Colorado has dropped six of its last eight games following a 1-0 overtime loss against another last-place team in Arizona.

via League-Last Avs Host Red Wings Wednesday — CBS Denver

The Colorado Avalanche have a chance to change their future with some good picks in this year’s draft. One of the picks they should consider is Jack Ahcan. A strong draft in 2017 will be extremely valuable to the Colorado Avalanche and their rebuild, which is why they should spend one of their draft picks…

via Colorado Avalanche Should Take a Flyer on Jack Ahcan in 2017 NHL Draft — Mile High Sticking

The Colorado Avalanche might be considering signing some of the top NCAA free agents to bolster the team’s depth. The Colorado Avalanche wants to get younger — GM Joe Sakic has been repeating that at every turn. The team has been picking up waiver claims and even made a couple trades toward that end. The…

via Colorado Avalanche: 4 Possible College Free Agents — Mile High Sticking

The Colorado Avalanche recently signed Nicolas Meloche and Jean-Christophe Beaudin to entry-level contracts. Both players add some depth to parts of the roster where the Avs need it the most. On Monday, the Colorado Avalanche announced the signing of Nicolas Meloche and Jean-Christophe Beaudin to entry-level contracts. ELC signings of D Nicholas Meloche & F…

via Colorado Avalanche: Nicolas Meloche and J.C. Beaudin Bring Missing Attributes to Team — Mile High Sticking

Nolan Patrick has been dominating recently. He’s making a stronger case game by game to stay solidified as the No. 1 overall draft choice this summer. If the world were perfect, and based off results, the Colorado Avalanche would be guaranteed the No. 1 overall pick this summer. However, the world doesn’t work that way,…

via Colorado Avalanche: Nolan Patrick Making a Great Case for the No. 1 Pick — Mile High Sticking

The label never goes away: “…the NHL’s No. 1 overall draft choice.” With it comes major expectations. That’s even for those who haven’t been touted as the occasional “generational”-type talent, but just have been rated — at least by one team — as the best of that year’s draft crop. That was the case for…

via Frei: To be No. 1 great, Nathan MacKinnon needs to lead this team — The Denver Post

Denver Post sports writers Terry Frei and Mike Chambers post the Avs Mailbag every other Tuesday during the regular season. It’s Terry’s turn here. Pose an Avalanche- or NHL-related question for the Avs Mailbag. After Stan Kroenke began his pursuit of full ownership of the St. Louis Rams with the eye on bringing them to…

via Avs Mailbag: Are the Kroenkes part of the problem when it comes to building a winner? — The Denver Post

After having called JT Compher up from the AHL, the Colorado Avalanche have three remaining non-emergency call ups. Three players should get their shot. The Colorado Avalanche, like all NHL teams, are only allowed to make four non-emergency call-ups after the NHL trade deadline. So, our dreams of replacing the majority of the supporting staff…

via Colorado Avalanche: 3 Prospects Who Should Get a Shot — Mile High Sticking

All season long, the Colorado Avalanche have struggled to put together a full 60-minute effort from night to night. Sunday was no different, as they fell to the St. Louis Blues at the Pepsi Center, 3-0. During the first period, the Blues commanded the offense and gained a two-goal lead early, putting Avs goalie Jeremy Smith in a…

via Avalanche fail to recover after poor start against the Blues — Mile High Sports

The Avalanche were a mere 15.4 seconds away from being blanked for an 11th time this season, as the Winnipeg Jets exposed the NHL’s worst team 6-1 at MTS Centre.

via Avs Remain NHL’s Worst Team After 6-1 Loss To Winnipeg — CBS Denver