NASHVILLE — At the Avalanche’s Sunday afternoon optional practice at Bridgestone Arena, I asked Jared Bednar — among other things — to what extent would he...
NASHVILLE — As Predators center Ryan Johansen’s stick poked through the eyehole of the mask of Avalanche goaltender Darcy Kuemper and made contact with Kuemper’s right...
Isn’t this jarring? After Paul Maurice’s in-season resignation at Winnipeg and Jeff Blashill’s ouster at Detroit this week, the Avalanche’s Jared Bednar– hired on August 25,...
Nathan MacKinnon knows it’s out there. “It” is the contention that because MacKinnon’s seemingly underachieving NHL career took off after the Avalanche traded a disgruntled Matt...
It really was kind of quirky. After the Avalanche’s 2-0 loss to the Hurricanes in Raleigh on March 10, Gabriel Landeskog seemingly eagerly jumped in as...
When the ballots for NHL Awards all are in Monday night, Nashville’s Roman Josi and Colorado’s Cale Makar likely will be the top two vote-getters in...
In our 2014 collaboration, Save By Roy, co-author Adrian Dater and I chronicled the Avalanche’s surprising turnaround 2013-14 season, their first after Joe Sakic was elevated...
After the Avalanche’s 5-4 shootout loss to the Predators Thursday night, Jared Bednar saw little reason to dig for deep analysis. “I would say the difference...
Through panicking? I say that largely with tongue in cheek because the reaction to the Avalanche’s four-game losing streak, even among those acidly critical of the...
The Colorado chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association — an organization I served for many years as a chapter chair and a vice president —...