Tag: Colorado Avalanche
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The Case for Alex Galchenyuk
The Colorado Avalanche recently signed unrestricted free agent and journeyman forward Alexander Galchenyuk to a Professional Try Out (PTO). Galchenyuk, the 3rd overall pick in the 2012 draft, has been shuffled around from team to team after his six-season stint with the team that drafted him, the Montreal Canadiens. Since leaving the Canadiens, Galchenyuk has…
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Nathan MacKinnon Becomes the Highest Paid Player in the NHL
Stanley Cup Champion Nathan MacKinnon signed a contract extension with the Avalanche, making him a long-term Av and the highest-paid player in the NHL. MacKinnon, whose current contract expires at the end of the 2022-23 season, signed an 8-year 100.8 million dollar extension with an annual cap hit of 12.6 million AAV and an 8-year…
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What Can We Learn From the Colorado Avalanche?
The Colorado Avalanche are Stanley Cup Champions. The victory was a long time coming after a president’s trophy win and multiple years as the cup favorites. The team seemed to be experiencing a long string of bad luck, fluky injuries and running into Vezina trophy candidates. Finally, the Colorado Avalanche prevailed over the back-to-back champion…
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NHL Playoffs: First Round Predictions
Image Credit: (Perry Nelson /USA Today Sports) The NHL Playoffs are almost here and my goodness it came quick. You know what they say, there is nothing like playoff hockey. The competitive edge, the stakes, and the level of skill couldn’t be higher. So does your favorite team have what it takes? My fellow writer…
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Colorado Avalanche Update!
The Avalanche are the top team in the NHL and the favorites to win the Stanley Cup this year. March 12th was a big day for Avalanche announcements. In one post-practice press conference, it was announced that the Avalanche re-signed backup goalie Pavel Francouz, defenseman Samuel Girard is out for the next four weeks, and…
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Midseason Power Rankings
Gerry Thomas – USA Today Sports The NHL season is just a little more than halfway through, and the playoff picture is finally shoring up. While the West still has some unanswered questions, the East looks almost settled, and now it is time to look at how these playoff teams stack up. Who is the…
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Blown Leads or Bouncing Back: what is better for long term team success?
Nothing is more exciting than when your team is down in the latter half of a game, and they mount a miraculous comeback to win. It is all adrenaline and hope as you watch the other team’s lead shrink and their fans losing their minds on Twitter. It is very much an opposite sensation for…
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Which NHL Team is the Best?
The NHL season is three months in, and we are already starting the premature spiral of predicting the playoff outcomes and having the well-worn debate over who is the best team in the league. The obvious answer would be to look at the top of the standings, and there (as of January 22nd) sits the…