Evan’s Daily: The Avalanche in 2023, Winter Classic Today

The Colorado Avalanche start the 2023 calendar year tonight, but we take a bigger picture look at what they want to happen in the new year.

That, and the latest news and rumors around the NHL.

Colorado Hockey Now

They definitely want more than five things to happen, but we take a look at the big ticket items the Avalanche want to see in 2023.

Denis Malgin was one of the Avalanche’s more dangerous forwards on Saturday night, but played a role in the big turning point of the game.

National Hockey Now

Boston: The sworn enemy of every outdoor hockey game: The Sun. Looks like it could be an issue during Monday afternoon’s affair.

Pittsburgh: Kasperi Kapanen sees what people say about him. He also thinks they don’t know anything.

Florida: It doesn’t matter what year it is. The Panthers are still losing.

San Jose: Marc-Edouard Vlasic, like everyone else, is pretty impressed with the season Erik Karlsson is having.

New York Islanders: Fans of the team voted on the best moments of the year for the team.

Philadelphia: The NHL club isn’t doing a whole lot right now, but the Flyers signed a prospect they hope can help out in the future.

Washington: Tom Wilson is nearing his return to the lineup (You can hear the rest of the league shuttering). What is it like to play against him?

Detroit: Part one of the large list of questions about the Red Wings heading into the new year.

Montreal: There’s only one real question in Montreal…can they be bad enough to land Connor Bedard?