The Colorado Avalanche should consider firing Jared Bednar and hiring Ken Hitchcock as his replacement. As a Colorado Avalanche fan, I don’t like Ken Hitchcock, the former coach of the St. Louis Blues. A lot of this dislike stems from the incident in which then-captain David Backes tackled and tried to hog-tie then-rookie Nathan MacKinnon.…
via Colorado Avalanche: Should the Team Consider Ken Hitchcock? — Mile High Sticking
The Nuggets and Avs are back in action tonight, both in Southern California. The Nuggets should beat the Lakers, a phrase that Nate enjoys every time he gets to say it. Plus, when it comes to the trade deadline, the Avs seem to be the gazelles with a bad leg, and the cheetahs are getting…
via MORNING MINUTE: Avs about to succumb to the law of the jungle? — Mile High Sports
It’s no secret that Jarome Iginla wants to win a Stanley Cup before he retires; now, it’s up to the Colorado Avalanche to find Iginla a Cup contending team. Jarome Iginla has been a good player for the Colorado Avalanche during his stint; however, this season he is struggling on a team of struggling players.…
via Colorado Avalanche: Finding Jarome Iginla a Stanley Cup Contender — Mile High Sticking
Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon is representing the team at the All Star weekend in Los Angeles. Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon is the team’s representative for the 2017 NHL All Star team. This is a special All Star weekend because it comes during the 100-year anniversary of the NHL. Sometimes players look on the…
via Colorado Avalanche Center Nathan MacKinnon at All Star — Mile High Sticking
The Colorado Avalanche are likely to have drastically different forward lines next season. What else can I write about at this point other than what the Colorado Avalanche may look like next season? Speculating about next season is the most interesting thing surrounding this team right now. I suppose there is also trade analyses, but…
via Colorado Avalanche Rebuild: Building Next Season’s Forward Lines — Mile High Sticking
At some point the Colorado Avalanche are going to trade a core player
via Matt Duchene seems to understand a trade is a possibility — ProHockeyTalk
One unfortunate incident for one has turned into a great opportunity for another as well as an entire organization. For the Colorado Avalanche, starting goaltender Semyon Varlamov is set to miss the rest of the season after a visit to the doctor resulted in a decision to do surgery on his hip that has been […]
The Colorado Avalanche fell to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night dropping their record on the season to 13-31-2 heading into the All-Star break. To make matters worse, Colorado has decided to shut down starting goaltender Semyon Varlamov for the season in order for him to have hip surgery to repair his injured groin. It…
via The Colorado Avalanche are bad, but they may not be historically bad — Mile High Sports
Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov will miss the remainder of the 2016-17 season to undergo hip surgery, the team announced Thursday. Continue for updates. Varlamov’s Surgery to Address Groin Ailment Thursday, Jan. 26 According to the announcement, the surgery will repair Varlamov’s groin, which caused him to miss 12 of the team’s past 18 games.…
On Wednesday, head coach Jared Bednar simply said it was an option. By Thursday, it had become a certainty. The Colorado Avalanche announced Thursday morning that goaltender Semyon Varlamov would miss the remainder of the 2016-2017 season, after opting to have hip surgery to repair his injured groin. A lingering issue for the last few…
via Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov shut down for the remainder of the season — Mile High Sports
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