At 21, Nikita Zadorov learning on the job with Avalanche – sometimes the hard way — The Denver Post

The Avalanche has the fewest points in the NHL — 25 going into Thursday night’s game at Dallas — and Zadorov is a minus-13, second-worst to Tyson Barrie’s minus-20 among the Colorado defensemen. Zadorov has had his problems, too. But he has been making progress.

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Back injury to keep DeMarcus Ware out of finale — ProFootballTalk

Broncos linebacker DeMarcus Ware will not play in the team’s final regular season game against the Raiders. According to multiple reports, Ware will be placed on injured reserve Wednesday because of a back injury. He missed five games with a broken forearm earlier this season and will end the year with four sacks in his […]

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