Tag: Nhl Trade
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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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Avalanche’s Nicolas Roy adds ‘long, strong’ nasty to forward group
Jared Bednar’s favorite way of describing a big player could be “long, strong.” It’s an appropriate description for new Avalanche forward Nicolas Roy. Roy, who on Thursday was acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs for first- and fifth-round draft picks, immediately stepped into the Avalanche lineup in Dallas on Friday. He had played for a…
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Avalanche add defenseman Nick Blankenburg in trade with Nashville Predators
ANAHEIM — Fewer than 48 hours before the NHL trade deadline, the Colorado Avalanche added blue-line depth on Wednesday. The Avalanche said they’ve acquired defenseman Nick Blankenburg from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a 2027 fifth-round draft selection, a low-risk, low-cost move for the organization. In 49 games this season, Blankenburg set career highs…
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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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Trade deadline needs and potential targets for Avalanche | NHL Insider
Blink and the Colorado Avalanche will be starting their stretch run toward the NHL playoffs. Blink again, and the trade deadline will have come and gone. For the players who aren’t out in Milan, the work has already begun. The Avalanche returned to practice Tuesday and will keep working until their season officially resumes Wednesday…
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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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Avalanche face interesting predicament with goaltending beyond this season | NHL Insider
The Avalanche may view Ilya Nabokov as the future in net, but Scott Wedgewood’s play might delay the full-time arrival of the future another year. While Wedgewood entered Thursday leading the NHL in wins and has held down the fort as Mackenzie Blackwood recovers from off-season surgery, the 22-year-old Nabokov has struggled in the KHL.…