Lack of Star Power Hurting Avalanche
To win in the National Hockey League, a team must rely on solid goal-tending, a tough defense and a forward corps that knows how to bury the puck. So far…
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Woes Continue for Avalanche on the Road
Night and day, black and white, home and away. Complete contrasts offering different perspectives. The latter applies to the style and effectiveness of play of the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche…
Colorado Avalanche Opening Night Loss Reveals Keys to Season
The Colorado Avalanche opened up their season with a loss to the Minnesota Wild. After a brilliant first period that saw the Avalanche dominate every aspect of the game, they…
Top 20 Overpaid NHL Players
*in no particular order, focusing on players making more than four million With the imminent lock-out looming, let’s have a look at the most overpaid players in the National Hockey…
Advanced Stats For Avalanche Forwards in 2011-12
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…
Gabriel Landeskog Poised For Progress In Year Two
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…
New York Rangers Gamble on Free Agent Frenzy
What a team may want isn’t always what the team will get. The New York Rangers lost out on forward Zach Parise, defenseman Ryan Suter and are now waiting to…
Duchene’s Contract Shows Avalanche Management’s Maturity
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…
Decisions Galore For Avalanche Forwards
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…
Paul Stastny Picking His Game Up In March
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…
St. Louis Kid Gets a Crack at Professional Hockey
St. Louis is not your typical hockey hotbed. Players such as Cal Heeter are looking to disprove that belief. Heeter, born in St. Louis Missouri on November 2, 1988, was…
Mile High Minute: Colorado Avalanche Week in Review
Wild Wild West It’s tough being a team in the Western Conference of the NHL, and the Colorado Avalanche are well aware of it. Currently, the team is sitting at…