What to Expect from The Avalanche in Free Agency Michael Bannigan | June 20, 2012 The Colorado Avalanche continued a busy off-season by signing forward David Jones to a 4-year, $16 million contract. They also resigned defenseman Matt Hunwick with a 2-year, $3.2 million deal.…
THW 2012 Mock Draft- Round 1 Caitlin Campbell | June 20, 2012 With the draft fast approaching writers here at THW are getting into draft mode. Our writers are acting as GMs of the teams they cover throughout the season. 1. Edmonton…
Avalanche Keeping Their Leadership for 2012-13 Michael Bannigan | June 4, 2012 The Colorado Avalanche begun a critical off-season by returning head coach Joe Sacco, and resigning team captain Milan Hejduk (the team also signed a trio of minor league goalies, which…
Decisions Galore For Avalanche Forwards Geoff Rosenthal | June 3, 2012 With just four forwards (Paul Stastny, Gabriel Landeskog, Milan Hejduk, Chuck Kobasew) under contract for next season, Avalanche GM Greg Sherman will have a busy couple months this offseason. At…
The Beginning Of A Crucial Offseason In Colorado Michael Bannigan | April 13, 2012 Colorado Avalanche forward Jamie McGinn spent last Sunday tweeting his excitement over Bubba Watson’s thrilling victory at Augusta, where the legendary Masters golf tournament is held every year. Now, the…
Fantasy Hockey Chutes And Ladders: And The Winner Is? Chris Wassel | April 10, 2012 After six months, the fantasy hockey season is over. There were 26 weeks of battles and wars that had probably more subplots than “War And Peace”. I saw quite a…
Losing Streak Leaves Avs On The Edge Michael Bannigan | March 29, 2012 The Colorado Avalanche entered a March 22nd matchup against the Phoenix Coyotes on a 6 game point streak , going 5-0-1 in those games. That streak put them in the…
Paul Stastny Picking His Game Up In March Michael Bannigan | March 23, 2012 If the Colorado Avalanche finish in the top 8 of the West this season, several recent factors can explain. Semyon Varlamov dominating the crease, increased defensive play from last year…
Avs Begin Final Stretch Michael Bannigan | March 15, 2012 Fans of the 7-11 seeds in the Western Conference can agree on one thing: the playoffs started weeks ago for them. None of that sentiment is lost in Colorado, a…
Colorado, Buffalo Both Looking For Playoffs Chris White | March 15, 2012 The NHL playoffs are coming and few weeks ago, the Colorado Avalanche and Buffalo Sabres were both pretty close to being dead in the water when it came to the…
Analyzing the Western Conference Playoff Bubble The Hockey Writers | March 13, 2012 One of the biggest buzz words of the post-lockout NHL is “parity”, and a quick look at the playoff races in either conference reveals why. With mere weeks to play…
Fantasy Hockey Chutes And Ladders: Playoffs? PLAYOFFS? Chris Wassel | March 13, 2012 We have survived much this fantasy hockey season but now comes the first March edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a…