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When you have one of the best players in the world, competing for titles becomes part of the expectations. Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche do have one Stanley Cup victory in their time together, but they have fallen short each of the past three seasons. There has been one major need in each of […]

The Colorado Avalanche had limited cap space coming into this offseason. The franchise has made the playoffs eight straight years, including winning the Stanley Cup in 2022. Still, they would fall to the Dallas Stars in the first round of the playoffs this year. With limited cap space and a clear need to improve the […]

The Colorado Avalanche have begun preparing for the future. They have extended the contract for Josh Manson by two years. He was scheduled to be a free agent next summer, but now will be with the team through 2027-28. The Avs have had a solid summer so far. They opened their summer by re-signing pending […]

The Colorado Avalanche are keeping one of their more important defensemen around for a couple more seasons after re-signing Josh Manson to a two-year, $7.9 million contract extension on Thursday, the team announced. “Josh has been an important member of our blue line since joining the team during the 2022 stretch run,” general manager Chris […]

The Colorado Avalanche made a lot of moves this offseason after a disappointing first-round playoff exit. Extending Brock Nelson and trading Charlie Coyle made the biggest headlines, but one move could help the blue line. The Avalanche signed veteran Brent Burns to a one-year contract for his age-40 season. Was it the right team for […]

The Colorado Avalanche are looking to make another deep playoff run in 2025-26. They have won just one series since lifting the 2022 Stanley Cup, but still have the same elite core that won that title. General manager Chris MacFarland made some moves, but one move that Jared Bednar made has finished out the offseason. […]

The Colorado Avalanche returned to the playoffs for a seventh straight year, but it was a disappointing end to the season, falling in the first round to the Dallas Stars. Now, the Avalanche look to re-tool their roster, but with cap constraints, they may need to move players. One of those could be Samuel Girard, […]

The NHL season may be one of sports’ most grueling schedules. It demands a level of intensity and grit that is difficult to sustain. The newest Colorado Avalanche defenseman, Brent Burns, is returning for another season precisely because of what perseverance could net. NHL.com’s Tom Gulitti recently highlighted Burns’ decision to sign a one-year contract […]

40-year-old defenseman Brent Burns isn’t done playing just yet, as he’s decided to take his talents from the Carolina Hurricanes to the Rocky Mountains and has joined the Colorado Avalanche. Burns, who has played in every regular season game for the last 11 consecutive seasons, agreed to a one-year contract. He will make a $1 […]

The Colorado Avalanche have been one of the least busy teams in NHL Free Agency, but they’ve made one significant move: re-signing key depth forward Parker Kelly, the team announced on Tuesday. Kelly, who has anchored one of the better fourth lines in hockey over the last few seasons, gets a four-year contract extension that […]

The 2025 NHL Draft has come and gone, and there is a lot to discuss. Some teams were incredibly busy over the last two days. Teams like the Philadelphia Flyers and Nashville Predators had tons of draft capital, especially early on. And then there are teams like the Colorado Avalanche, who had an extremely short […]

The Colorado Avalanche and Columbus Blue Jackets connected on a Draft Day trade. Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood have gone from the Avalanche to the Blue Jackets. Colorado traded Casey Mittlestadt to the Boston Bruins at the trade deadline for Coyle, who is out the door just a few months later. The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun […]

The Florida Panthers have picked up their second consecutive Stanley Cup and they have set the standard for clutch play an toughness during the most important part of the year. The Panthers are able to get offensive production from all four of their lines, and the defense regularly makes a contribution. Any team that wants […]

The Colorado Avalanche returned to the playoffs for an eighth straight season. This year, the Avalanche would fall in the first round to the Dallas Stars. Colorado was busy in the trade market during the season, but now needs to make moves to improve their roster for the 2025-26 campaign. These are the three players […]

The Colorado Avalanche have a lot of questions to answer as they approach the NHL offseason with a limited salary cap. Most notably, the Avalanche have just five defenseman signed for this coming season and two forwards who will be free agents after the 2025-26 season. Martin Necas is one of them, and if the […]

Sports fans certainly do love a comeback story, and they got one in NHL star Jonathan Toews. Toews is returning to the league after nearly three years of health issues and other frustrations. The free agent recently agreed to a deal with the Winnipeg Jets, after speaking with a few other teams. It appears another […]

The Colorado Avalanche are hoping for better results in the 2025-26 season after losing to the Dallas Stars in the first round. Ultimately, the Avalanche may have trouble doing it through free agency, as they currently have $1.2 million in cap space. Because of that, the Avs need to finesse some trades to open up […]

NHL free agent Jonathan Toews is getting a lot of interest from clubs, as he attempts to make a comeback in the league. Toews is a free agent after playing several seasons for the Chicago Blackhawks. There are three teams looking at picking him up, per Pro Hockey Rumors. Those teams are the Winnipeg Jets, […]

The news broke several weeks ago. Former Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is planning to make a comeback next season and return to the National Hockey League. The hard-working two-way center has not played a game since he concluded his run with the Blackhawks at the conclusion of the 2022-23 season. Toews was slowed by […]

While the season for the Colorado Avalanche ended in extremely disappointing fashion with their opening-round loss to the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Quarterfinal, the play of defenseman Cale Makar during the regular season campaign was once again top notch. It was to nobody’s surprise that he took home the Norris Trophy for the […]

