NHL Goalie Report: Bruins, Sabres, Hurricanes, Wild, Oilers, More Shaun Filippelli | December 16, 2022 While the rest of the world anticipates an opportunity to slow down following the rush of the holiday season, activity around the NHL is full steam ahead. Fittingly, as their…
NHL Goalie Report: 2022-23 Central Division Preview Shaun Filippelli | September 27, 2022 The NHL Goalie Report is back! Poised to be better than ever, this series will cover all that matters most throughout 2022-23. Expect these writeups to showcase league leaders, highlight-reel saves, backups…
Central Division Rankings: Goalie Tandems Marcus Ashpaugh | September 22, 2022 In the 2022 offseason, the NHL witnessed a flurry of goaltending moves, with the Central Division seeing a lot of the action. In all, seven of the eight teams in…
Avalanche’s Recent Goaltender Success Hinges on Georgiev Kerry Collins | August 27, 2022 As a player for the Colorado Avalanche, Joe Sakic made a living during his NHL career by befuddling goaltenders on pretty much a nightly basis. Now, as the team’s president…
Avalanche’s Francouz Deserves Shot at Top Goaltending Spot Kerry Collins | July 15, 2022 Colorado Avalanche president Joe Sakic’s moves throughout last season’s Stanley Cup run are well documented, including plugging in goaltenders that have consistently delivered. The team will have their third No.…
Avalanche Get Long-Term Starter With Georgiev Trade Marko Zlomislic | July 10, 2022 After a brief period of uncertainty, the Colorado Avalanche have found their second goalie for the 2022-23 NHL season. In completing a trade with the New York Rangers for Russian…
Goaltending Should Be the Avalanche’s No. 1 Priority Len Vlahos | July 2, 2022 As the Denver street sweepers continue to remove confetti from the parade route traveled by the Stanley Cup-winning Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, and as the players start their rotation of…
Avalanche’s Kuemper Should Be Vezina Trophy Finalist Marko Zlomislic | April 13, 2022 After Philipp Grubauer, a Vezina Trophy finalist in 2020-21, set sail for Seattle and signed with the Kraken in free agency, the Colorado Avalanche were left with a sizable hole…
Avalanche Give Francouz a Well-Earned Contract Craig Jones | March 13, 2022 The Colorado Avalanche have tied up their backup netminder Pavel Francouz for another two years, it was announced on Saturday. The 31-year-old has signed a two-year deal worth an average…
Avalanche Have Tough Decision in Net With Francouz Back Marko Zlomislic | February 6, 2022 The offseason acquisition of Darcy Kuemper from the Arizona Coyotes signaled that a new leading man had entered the Colorado Avalanche crease after the departure of Vezina Trophy finalist Philipp…
Big Questions Surround Avalanche Goaltending Len Vlahos | December 6, 2021 When Colorado Avalanche goaltender Darcy Kuemper suffered an injury during the morning skate this past Tuesday in Toronto, it exposed a number of questions about the strength and depth of…
Avalanche’s Kuemper Struggling to Replicate Past Success Marko Zlomislic | October 31, 2021 When entrenched starting goaltender Phillip Grubauer set sail for the unexplored shores of Seattle, the Colorado Avalanche faced an intimidating void in goal. After consecutive seasons in which the playoff…