Tag: Blankenburg
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Previewing an important and volatile summer for the Colorado Avalanche | NHL Insider
If it still feels surreal to the general public that the Avalanche season is over, imagine how the front office feels. It ended so abruptly that, like everyone else, Chris MacFarland, Joe Sakic, Andrew Cogliano and company must still be processing what just happened — a stunning 4-0 series loss to the Vegas Golden Knights…
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Avalanche star defenseman Cale Makar out again for Game 2
Cale Makar looks to be getting closer to returning — but he’s not quite there. The star defensemen for the Colorado Avalanche was on the ice for over 30 minutes on Friday morning, getting work in ahead of Colorado’s morning skate and then sticking around with the team, but Jared Bednar ruled him out for…
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Avalanche vs. Golden Knights | 3 keys to Colorado tying series in Game 2
Fans might be panicking, but the Avalanche aren’t. The Avalanche are in new territory, trailing the Golden Knights in the Western Conference finals after one game. They’re confident they’ll bounce back, but a few things need to happen for that to take place. Here are three keys for the Avalanche in Game 2: No, really,…
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Golden Knights 4, Avalanche 2 | 3 takeaways from Colorado’s Game 1 loss
For the first time this postseason, the Avalanche find themselves trailing in a series. The Vegas Golden Knights came into Ball Arena on Wednesday and took Game 1 by a score of 4-2. A late push by the Avalanche wasn’t enough this time. Here are three takeaways from Game 1. Defensive depth proves shallow With…
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Avalanche 9, Wild 6 | 3 takeaways from a crazy Game 1 victory for Colorado
If you didn’t think there was enough action in Colorado’s first-round series, the Avalanche more than made up for it in Game 1 against the Wild. Here are three takeaways from a crazy 9-6 win by the Avalanche on Sunday night at Ball Arena. Nick Blankenburg shows his pros and his cons When the Avalanche…
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Avalanche, Wild to start the series with key players missing due to injury
Both the Avalanche and Wild will start their series missing important players, but the injury bug has impacted Minnesota a bit more. Joel Eriksson Ek, the top center on the Wild, did not travel with the team to Colorado and their head coach John Hynes confirmed that he will miss the first two games of…
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Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson to miss Game 4 with upper-body injury
LOS ANGELES – The Avalanche will have to make their first lineup change due to injury for Sunday’s Game 4. Josh Manson, who played 79 games for the Avalanche during the regular season and has two assists in three games against the Kings, will miss Game 4 with an upper-body injury. Manson left the bench…
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‘It sucks.’ Avalanche forward Ross Colton steps in and steps up after being surprise scratch in first 2 games
LOS ANGELES — Ross Colton was one of the first guys off the ice after morning skate ahead of Game 3. The first players off the ice are usually in the lineup, which was not the case for Colton in Games 1 and 2. He wasn’t about to spill the beans when asked, though, and…
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Avalanche coach Jared Bednar hospitalized after taking puck to face in OT loss to Vegas
The Colorado Avalanche are just trying to stay healthy over the last week of the regular season. That also applies to the coaching staff. Ultimately, the score of this game didn’t matter too much. The Avalanche fell 3-2 in overtime to the Golden Knights. What does matter is health, and the Avalanche not only lost…
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Avalanche star Cale Makar to miss games due to upper-body injury
The Colorado Avalanche will be without Cale Makar for a few games. Makar, who did not play in the third period on Monday against the Calgary Flames, is going to miss a few games, coach Jared Bednar said Wednesday. Makar’s absence will begin with Wednesday’s matchup against the Vancouver Canucks. Bednar said on his weekly…