Author: Evan Rawal
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Avalanche face fascinating decisions with potential Jack Drury, Sam Malinski extensions | Evan’s take
TORONTO — A general manager’s job is never done. Chris MacFarland is focused on improving the Avalanche ahead of the March 6 trade deadline. But he always has one eye on the future. In late October, MacFarland got ahead, signing Martin Necas to an eight-year, $92 million extension. That took care of his biggest question…
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Brock Nelson stays hot, scores hat trick as Avalanche bounce back in 4-1 win over Maple Leafs
TORONTO — The Brock Nelson doubters are awfully quiet now. The 34-year-old center recorded his fifth career hat trick Sunday at Scotiabank Arena, leading the Avalanche to a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. There were some that questioned Nelson’s inclusion on the United States’ Olympics squad, but those folks don’t have a leg…
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Avalanche fall apart in 7-3 loss to Flyers on eve of Rantanen, Necas trade anniversary
Jan. 24, 2025 was one of those nights where Avalanche fans will remember exactly where they were when they heard the news. One year later, it feels like a lifetime ago. Saturday marks the first anniversary of the Avalanche trading away Mikko Rantanen, a move that shook the foundation of the NHL. In return, Colorado…
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Ilya Solovyov trade gives clues to what Avalanche may do ahead of trade deadline | NHL Insider
Guessing what Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland has up his sleeve has proven to be difficult. He may have tipped his hand earlier this week. By trading Ilya Solovyov to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Avalanche dealt away their seventh defenseman. If everything goes according to plan, you aren’t dressing the seventh defenseman most nights, but…
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Will Denver prove it needs a PWHL team when Takeover Tour returns to Ball Arena? | Evan’s take
Over 14,000 people went to Ball Arena last February to get a taste of PWHL hockey. If the league can pull that off again Sunday when the Seattle Torrent and Vancouver Goldeneyes clash in LoDo, it’ll be even more impressive. Those two teams will drop the puck at 4 p.m. — right as the Broncos…
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Taylor Makar a bright spot as Avalanche fall 2-1 in shootout to the Ducks
Some games are entertaining. Some aren’t. This one was the latter. A late goal in regulation by Colorado’s Artturi Lehkonen sent the game to overtime and then a shootout, where the Avalanche weren’t able to beat Lukas Dostal on their way to a 2-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks at Ball Arena on Wednesday. Dostal…
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Avalanche trade Ilya Solovyov to Pittsburgh as injured players near return
The Ilya Solovyov era in Denver lasted fewer than four months and consisted of 16 games and a lot of time in the press box. The Avalanche on Tuesday dealt the Belarussian defenseman to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round draft pick and forward Valtteri Puustinen. Puustinen, a 26-year-old Finnish forward has…
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Nathan MacKinnon dazzles, records 1,100th career point in 5-2 Avalanche win over Capitals
If it feels like just yesterday that Nathan MacKinnon hit 1,000 career points, it’s because it almost was. Almost 10 months to the day from when the Avalanche superstar scored his 1,000th career point, he hit 1,100 with a three-point performance against the Washington Capitals to lead his team to a 5-2 victory at Ball…
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Avalanche fall for fourth time in six games, ‘no positives’ in first home regulation loss to Predators
Jared Bednar hasn’t had many reasons to be angry with his team this season. The Avalanche gave him some good ones on Friday night. A sloppy effort from start to finish by the home team led to the Avalanche dropping their first game in regulation at Ball Arena by a score of 7-3 to the…
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Big Val and Big Brock become big duo for Jared Bednar’s Avalanche | NHL Insider
Jared Bednar has a center-wing duo that every NHL coach dreams of having. This time we’re not talking about Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas. With their big frames spanning nearly 13 feet and their sticks covering around 12 feet of ice, Brock Nelson and Valeri Nichushkin have become a dream duo for Bednar. What coach…