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The New York Islanders have pondered a Brock Nelson trade throughout the season. After intense contract negotiations, the two sides have failed to come together on a new deal. And on Thursday night, the two sides have reportedly parted ways. Nelson is being traded to the Colorado Avalanche, the Islanders confirmed on social media. New […]

The San Jose Sharks are on the road to take on the Colorado Avalanche Thursday night. Below we will continue our NHL odds series by handing out a Sharks-Avalanche prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Sharks-Avalanche NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL Odds: Sharks-Avalanche […]

The Colorado Avalanche didn’t wait until the NHL Trade Deadline to start mixing up their team. It began early in the season when they acquired MacKenzie Blackwood as their starter and Scott Wedgewood to be his backup. Then, it continued in the 4 Nations break, when they traded longtime star Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina […]

Colorado Avalanche left winger Gabriel Landeskog received an ominous injury update from his general manager over the weekend. As a result, it’s raised questions about whether or not he’ll be on the ice again. He’s been battling injuries for the past three seasons. The last time he played was the 2021-22 season, where he helped […]

The New York Islanders lost 4-0 to the New York Rangers on Monday, pushing them further away from the playoffs. With the season slipping away, general manager Lou Lamoriello should be looking to sell at the NHL trade deadline. The Islanders have the top piece on many trade boards in center Brock Nelson. The Colorado […]

The Colorado Avalanche are desperately trying to maximize their star-studded core of Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Maker and others, but injuries and other roster turnover have left them in an interesting spot. The Avalanche have lost a lot of the depth from their Stanley Cup-winning team in 2022. In January, they traded star winger Mikko Rantanen […]

Although the National Hockey League trade deadline is still a full four days away — give or take a couple hours — there have already been blockbusters aplenty ahead of the Friday, March 7 cutoff. A little earlier in 2025, Mikko Rantanen was shockingly traded to Carolina, JT Miller reunited with the New York Rangers, […]

The New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche are no strangers to the trade market this season, and they paired up to make another deal on Saturday. The Rangers sent Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey to the Avalanche for Juuso Parssinen, Calvin de Haan, a second-round pick, and a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft […]

As the NHL Trade Deadline draws closer, the New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche decided to pull the trigger on a multi-player deal Saturday. Per multiple reports, the Rangers will receive center Juuso Pärssinen, defensemen Calvin de Haan and a second-round pick. On the other side, Colorado adds winger Jimmy Vesey and defensemen Ryan Lindgren. […]

On Friday, the Minnesota Wild will travel to the Rocky Mountains to face the Colorado Avalanche in a battle at Ball Arena. It will be a Central Division showdown as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Wild-Avalanche prediction and pick. The Avalanche lead the head-to-head series 79-77 with three ties, showcasing how […]

Martin Necas has played 11 games for the Colorado Avalanche since being acquired in a blockbuster deal with the Carolina Hurricanes back on January 24 — and the 26-year-old has already managed 12 points. He was a catalyst in a 5-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night, adding three more assists and […]

Once again, the Colorado Avalanche have been forced to play a lengthy period of time without forward Valeri Nichushkin — and once again, they’re preparing to welcome him back into their lineup. The Avalanche, who host the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night at Ball Arena in Denver, will have Nichushkin back for the first […]

The New Jersey Devils continue their road trip as they face the Colorado Avalanche. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Devils-Avalanche prediction and pick. The Devils come into the game at 32-21-6 on the year, which places them tied for second place in the Metropolitan Division. This has the Devils exploring […]

Raise your hand if you didn’t think the 4 Nations Face-Off was going to be that electric. We all knew it was going to be great hockey, and it’s no secret that, right now, there isn’t a lot of love lost between at least a couple of the countries that participated. But what an incredible product […]

The Colorado Avalanche will face the Nashville Predators on Saturday. It will be a battle at Bridgestone Arena, and we are sharing our NHL odds series with an Avalanche-Predators prediction and pick. The Predators lead the head-to-head series 53-46-5-1. Yet, the Avs are 7-3 over the past 10 games against the Preds. The Avalanche are […]

Hockey fans are glued to their television screens at this time now that the 4 Nations Final between Team USA and Team Canada is underway. Team Canada dealt with a few lineup changes prior to the contest. However, it did not inhibit their abilities on the ice. Nathan MacKinnon opened the scoring in the 4 […]

The Colorado Avalanche have reportedly considered a Casey Mittelstadt trade this season. Mittelstadt initially joined the Avalanche through trade at last year’s NHL trade deadline. The hope was that he could become the team’s second-line center for years to come. To this point, things haven’t exactly worked out like that. Mittelstadt has played well enough. […]

The Seattle Kraken are going to fight for their playoff lives once the NHL returns from the 4 Nations break. The Kraken are comfortably back of the Vancouver Canucks in the Western Conference Wild Card race. It isn’t entirely a lost cause. A playoff push isn’t out of the question in the second half of […]

The Utah Hockey Club is still searching for a new name as their first season in Salt Lake City continues. What comes of this search remains to be seen. However, Utah is having a rather fine time on the ice. The Hockey Club are within reach of the final Wild Card spot in the West. […]

The New York Islanders are hovering around the Eastern Conference playoff line. Even with a recent seven-game winning streak, rumors around their veteran pieces are heating up as the trade deadline approaches. Kyle Palmieri and Brock Nelson are pending free agents but one of their centers has an extra year of control and could be […]

