Big Z, Nikita Zadorov, is an Av no more. The popular but mercurial Russian defenseman was traded just now by the Avs to the Chicago Blackhawks,...
Jean Luc-Foudy was perhaps one of the most talked about prospects from the 2020 class for the best part of two seasons. He was also the...
It’s an unfortunate part of the game. Injuries or other maladies often come with the territory of playing a sport. What’s worse is when something like...
In selecting Justin Barron at 25th overall, the Avalanche added another blue-chip defensive prospect to the organization. It wasn’t all that long ago (before a blood...
Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic has never kept it a secret about how he runs his drafts every year. Justin Barron “Our goal going into every...
I spent a fair amount of time texting, calling and even FaceTiming a man named Charlie Lyons in the past week, and for you younger readers...
Well, here it is. Countless hours of viewing and head-scratching has lead to this… MY FINAL Top 93 rankings for the 2020 NHL draft. I knuckled...
The Avalanche and the NHL get all the headlines about the 2020-21 season, like “when will it start?”, “will fans be in the stands?” and that’s...
For years and years when I covered this Avs franchise, the one thing I knew I could always count on to hear was: “We’ll just take...
Longtime NHL pro scout Scott Masters checks in with another insider piece on what it’s really like behind the scenes with how the league works. In...