Tag: colorado avalanche
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Avalanche takeaways: What Joe Sakic, Josh Kroenke said about future | NHL Insider
It took a little over two weeks, but the Colorado Avalanche finally held its end-of-season press conference on Thursday. Of course, this press conference looked a little different than the one we’ve seen over the last few years. Out is Chris MacFarland, who has since left to run the Nashville Predators. Joining him was Josh…
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Mark Kiszla: Avs’ championship window closes when Joe Sakic leaves Ball Arena
The Avalanche have gone back to the future, scheming to hoist the Stanley Cup again by doing it the only way this NHL franchise knows how. Let Super Joe do the heavy lifting. “We could panic and try to blow everything up and start all over,” Joe Sakic said Thursday, vowing to run it back…
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Gabriel Landeskog wins Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy and Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award
Gabriel Landeskog toiled day and night for nearly three years to get back to playing for the Avalanche. He’s been recognized for his hard work. Landeskog on Tuesday was announced as the winner of the 2026 Bill Masterton Trophy, earned by the NHL player who best exemplifies “the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to…
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Can NHL maintain momentum from Olympics, Stanley Cup playoffs? | Evan’s take
All is quiet on the Avalanche front. With Joe Sakic out of town and not addressing media until Thursday, there’s not much happening in Colorado. Outside of a brief statement it released last week in regard to Chris MacFarland leaving for Nashville, the franchise has been silent since its season came to an abrupt end…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: MacKinnon for McDavid a blockbuster trade that could do both superstars good
Thank you, Kiz! It’s about time someone called out Avs center Nathan MacKinnon. He’s a jerk. Did you notice this past season that whenever No. 29 was named the second or third star of the game in Colorado that he failed to appear on the ice? We fans did. As the three stars are a…
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How the Dylan Larkin trade request could impact the Avalanche, Central Division | Evan’s take
Avalanche and Red Wings fans could argue for days about who was the better player between Joe Sakic and Steve Yzerman. There’s no arguing when it comes to who is the better general manager. On Thursday afternoon, multiple reports surfaced that Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin had requested a trade. The player, the agent and…
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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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Mark Kiszla: Avs won’t win another Cup until somebody makes MacKinnon grow up
The Avalanche won’t ever get out of this rut if the NHL’s most talented team can’t find somebody to kick Nathan MacKinnon’s butt. Chris MacFarland, the ultimate hockey nerd, was never going to be the man to do that dirty work. So it’s just as well that C-Mac has moved on to Nashville, where the…
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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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Mark Kiszla: The late Claude Lemieux left trail of blood on the ice and hugs from the heart
The blood of the most brutal feud in NHL history was on the hands of Claude Lemieux. Until his final breath, the rugged player whom friends and Avalanche teammates fondly called Pepe could never wash away the stains on his heart. “You know, it was hard for me to deal with that hit,” Lemieux confessed…