Tag: chris macfarland
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Greatest need for Joe Sakic to address with the Colorado Avalanche | NHL Insider
Regardless of how long Joe Sakic stays in the general manager seat for the Avalanche, he’ll be responsible for steering the franchise through the most important part of the offseason. Sakic is set to be the GM through at least July 1, the start of the league year. Historically, all of the Avalanche’s significant offseason…
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What now for the Colorado Avalanche as Chris MacFarland departs? | Evan’s take
Joe Sakic is once again the general manager of the Avalanche. Don’t expect that title to stick. With general manager Chris MacFarland departing for a promotion with the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, Sakic is back in the GM saddle — for now. “(Avalanche President) Joe Sakic will resume the general manager duties for the foreseeable…
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Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland leaves organization for Nashville Predators, Joe Sakic takes over in interim
Chris MacFarland is headed to a division rival. The Nashville Predators on Tuesday announced they have hired MacFarland to be their president of hockey operations and general manager. MacFarland leaves the Avalanche after being the general manager for the past four seasons. In the immediate, Joe Sakic will resume general manager duties for the Avalanche.…
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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 back Chris MacFarland as NHL GM of the year finalist: ‘No one’s going to outwork him’
The Avalanche are Stanley Cup heavyweights with a simple enough philosophy from general manager Chris MacFarland. “We’re trying to win, right?” MacFarland said at a Tuesday news conference to preview their Western Conference finals matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights. Of course, there’s nothing simple about how MacFarland assembled this championship-level team. The Avs have…
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Mark Kiszla: This Avalanche run to the Cup is revenge tour against the hockey gods
The Avs’ bandwagon has a full tank of gas and is steamrolling everything in its path on a revenge tour against the hockey gods. If this quest for the Stanley Cup feels personal, that’s because the Avs, starting with superstar Nathan MacKinnon, are taking it very personally. After toppling the Kings and taming the Wild…
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Gabriel Landeskog looks like old self as Avalanche thrive with captain in lineup | Evan’s take
ANAHEIM — Gabriel Landeskog’s teammates, coach and general manager love where his game is at. Landeskog himself is not satisfied. “I got some stuff to work on, and it’s a work in progress, as it always is,” Landeskog said earlier this week. “Nobody’s a finished product ever. (Just) continue to work, and I’ve felt pretty…
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Armed with cap space and veteran team, Chris MacFarland ready to push all his chips to the middle of the table | Evan’s take
LOS ANGELES – Where in the world is … Chris MacFarland? Most nights, no one is asking that, but on Sunday evening, his location raised some eyebrows in NHL circles. MacFarland, assistant general manager Kevin McDonald and assistant to the general manager Andrew Cogliano traveled to Anaheim to catch the Ducks take on the Calgary…
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The Stanley Cup is there for the taking for the Avalanche | NHL Insider
Gary Bettman wanted parity in the NHL. He got it. And this is the year for the Avalanche to take advantage. Let’s call the NHL what it is right now: mid. The amount of truly average teams in the league this season is astonishing. Fifty-six percent of the league owns a negative goal differential. Only six teams have scored 10 more goals than they’ve given up. At…
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What we learned from the Avalanche and what I’m hearing ahead of free agency | Evan’s take
After moving Miles Wood and Charlie Coyle, Colorado Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland has some wiggle room. With $8.95 million in cap space and some roster spots to fill, they’ll have to make some moves to fill out the roster prior to the season. Here’s what we learned from MacFarland over the weekend and what…