Following an utterly dominant 16-4 Stanley Cup winning performance in 2022, the Colorado Avalanche have struggled to get over the hump since. That’s despite owning Nathan MacKinnon, who is perennially pushing for league MVP, as well as Cale Makar, named a Norris finalist for the fifth straight season after the first 30 goal campaign by […]

The Colorado Avalanche had a good season that ended in disappointment after losing to the Dallas Stars in the first round. Now, the Avalance hope they can take that next step and finally get past the Stars. There is a chance to get better, but the reverse can also be true for Colorado. The Avalanche’s […]

The Colorado Avalanche are slated to begin the 2025-26 NHL season without forward Logan O’Connor in their lineup after he recently underwent hip surgery. According to the post the Avalanche made on their official social media account, O’Connor’s recovery timeline is set for between five and six months, meaning he could potentially be unavailable until […]

There were quite a few rumblings during the latter stages of the Dallas Stars playoff run that Peter DeBoer needed to direct his team to the Stanley Cup — or at least a spot in the Finals — if he was going to remain as the team’s bench boss. That did not happen, as the […]

The Colorado Avalanche had an eventful regular season. They made a bevy of in-season trades, from re-forming their goalie room on the fly to parting ways with a franchise legend in Mikko Rantanen, general manager Chris MacFarland was busy. One of those moves was trading for Brock Nelson from the New York Islanders at the […]

The Dallas Stars and Pete DeBoer are living rent-free in Colorado’s minds. Three of the Avalanche’s last six playoff runs have ended at the hands of their Central Division rivals, and head coach Jared Bednar has endured losses to DeBoer in four of his last seven seasons. While former fan favourite Matt Duchene’s 2OT winner […]

The Colorado Avalanche have signed Brock Nelson to a three-year contract extension, the team announced via X, formerly Twitter. Nelson, who was traded to Colorado by the New York Islanders in March, will earn $22.5 million over the three-year deal. His $7.5 million AAV would rank second-highest on the Avalanche’s current roster, behind only 2024 […]

The Vancouver Canucks finished outside of the playoffs once again this year. It was the fourth time in five years that the Canucks did not make it to the playoffs. They won the Pacific Division in 2024, but took a step back this season. The Canucks have already made offseason moves to move back to […]

For a fifth straight season, the Columbus Blue Jackets failed to make the playoffs. Still, the Blue Jackets are expected to be aggressive this offseason. Still, the Blue Jackets have multiple pending free agents. One of those is James van Riemsdyk. We look at the three best destinations for van Riemsdyk in NHL free agency. […]

The Edmonton Oilers are attempting to win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1990. Ultimately, they are getting production from all four lines. But one player from those lines might be playing his last games with the team. Corey Perry has decisions to make as his career winds down, and there are options […]

The Colorado Avalanche were one of the most active teams ahead of the NHL trade deadline. They picked up Martin Necas, Jack Drury, Brock Nelson, Charlie Coyle, Mackenzie Blackwood, and Ryan Lindgren, just to name a few. Now, Lindgren, the lone defenseman on the list, is hitting free agency at 27 years old. Could the […]

It was a disappointing end to the season for the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche would fall in the first round to the Dallas Stars in seven games. Now the Avalanche look towards the offseason. They have multiple free agents, including Jonathan Drouin. If the Avalanche are unable to re-sign Drouin, we will look at the […]

Brock Nelson was traded from the New York Islanders to the Colorado Avalanche at the NHL trade deadline. It ended his 12-year run with the team that drafted him and sent him to a playoff contender. But the Avalanche lost in the first round to the Dallas Stars to end their season. Now, Nelson hits […]

While the Florida Panthers are just one game away from making a third straight Stanley Cup Final, they will have major decisions to make in the offseason. One of those big decisions will be the future of Sam Bennett. We look at the three best destinations for Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett in this 2025 […]

The Colorado Avalanche were considered Stanley Cup contenders, but were eliminated in the first round by the Dallas Stars. The Avalanche made multiple in-season moves to shore up depth and progress once again in the playoffs. We now look at three potential trade targets for the Avalanche this offseason. This regular season, the Avalanche traded […]

Dallas Stars forward Mikko Rantanen is impacting entire games in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The former Colorado Avalanche star eliminated his former team in the first round of the postseason. And now he has helped Dallas take a 2-1 series lead over the Winnipeg Jets in round two. The Avalanche traded Rantanen to the Carolina […]

The Colorado Avalanche underwent massive renovations during the 2025 season. They changed their entire goalie room, dealt franchise legend Mikko Rantanen, and were big buyers at the trade deadline. All of that did not net in much, as the Dallas Stars, with Rantanen in tow, eliminated them in the first round. The Avalanche have a […]

The Colorado Avalanche are still trying to get over a tough Game 7 loss against the Dallas Stars, and the hope is that they can come back stronger next season and put themselves in a better position. Before thinking about next season, Nathan MacKinnon will focus on another team he’s set to join, according to […]

The Colorado Avalanche lost Game 7 to the Dallas Stars on Saturday night to end their season. While it is disappointing to lose in the first round, they lost to a true Stanley Cup contender. This season was a rollercoaster for the Avs, especially considering the trade of Mikko Rantanen, which bit them in the […]