The Anaheim Ducks are continuing their rebuild as the 2024-25 campaign rolls on. The Ducks are near the bottom of the NHL once again with the league paused for the 4 Nations. Anaheim has an impressive young core, but they haven’t put it all together yet. They are likely to sell a couple players at […]

Boston Bruins star Brad Marchand is currently playing for Team Canada at the 4 Nations at this time. Team Canada defeated Team Sweden on Wednesday night to begin their tournament in style. And the Canadians have a massive showdown with Team USA on the horizon. This break could do wonders for Marchand and the Bruins. […]

The 4 Nations Face-Off began on Wednesday night as Team Canada took on Team Sweden. This marked the NHL’s first international best-on-best tournament since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. The World Cup of Hockey is making a return in 2028. However, fans in attendance in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, were anticipating a show from the […]

The last time National Hockey League players competed against each other internationally, it was back in 2016 during the electric, best-on-best World Cup of Hockey. Canada emerged victorious in a thrilling final nine years ago in Toronto, and nearly a decade later, they’ll continue vying for hockey supremacy along with Finland, Sweden and the United […]

With the NHL’s trade deadline still nearly a month away, we’ve already seen a few major deals. The Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche swapped stars in Mikko Rantanen and Martin Necas, while the New York Rangers finally acquired J.T. Miller. Meanwhile, the Vancouver Canucks acquired Marcus Pettersson, and the Dallas Stars added pending free agent […]

The Colorado Avalanche made a bold trade for Casey Mittelstadt at the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. Colorado needed a second-line center heading into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Avalanche traded for Ryan Johansen in the offseason, but the move did not work out. As a result, they traded Bowen Byram straight up to the Sabres […]

The Colorado Avalanche will travel to Western Canada to face the Edmonton Oilers. It will be a possible playoff preview as we share our NHL odds series and make an Avalanche-Oilers prediction and pick. The Avalanche are 27-24 in their past 51 games against the Oilers. Ultimately, the Avs and Oilers have split their past […]

The Colorado Avalanche and Calgary Flames face off for the first time this season in a crucial Western Conference matchup. The Flames and the Vancouver Canucks remain in a tie for the last wild-card spot in the conference, five points behind the Avalanche, who are in the first wild card. The good news for the […]

The Colorado Avalanche head north of the border to take on the Vancouver Canucks Tuesday night. Below we will continue our NHL odds series with an Avalanche-Canucks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Avalanche-Canucks NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL Odds: Avalanche-Canucks Odds Colorado […]

Another Friday night, another National Hockey League blockbuster. Exactly seven days after Mikko Rantanen was shockingly traded from the Colorado Avalanche to the Carolina Hurricanes, another huge deal went down, ending JT Miller’s tenure in Vancouver. The embattled forward was shipped back to the New York Rangers, the place he spent the first six seasons […]

The Colorado Avalanche have already made the trade of the 2024-25 NHL season. They dealt Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes after contract negotiations fell apart. The return was tremendous, as Martin Necas and Jack Drury have already made positive impacts on their lineup. But they can continue to add at the upcoming NHL trade […]

The Colorado Avalanche stunned the hockey world a little over a week back when they traded Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes. The Mikko Rantanen trade is one of the biggest midseason trades in NHL history. Rantanen has a strong case for being a top-five player in this league. At the very least, he is […]

The St. Louis Blues will head to the Rocky Mountains for a showdown with the Colorado Avalanche. It will be a battle at Ball Arena as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Blues-Avalanche prediction and pick. The Avalanche are 38-36 over the past 74 games. Significantly, the Avs are 8-2 in the […]

The Colorado Avalanche are still trying to shake off the effects of their trade last week. Still, they’ve had the opportunity for plenty of team bonding as they finish a lengthy East Coast road trip with a matchup with the New York Islanders on Tuesday night. Colorado has been on the road since Saturday, which […]

The Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche pulled off the trade of the year on Saturday involving Mikko Rantanen. The talented scorer was moved from Colorado to Carolina with free agency pending. While no one saw this trade coming, it was easy to piece together why it happened after the fact, with many assuming negotiations fell […]

When former Colorado Avalanche winger Mikko Rantanen was traded in a shocking 3-team blockbuster, it left many stunned, including Rantanen himself. The former Avalanche winger spent his entire career with the franchise. After being drafted in 2016, he secured an All-Star bid and helped Colorado secure the 2021-22 Stanley Cup Final. As the trade went […]

The Colorado Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. The Avalanche had discussed a contract extension with Rantanen — a pending free agent — throughout the season. Some reports indicate Rantanen was willing to continue discussions with Colorado to facilitate a deal. In the end, the team decided to move on. […]

The general manager of the Colorado Avalanche wants fans and the NHL to know that his club remains strong, after dealing away Mikko Rantanen. The Avalanche dealt Rantanen on Friday to Carolina, as part of a three-team trade that also involved Chicago. Colorado got some pieces in return, including former Hurricanes Jack Drury and Martin […]

The surprising trade that saw the Colorado Avalanche trade star winger Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes has been met with shock and some level of despair within the Avs’ locker room. Rantanen has twice broken the 100-point mark during his 10 seasons in Colorado, and he has teamed with Nathan MacKinnon and defenseman Cale […]