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Avalanche Mailbag: Annunen’s Workload, Playing Young Players
Colorado Hockey Now It’s the middle of July and very little is happening in the hockey world. The Colorado Avalanche picked up a goaltender this…
Revisiting the Capitals Getting Sergei Gonchar and Brendan Witt
The Hockey Writers The Washington Capitals have been fortunate in their history to have many solid defensemen play for the organization. They had Kevin Hatcher,…
How the Flyers’ Top Players Developed as Prospects
The Hockey Writers The Philadelphia Flyers have not had the best track record draft-wise, and that was especially the case throughout the 2010s. We often…
2024 NHL Offseason Grades: Metropolitan Division
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With the high-profile players on the free agent and trade boards taken, many teams across the NHL improved, worsened, or did not move very much at all after adding and/or losing pieces of their roster. NoVa Caps grades every team across the league’s offseason in our annual post free agency grades by division, concluding with the Metropolitan. Read more
KHL Champ On Nabokov’s Potential, Blunt Advice He’d Give Nichushkin
Colorado Hockey Now It seems like everyone has an opinion on Valeri Nichushkin and the situation he’s in, and in an interview overseas, the head…
Journey To World Juniors Underway For Calum Ritchie
Colorado Hockey Now Calum Ritchie wasn’t selected to represent Team Canada at the World Junior Championships last winter. In his last year of eligibility, he…
TRADE: Avalanche Add Depth Goaltender With NHL Experience
Colorado Hockey Now The Colorado Avalanche must have been busy scouting the Ottawa Senators organization the last few years. On July 1, the Avalanche picked…
Parise Discusses Future, Time With Avalanche On Podcast
Colorado Hockey Now In the playoffs, it looked like Zach Parise might have some gas left in the tank, especially after the first round, as…
KHL And FHR Changes – Potential Impact On Avalanche Prospects Gulyayev, Nabokov
Colorado Hockey Now While I was out of town this week, a pretty major change between the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and the Russian Hockey…
Bruins’ Trent Frederic Poised for Breakout 2024-25 Season
The Hockey Writers Trent Frederic has come a long way since being drafted 29th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. At the time of…
The NHL Draft Could Have Been Headed To Colorado; Is That Dead Now?
Colorado Hockey Now This year’s NHL Draft at The Sphere in Las Vegas was incredible. From the visuals to the celebrities, it was perfect for…
Why An NHL Tryout For Calum Ritchie Makes Sense
Colorado Hockey Now Chris MacFarland and the Avalanche held onto Ross Colton this summer, keeping Colorado three-deep down the middle heading into next season. As…
Cogliano And Francouz Get Official Titles With Avalanche Front Office
Colorado Hockey Now Two recent Colorado Avalanche players have gotten official titles in the front office for the organization. Andrew Cogliano and Pavel Francouz, two…
Evan’s NHL Daily: Stars Games Now Free, Crosby Extension Close
Colorado Hockey Now It seems like some NHL teams are making it easier and easier for fans to watch their games. On Monday, the Dallas…
Avalanche Sign Calum Ritchie To Entry-Level Contract
Colorado Hockey Now It was always going to happen, but on Monday, the Colorado Avalanche made it official, signing Calum Ritchie to his three-year entry-level…
Nichushkin Discusses Seattle Incident In Russian Interview
Colorado Hockey Now Just when I thought things were starting to calm down, a 50 minute interview with Valeri Nichushkin pops up. In part two…
Assessing The Offseason Moves By The Avalanche (+)
Colorado Hockey Now When training camp rolls around in the middle of September, is the roster for the Colorado Avalanche really going to look that…
Observations From Avalanche Development Camp
Colorado Hockey Now Development Camp for the Colorado Avalanche has come to an end, and it’s now time for all of the prospects to disperse…
Sean Behrens Got A Taste of Pro Hockey, And Is Ready For More
Colorado Hockey Now Times have been good for Colorado Avalanche prospect Sean Behrens at Denver University. How could you top two National Championships in three…
Francouz Talks New Role With Avalanche, Reflects On Career
Colorado Hockey Now Colorado Avalanche fans never really got a chance to say goodbye to Pavel Francouz. His last NHL game came on April 9,…
Avalanche Add Former First Round Pick To Their Defense
Colorado Hockey Now When the list of unqualified restricted free agents came out, I had one name I was eyeing for the Colorado Avalanche. On…
Central Roundup: Predators Make Big Splashes, Stars Confuse
Colorado Hockey Now Just an absolutely crazy day (and weekend) around the NHL, and a lot of that craziness was created by teams in the…
Avalanche Thoughts After The NHL Draft And Before Free Agency
Colorado Hockey Now This was supposed to be the busiest week of the year, and it’s starting to live up to it. All we saw…
Pavel Francouz Returning To Avalanche In New Role
Colorado Hockey Now Although he didn’t officially announce his retirement from hockey until this past April, it was well known that Pavel Francouz had likely…
TRADE: Avalanche Move First Rounder, Add Three Draft Picks
Colorado Hockey Now Did I fly to Las Vegas for nothing? Okay, maybe not, but we now know that the Colorado Avalanche will not be…
WATCH: Nathan MacKinnon Talks MVP Win; Discusses Drouin, Cogliano
Colorado Hockey Now Nathan MacKinnon never thought he’d win the Hart Trophy. I’m not sure why. Has he not seen himself play hockey? On Thursday…
NHL Releases First Look At New Fanatics Avalanche Jersey
Colorado Hockey Now Today is a big day for hockey fans everywhere…or a horrible day, depending on how people view Fanatics. We got our first…