by Brian Kennedy | Jan 21, 2022 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
You wouldn’t think you were watching the NHL’s premier offensive powerhouse observing the Colorado Avalanche playing in Southern California on Wednesday and Thursday nights. On Wednesday, it was a two-goal performance, including on empty-netter. On Thursday up the...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 20, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, NHL
Colorado came storming out of the gate versus Anaheim in SoCal on Wednesday, only to see the first period of their game yield no goals for either side. It was a surprising result, on two counts. On the one hand, Colorado was scary early, with shots and chances from...
by Kenneth Cross | Oct 23, 2021 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Inside Hockey, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA – The Colorado Avalanche came into Tampa Bay, much in the same mode as the Lightning, as they also had less of a start to the young season than what many imagined, but Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an two assists as Cale Makur stuck the deciding goal in...
by Neal McHale | Jul 16, 2021 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, New Jersey Devils, NHL
Tom Fitzgerald said the pursuit of Ryan Graves didn’t happen overnight. In fact, it was a two-three year dance between the New Jersey General Manager and Avs GM, Joe Sakic before Thursday’s trade that saw defenseman, Ryan Graves traded to the Devils for...
by Neal McHale | May 15, 2021 | Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers, Homepage, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, New York Islanders, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals
Predicting the Playoffs? You read it right. I can’t recall a time at this publication in which I went through the first round of the playoffs and wrote my predictions ahead of puck drop. I can’t exactly recall why I’ve decided to take myself out of...
by Brian Kennedy | May 9, 2021 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
It was another night of losing for SoCal NHL teams, albeit with some warm and hopeful moments thrown in. That latter point applies to the Anaheim Ducks, whose netminder, Ryan Miller, was finally playing his last-ever game. This after an emotional tribute from the...
