Tag: predators
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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 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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Avalanche fall to Predators 4-3 in bizarre shootout that ends in controversy | 5 takeaways
The Avalanche and shootouts do not go together. A late Cale Makar goal in regulation forced overtime on Tuesday night in Nashville, but the Predators came out on top and beat the Avalanche in a bizarre shootout by the score of 4-3. Ryan O’Reilly scored the lone goal in the shootout, but that wasn’t what…
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Did wolves restore habitat? CSU study says maybe not
New research from Colorado State University is challenging the widely accepted narrative that the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park in the mid-1990s resulted in restoring the habitat that degraded after the apex predators were removed roughly a century ago. That narrative is one of the main arguments put forth by supporters of the…