Avs in Europe: Good For Development? Geoff Rosenthal | October 22, 2012 With no end in sight for the NHL lockout, Avalanche fans may have to get used to seeing some of the team’s marquee players suiting up for European clubs. To…
Advanced Stats For Avalanche Forwards in 2011-12 Ian C McLaren | August 19, 2012 In case you missed it the other day, Justin Bourne of the Backhand Shelf blog posted a helpful introduction to a new stat category that evaluates which NHL players are…
Will We See the Avalanche in the NHL Playoffs This Season? Bruce Hollingdrake | August 17, 2012 I love the 30 Teams in 30 Days segment that the NHL is doing. Quick updates on NHL teams that you might not follow regularly. Here’s the rundown on the…
Gabriel Landeskog Poised For Progress In Year Two Ian C McLaren | August 2, 2012 One of the big questions facing the Colorado Avalanche as a new season approaches (hopefully) is how Gabriel Landeskog will follow up his Calder-winning rookie season. While his NHL debut demonstrated that…
Getting to Know the 2012-13 Colorado Avalanche Ian C McLaren | July 27, 2012 Greetings, Avs fans. My name is Ian, and I write to you from Guelph, ON (just down the road from Jamie McGinn’s hometown of Fergus); I have a huge passion…
Nazem Kadri Should be the Leafs Second Line Center Stephen Stoneman | July 23, 2012 In the middle of summer, it’s easy to speculate as to who should be starting center for the Toronto Maple leafs. Ultimately, this is a gap that Brian Burke would…
Duchene’s Contract Shows Avalanche Management’s Maturity Geoff Rosenthal | June 24, 2012 In November 2008, Paul Stastny signed a five-year $33 million extension, making his pay comparable to that of Anze Kopitar and Patrick Kane. This came after Stastny’s 24-goal, 71-point rookie…
The magical fourth year: 10 players you want to draft for next season! Fred Poulin | April 25, 2012 In the era of in-depth analysis, sabermetrics and advanced statistics, more and more fantasy experts are talking about the magical fourth season for NHL players. Most of you would ask,…
The Fantasy Five-Hole: Radulov’s Return, Playoff Sleepers and more Brandon Landry | March 20, 2012 Every month, The Fantasy Five-Hole takes a look at some of the most relevant fantasy question on poolies mind. With only 10 or 11 games remaining per team in the regular…
Changing The Culture In Colorado Michael Bannigan | March 1, 2012 The Colorado Avalanche dealt their way into the trade deadline conversation. As mentioned, The Avs acquired forward Steve Downie from the Tampa Bay Lightning. The team also involved themselves in…
Fantasy Hockey Chutes And Ladders: Pre Trade Deadline Musings Chris Wassel | February 20, 2012 We have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but now comes the Pre Trade Deadline edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team…
Second Half Injuries Plague the Colorado Avalanche Again Cheryl Bradley | February 16, 2012 Just when the Colorado Avalanche thought it had the injury bug beaten, the team is slammed with problems. Matt Duchene has been out two weeks longer—and counting—than expected after he…