Semyon Varlamov’s tenure with the Colorado Avalanche is one of extreme uncertainty The Colorado Avalanche picked their horse. Semyon Varlamov, fresh off another off-season surgery, will have the net again in 2017-2018 after losing it to Calvin Pickard last year. While there’s no denying that injury contributed to his underwhelming season(s), his ability to stay healthy…
via Colorado Avalanche Are In No-Win Situation With Varlamov As Their Goalie — Mile High Sticking
The Colorado Avalanche are going to be relying on an unproven roster next season, and the ride could get bumpy. As of right now, the Colorado Avalanche will be sporting a roster next season with an average age of 25 years old. The hype around all the young players is real, that’s for sure. However,…
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There is not a whole lot of consensus in this year’s crop of NHL mock drafts, especially at No. 4 where the Colorado Avalanche will select. Bleacher Report and NHL.com both have the Avalanche taking Finnish defenseman Miro Heiskanen with the fourth pick, while draftsite.com has Colorado selecting Casey Mittelstadt of the USHL Green Bay…
via Little consensus in NHL mock drafts for Avs at pick No. 4 — Mile High Sports
Embed from Getty Images The Colorado Avalanche have seven picks in the 2017 NHL Draft, including the fourth-overall. MHS writers past and present weigh in on who they think the team picks in the first round. The Expansion Draft is in full swing for the Colorado Avalanche. Of course for the Avs, all that really…
via Colorado Avalanche Roundtable on 2017 NHL Draft: #4 Pick — Mile High Sticking
The Colorado Avalanche have a very important offseason ahead of them. It could also be a disastrous one if they don’t make the right moves. The Colorado Avalanche have been pretty silent so far this offseason, which isn’t too unusual. In fact, according to the Denver Post, the team won’t be identifying the players on…
via Colorado Avalanche: Worst Case Scenario for the Offseason — Mile High Sticking
The Colorado Avalanche have bought out the last year of defenseman Francois Beauchemin’s contract, thus freeing up a roster and protection list spot. The Colorado Avalanche front offices have made a lot of Avs fans happy this morning. They announced that they’ve bought out defenseman Francois Beauchemin’s contract. The Avalanche will buy out the remaining…
via Colorado Avalanche Buy Out Francois Beauchemin’s Contract — Mile High Sticking
The Avalanche might move its primary minor-league interests from San Antonio to less than an hour drive north of Denver, to Loveland, joining forces with the highly successful Colorado Eagles, who could become the Avs’ American Hockey League affiliate as early as 2018-19. The Eagles, the Avs’ current ECHL affiliate who recently won the Kelly…
via Colorado Eagles in discussions to become the Avalanche’s AHL affiliate — The Denver Post
Their are big decisions on the horizon for the Colorado Avalanche and they should be made soon, ’til then — limbo. Joe Sakic’s career as GM for the Colorado Avalanche will be forever marked by the decisions he makes this summer. In fact, he’ll mostly be judged by the decisions he makes this week. After the…
via Colorado Avalanche Fans Wait in Limbo For Decisions to Be Made — Mile High Sticking
The Colorado Avalanche announced its preseason schedule for the upcoming 2017-18 campaign, which begins with a game against the expansion Vegas Golden Knights at Pepsi Center on Sept. 19. The Avalanche will play a total of six preseason exhibition games, including three at home. The Avs will face the Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild and the…
via Avalanche to open and close preseason against Vegas — Mile High Sports
The Colorado Avalanche need to make a good contract offer to pending restricted free agent Nikita Zadorov. Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov needs a new contract. His entry-level contract ends this summer. Zadorov had a standard three-year ELC that was worth $5.32 million with a cap hit of $894,167 and an annual average salary of $1.74…
via Colorado Avalanche: What Contract Should Nikita Zadorov Get? — Mile High Sticking
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