DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining a fractured ankle during a collision in practice Monday. Nikita Zadorov of the Colorado Avalanche handles the puck during a game against the Los Angeles Kings at STAPLES Center on February 01, 2017 in Los Angeles.…
via Avalanche Defenseman Zadorov Breaks Ankle, Out For Season — CBS Denver
General manager Joe Sakic has made it clear to The Denver Post that the Avalanche’s rebuilding project will be geared toward youth. Signed prospects such as Chris Bigras, J.T. Compher and A.J. Greer — each playing in their entry-level contracts for San Antonio of the American Hockey League — will be expected to vie for…
via Colorado Avalanche’s youth movement could begin around March 1 — The Denver Post
The Colorado Avalanche might make a trade deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs — but it wouldn’t be an Avs forward leaving. NEWSFLASH: 29 NHL teams are interested in Colorado Avalanche forwards Matt Duchene and Gabriel Landeskog. That’s a joke — those two core players are so much at the center of trade rumors that…
via Colorado Avalanche: Could a Maple Leafs Trade Make Sense? — Mile High Sticking
The Colorado Avalanche seemingly have to decide between trading two big names — Matt Duchene or Gabe Landeskog — and Landeskog is the name that needs to stay. The question that everyone keeps coming to concerning the Colorado Avalanche is: should they trade Matt Duchene or Gabe Landeskog? Really, should they trade either? Eh, the…
The Colorado Avalanche have a problem, namely defenseman Francois Beauchemin. Defenseman Francois Beauchemin is a problem for the Colorado Avalanche. His bad play and lack of leadership have deteriorated an already poor blueline. What’s more, he’s expensive. What can the Colorado Avalanche do about this problem? Francois Beauchemin Playing Badly Where to start with how…
via Colorado Avalanche and the Francois Beauchemin Problem — Mile High Sticking
The Colorado Avalanche are the biggest sellers this year, but at this point, they look to be selling their depth players. Here’s another trade rumors/speculation/who gives flying ducks about who the Colorado Avalanche trade sort of article. The three main targets, as far as I can figure, are Matt Duchene, Gabe Landeskog, and Jarome Iginla.…
via Colorado Avalanche: Trade Deadline Nearing, Players Need to be Dealt — Mile High Sticking
On Nov. 4, 2016, we evaluated the stock value of the top NHL players eligible for unrestricted free agency in 2017. But with Brent Burns re-signing on Nov. 22 with the San Jose Sharks and only two months remaining on the regular-season schedule, it’s time to revise and update the list. Some, such as Montreal Canadiens…
via Stock Watch for NHL Players Headed for Free Agency in 2017 — Bleacher Report – Front Page
By demoting Eric Gelinas to the AHL while keeping lesser defensemen, the Colorado Avalanche have actually made their already bad blue line worse. The Colorado Avalanche cannot expect to have good defense if they can’t manage their personnel. And they do not seem to be able to manage their personnel. The team just sent Eric…
via Colorado Avalanche Make Blue Line Worse — Mile High Sticking
When it comes to the Colorado Avalanche, everyone would love to put this season behind them. But, with the trade deadline quickly approaching and the looming expansion draft for the Vegas Golden Knights, there are some players that the Avalanche wouldn’t mind ridding themselves of. “Anybody outside of their six-man core,” Terry Frei of the…
via Terry Frei thinks the Avs would move ‘anybody outside of their six-man core’ — Mile High Sports
NEW YORK — When the Montreal Canadiens passed through Denver the other day, I was reminded that the blockbuster Shea Weber-for-P.K. Subban trade last summer underscored that cornerstone defensemen don’t have to come from the first round of the NHL draft. The Nashville Predators claimed Weber in the second round, at No. 49, in 2003.…
via Frei: Avalanche’s efforts at drafting elite defensemen have proven fruitless — The Denver Post
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