Tag: Nichushkin
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Philosophy changes, goaltending tandem and trade scenarios | Avalanche mailbag
Welcome to Evan’s mailbag, where each week Avalanche reporter Evan Rawal answers all your Avalanche- and hockey-related questions. Mailbag questions can be sent to evan.rawal@gazettedev.gazette.com. Should the Avs consider a change in play style? When things get tighter in the playoffs, generating rush offense is more difficult. That’s coupled with being on the smaller side and an aging…
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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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How it all fell apart for the Avalanche against Vegas | Evan’s take
What had been the season of a lifetime ended after the week from hockey hell for the Colorado Avalanche. The Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena completed a shocking sweep of the Avalanche in the Western Conference finals. Just one week prior, the Avalanche seemed unstoppable as heavy betting favorites to lift…
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Avalanche learn Nathan MacKinnon’s status, starting goalie for do-or-die Game 4 at Vegas
LAS VEGAS — With their season on the line, the Avalanche are making a change in net. Mackenzie Blackwood will start Tuesday’s Game 4 for the Avalanche, replacing Scott Wedgewood in net. This will be just Blackwood’s third start of the playoffs, as Wedgewood has carried the load in net. The Avalanche also will also…
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Avalanche search for answers, intensity and may have to do so without Nathan MacKinnon | Evan’s take
LAS VEGAS – Where’s the anger? Where’s the rage? The day after a monumental collapse, the Colorado Avalanche didn’t seem to have either. If anything, they still seemed to be quite stunned. “I think they made mistakes in the first period, and we made mistakes in the second period. They ended up getting goals,” Josh…
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Avalanche vs. Golden Knights | 3 keys in a must win game for Colorado
LAS VEGAS – There’s no other way around it. Game 3 is a must-win for the Colorado Avalanche. Here are three keys to the Avalanche finding a way back in their series with the Golden Knights at 6 p.m. Sunday at T-Mobile Arena. Top six has to step up Colorado’s top six forwards have been…
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Makar or no Makar, Avalanche need more from their other top players | Evan’s take
Cale Makar may or may not be on the ice for Sunday’s Game 3 at T-Mobile Arena in Vegas. Either way, the Avalanche have enough star power to come back against the Golden Knights. They just need that star power to shine a lot brighter, starting at 6 p.m. (ESPN). “(Makar’s) been in the gym…
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Self-inflicted wounds put Avalanche in massive hole as series shifts to Vegas
The Colorado Avalanche will head to Vegas down 2-0 in their series, and after Friday night, they really only have themselves to blame for a 3-1 loss at home. One thing this Avalanche team has prided itself on all season long is its ability to defend and defend with a lead. They had not lost…
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Avalanche won’t limit Ross Colton’s physicality just as he finds consistency | Evan’s take
Ross Colton has been a difference maker over the past six games for the Avalanche. Now they’re looking to bottle that and keep it going for another month. The 29-year-old Colton was one of Colorado’s better forwards during their 4-2 Game 1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights at Ball Arena Wednesday. He hit everything…
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‘I got a lot of belief in the group’: Avalanche not panicking as they trail a series for first time in playoffs
There was to be no miracle comeback on this Wednesday evening. Although the Colorado Avalanche tried their darnedest, they weren’t able to erase a three-goal deficit for the second Wednesday in a row. The Vegas Golden Knights bent but did not break in the third period, taking Game 1 4-2. For the first time this…