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Nazem Kadri makes immediate impact as Avalanche down Wild 3-2 in playoff-like atmosphere
Leave it to Colorado’s big deadline addition to make the difference in a game that had a playoff-like atmosphere to it. Nazem Kadri picked up an assist on a second-period goal from Nathan MacKinnon as the Avalanche took down the Minnesota Wild in a thrilling game by a score of 3-2 on Sunday at Ball…
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Avalanche the big deadline winner with Kadri — and as other impact centers stay put | NHL Insider
DALLAS — Nazem Kadri was dealt. The other big-name centers on the market were not. It was almost like two victories in one day for the Colorado Avalanche. Or, more like three after they beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 in a shootout hours after the deadline had passed. Not a bad little Friday. In acquiring…
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Chris MacFarland understood the assignment bringing Nazem Kadri back to Avalanche | Evan’s take
DALLAS — Chris MacFarland didn’t completely empty the cupboard, but it’s looking pretty bare right about now. That’s the cost of doing business as a contender in the NHL. “We’re going to leave no stone unturned,” MacFarland said earlier in the week. Every stone was sufficiently turned over ahead of Friday’s NHL trade deadline. As…
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Nazem Kadri returns home as Avalanche reacquire Stanley Cup-winning center
DALLAS — It turns out you can go home again. After multiple reports that the Colorado Avalanche and Calgary Flames couldn’t reach a trade agreement this week, both sides finalized a deal just before Friday’s deadline that brings Nazem Kadri back to the Avalanche. The Calgary Flames will retain 20% of Kadri’s contract, meaning he’ll…
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Brock Nelson ‘a more comfortable player’ for Colorado’s Stanley Cup pursuit | 2025-26 Avalanche Preview
No one in Colorado knows Brock Nelson better than Devon Toews. Toews, the Avalanche defenseman who played with Nelson with the New York Islanders, was in the center’s ear this summer, convincing him to re-sign in Colorado. His persistence paid off when the 34-year-old Nelson signed a three-year deal with the Avalanche back in June.…