorado this season, most of which have been covered by The Hockey Writers. Matt Duchene being named to…
Vegas Vacation: Avalanche Warning
Vegas baby, Vegas! A year ago, a disgruntled J.S. Giguere ripped his teammates’ effort level heading into the last week of the season stating that “Some guys are more worried about…
Between a Hawk and a Blue Place: Colorado’s Playoff Picture
Morale is high in Avaland; and why not? With a win on Wednesday over the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Avalanche have leapfrogged the Blackhawks and now hold second spot…
To Trade Paul Stastny, Or To Not Trade Paul Stastny? That Is The Question.
With less than 24 hours until the NHL Trade Deadline, all is quiet on the Avalanche front. Before the Olympic break I speculated that the team was primed to add…
Teamwork Trumps Talent: Finland Wins Bronze in Sochi
No Mikko Koivu? No Valtteri Filppula? No Aleksander Barkov? No problem for Finland. What looked like an unlikely medal before the tournament with the “power house” Russians, Americans, Swedes and…
Olympic Medal Round Provides Pressure Test For Young Avs
Do you hear that *sigghh* coming from the Rocky Mountains? No, it isn’t the Westerlies coming to give us a bite of wind chill; it’s the collective exhale of the…
The Best NHL Draft Pick Since 2008
The Avalanche literally hit the jackpot when they won the draft lottery last summer. At the time, most of the hockey world predicted a Seth Jones selection because of their…