Tyson Barrie Falling Short of Expectations
Tyson Barrie. One of the two young offensive minded defensemen in the Avalanche system that made it seem like it wasn’t going to be such a big deal when the…
Tyson Barrie
Players the Colorado Avalanche Should Target Through Trade
The Colorado Avalanche have had a successful start to the 2013-2014 season, but one thing every team is always looking to do is improve. With some of the recent injury…
Colorado Avalanche: Defensive Pairings Set…For Now
One of the biggest question marks surrounding the Colorado Avalanche, going into the 2013-2014 season, is the defense. Head coach Patrick Roy took a step towards answering part of the…
Fantasy Hockey: Four Rising Defensemen You Need to Draft
Slava Voynov, Los Angeles Kings Drew Doughty is no longer the only offensive weapon the Kings possess on the blueline. The 23-year-old defenseman broke out last season, notching 25 points…
Avs Place Faith in Barrie and Elliott
After the noises being made by Patrick Roy in the build up to free agency it wasn’t a surprise to see a lack of major action from the Colorado Avalanche…
Colorado Avalanche Set Opening Night Roster With a Few Surprises
After day four of training camp, the Colorado Avalanche announced that they had trimmed their roster down to 23 players and set their roster for opening night. While there were several…
Second Half Injuries Plague the Colorado Avalanche Again
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…
Kevin Shattenkirk Thriving in St. Louis
Sometimes a trade has the most unexpected player shine brighter than the original cornerstones of the deal. That can be said for Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk, who continues to prove…
Colorado Avalanche prospect Tyson Barrie to make NHL debut
In what is surely an effort to spark scoring for the Colorado Avalanche, defenseman Tyson Barrie has been called up from the team’s minor league affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters.…
The Eager Freshmen: Not-So-Obvious Calder Candidates (Part 3)
In the final part of the “Not-so-obvious Calder Candidates” we take a look at three more players – one forward, one defenseman and a goaltender who have a chance…
World Junior Championships 2011 Players To Watch – Part 1: Jaden Schwartz, Sean Couturier, Brett Connolly & Ryan Ellis to lead the way for Team Canada
Christopher Ralph is THW’s prospect and draft analyst Hockey fans look forward to Christmas; Die hard hockey fans look more forward to Boxing Day and the start of the…