DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Avalanche stayed relatively quiet at the NHL trade deadline. Now that Nathan MacKinnon is healthy, maybe that’s all they need for a playoff push. MacKinnon had two goals and an assist, Mikko Rantanen added a goal and an assist and the Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Monday night.…
via MacKinnon Scores Twice, Avalanche Defeat Canucks — CBS Denver
Defenseman Chris Bigras failed to ever permanently crack the Colorado Avalanche roster even after a promising beginning. The Colorado Avalanche did not succeed with defenseman Chris Bigras. I know that’s backward from the way it’s usually put, but prospects really are a two-way street. The Avalanche picked Bigras in the same draft as Nathan MacKinnon,…
via Colorado Avalanche: Failed Chris Bigras Experiment — Mile High Sticking
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) Sven Baertschi scored 1:07 into overtime and the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Tuesday night. The Swiss forward took a feed in the extra period and ripped his 11th of the season high past Jonathan Bernier’s glove. Bo Horvat, Michael Del Zotto and Daniel Sedin also scored for…
via MacKinnon Suffers Injury As Avalanche Fall To Canucks In OT — CBS Denver
The Colorado Avalanche need to stay the course and not make grabs at shiny players — even when they’re very shiny indeed. The Colorado Avalanche are getting along very well with their rebuild. They’re on pace to earn 97 points and, possibly, a wild card playoff berth. I discussed the Avalanche’s rebuild with some of…
via Colorado Avalanche: Musing about John Tavares in Burgundy and Blue — Mile High Sticking
The line of Carl Soderberg, Blake Comeau, and Matt Nieto have provided the Colorado Avalanche with solid defense and depth scoring this season. On October 28, 2017, coach Jared Bednar put Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, and Gabe Landeskog together as the team’s top line. All three have been excellent ever since. MacKinnon may be the…
via Colorado Avalanche’s “Third Line” Coming Up Big — Mile High Sticking
As the Avalanche came out of the bye week extending their win streak to seven games, this week’s episode of Avalanche Talk breaks down each of the victories and where the Avalanche stand among other Central Division teams. Hosts JJ Jerez and Ryan Boulding look at the current injuries for Colorado and what they mean for…
Colorado Avalanche defenseman David Warsofsky may very well get his chance with the NHL squad. How will he fare? On January 11, David Warsofsky was called up from the Colorado Avalanche AHL-affiliate San Antonio Rampage along with A.J. Greer and Andrew Hammond. He didn’t get a chance to play in Saturday’s game against the Dallas…
via Colorado Avalanche: What to Expect from David Warsofsky — Mile High Sticking
The relatively harmless “bag” skate to complete Avalanche practice Thursday might have had something to do with Wednesday’s result against the visiting Arizona Coyotes, but what Colorado focused on previously in the practice was undoubtedly put in place to prevent another poor offensive showing Friday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Avs, who produced just…
The Colorado Avalanche have started getting some secondary scoring, including two goals by Carl Soderberg in the game against the Arizona Coyotes. The Colorado Avalanche finally got some secondary scoring in the game against the Arizona Coyotes. A whole lot of secondary scoring. In fact, in the 6-2 victory over the Coyotes, it was all…
via Colorado Avalanche: Carl Soderberg’s Two-Goal Game — Mile High Sticking
LOS ANGELES — The Avalanche lost 2-1 in overtime to the Los Angeles Kings late Thursday night at the Staples Center. THREE STARS Dustin Brown. Playing in his 1,000th NHL game, the Kings forward scored the OT goal 44 seconds into the extra frame. Gabe Landeskog. Avalanche left wing scored a goal on a terrific…
via Three stars, five takeaways from the Avalanche’s OT loss at Los Angeles — The Denver Post
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