Avalanche face unique challenges during uncertain summer
No NHL team has won more regular-season games over the past four seasons than the Colorado Avalanche. The only clubs with more playoff victories in that span are Tampa Bay, …
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Avalanche offseason depth chart: Plenty of questions, openings
For a handful of teams around the NHL, it is existential crisis season. Early playoff exits lead to macro-level discussions like does Team X have the right core players or …
Avalanche’s five biggest questions for the offseason
No other team in the NHL has three players in the prime of their careers at the level of Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen. Conversely, no other team …
How Avalanche has crafted contender around homegrown stars
Nearly everyone who joins the Colorado Avalanche from another NHL organization has their own story about when they learned that this place was different. Josh Manson has been in Colorado …
Avalanche’s Alexandar Georgiev’s big save ability changed Jets series
WINNIPEG — The narrative of the “Big Save” can often be rooted in mythology more than fact during the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After Alexandar Georgiev allowed seven goals on 23 …
Avalanche’s Jared Bednar must start Justus Annunen Game 2 vs. Jets
Avalanche fans deserve Justus. Do whatever it takes, Jared Bednar. Nyquil. Mucinex. Voodoo. Anything that gets Avalanche backup goaltender Justus Annunen healthy and ready to start Game 2 of this …
Avalanche snowed by Jets’ flurry of goals in Game 1 loss, 7-6
WINNIPEG — The Colorado Avalanche did not make it to Game 2 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs before goaltending became the dominant storyline. Alexandar Georgiev allowed seven goals on …
If Avs goalie Alexandar Georgiev turns into Alexandar Four-giev vs. Wild, it might be time to pull the plug
Q: What time is it at Ball Arena right now? A: Four past Georgiev. Getting old, isn’t it? The jokes. The jabs. The touchdowns on the scoreboard at Chopper Circle. …
Nathan MacKinnon, Jonathan Drouin lead Avalanche past Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A couple of guys with Minnesota ties were making their first appearances at Xcel Energy Center in a Colorado Avalanche uniform. One State of Hockey great …
Avalanche loses to Blue Jackets, miss chance to gain ground on Stars
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Colorado Avalanche’s chances of winning the Central Division took a significant hit after a dud Monday night against one of the worst teams in the NHL. …