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The Colorado Avalanche’s only hope is that their moves earlier in the season don’t return to haunt them in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. General manager Chris MacFarland was in a tough spot in the middle of this season. Longtime star Mikko Rantanen’s contract expires at the end of this season, and MacFarland feared they’d lose […]

Two years ago, the Boston Bruins clinched the President’s Trophy before the end of March following one of the greatest runs in NHL history. Last season, it was an insane race to the finish, with the New York Rangers coming out on top but seven teams, ridiculously, all within five points by the end. This […]

The Detroit Red Wings look to break their losing streak as they face the Colorado Avalanche. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Red Wings-Avalanche prediction and pick. The Red Wings come into the game sitting at 32-31-6 on the year, sitting sixth in the Atlantic Division, and currently outside the playoff […]

The Colorado Avalanche will battle the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. It will be a clash at Centre Bell as we continue our NHL odds series and make an Avalanche-Canadiens prediction and pick. The Canadiens lead the head-to-head series 92-77. However, the Avs are 6-3-1 in the past 10 games against the Habs. The Avalanche are […]

The Colorado Avalanche faced the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night in Toronto. Colorado got the better of their Canadian opponent the last time the teams faced back on March 8th. However, history would not repeat itself this time around. Nathan MacKinnon and the Avalanche lost to the Maple Leafs on Wednesday by a score […]

The Colorado Avalanche have already been without Josh Manson for 20 games in 2024-25 — and they’ll have to manage without the defenseman on a long-term basis yet again, head coach Jared Bednar confirmed after the team’s practice on Monday. “He’s getting looked at today, he’s been looked at already,” Bednar said, per NHL.com’s Ryan […]

The last time Gabriel Landeskog played for the Colorado Avalanche came in 2022 when the organization won a Stanley Cup. Nearly three years removed from his last game, the Swede appears to be finally nearing a return. Landeskog participated in on-ice drills on Monday and looked solid in doing so. He’s been battling a brutal […]

Hockey fans, we’ve officially reached the final month of the 2024-25 NHL campaign. With exactly 31 days left in the regular-season, the best tournament in sports is now just around the corner. It’s been a bit over a week since the trade deadline, and if we didn’t know already, it’s becoming crystal clear who the […]

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 4-3 in overtime on Sunday. On paper, it was an important game in the Central Division race and could be a playoff preview. But the NHL trade deadline made this one of the must-watch games of the year. Mikko Rantanen made his return to Colorado with the Dallas […]

The Colorado Avalanche had an eventful trade deadline, namely by adding Brock Nelson. They sent a haul to the New York Islanders, including top prospect Calum Ritchie. However, the trading did not stop there and included a swap of centers with Boston. The moves before the NHL trade deadline should inspire Avalanche fans for a […]

The Colorado Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes back in January. It was a shocking deal that left fans across the hockey world completely stunned. Rantanen’s time with the Hurricanes was short-lived, however. The Dallas Stars made a blockbuster trade with the Hurricanes for his services at the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. All […]

The Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche have built one of the fiercest rivalries in the NHL over the last couple of years, and now that has been taken up another notch. The two teams will go at it again on Sunday in a game with a ton of playoff implications in the Western Conference, […]

The Dallas Stars will travel to the Rocky Mountains to face the Colorado Avalanche. Mikko Rantanen returns to Ball Arena as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Stars-Avalanche prediction and pick. The Avalanche lead the head-to-head series 93-87. Yet, the Stars are 6-4 in the past 10 games against the Avalanche. The […]

The Avalanche and the Flames meet in Calgary! These two teams have had great seasons, but the Avalanche are the better team and the Flames need a win. We continue our NHL odds series with an Avalanche-Flames prediction and pick. The Avalanche have picked up where they left off last season and are once again […]

The Dallas Stars brought in right wing Mikko Rantanen from the Carolina Hurricanes at the trade deadline. Prior to Rantanen’s arrival in Carolina, he was a longtime member of the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche host the Stars on Sunday, a game that will be a weird one for Rantanen. “It’s going to be weird, for […]

The Colorado Avalanche are still getting used to their new-look roster after a very busy trade deadline, and of course that will come with some growing pains. The Avalanche got the trade season started early when they trades star winger Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes back win January. By the time they were done […]

The Avalanche and the Wild meet in Minnesota! These two teams have had great seasons, but the Avalanche are playing much better now, entering Minnesota. We continue our NHL odds series with an Avalanche-Wild prediction and pick. The Avalanche have picked up where they left off last season and are once again one of the […]

The Colorado Avalanche extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday. It also was the last matchup in a six-game homestand as the Avalanche now hit the road for two games. During the game, Nathan MacKinnon had a pair of points and assists, which led to […]

The Colorado Avalanche are in a good position in the Stanley Cup Playoff race. Colorado made massive moves at the 2o25 NHL Trade Deadline, including a blockbuster trade for Brock Nelson with the New York Islanders. They loaded up for the postseason push ahead. And any team led by Nathan MacKinnon is a team that […]

Just like that, another trade deadline season has come and gone in the National Hockey League. Although we didn’t set any records this time around, it was another entertaining day in the NHL. After 23 trades went down a year ago, there were officially 26 swaps made on March 7, 2025, according to the official […]

The Boston Bruins are looking to the future after completing multiple moves prior to NHL’s Trade Deadline. The Bruins have struggled throughout the 2024-25 season and they are a long shot to make the playoffs. As a result, general manager Don Sweeney was in a sell mode at the deadline. The biggest move was trading […]

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline was fast and furious, and although a ton of blockbusters happened well ahead of Friday’s 3 p.m. deadline, there were no shortage of moves on the final day general managers across the league could make moves. There were still a ton of big fish on trade boards league-wide on March […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will travel to the Rocky Mountains to face the Colorado Avalanche. It will be a showdown at Ball Arena as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Maple Leafs-Avalanche prediction and pick. The Avalanche lead the head-to-head series 46-34. The teams have split the last 10 games. However, the […]

The Colorado Avalanche and Boston Bruins have swapped centers at the NHL trade deadline. After picking up Brock Nelson from the New York Islanders, Colorado is taking another swing. The Bruins are sending Charlie Coyle to the Avalanche for center Casey Mittelstadt, per multiple insiders. The Athletic’s Bruins beat reporter Fluto Shinzawa started the trade […]

The Colorado Avalanche made a massive move late in the night on Thursday. The Avalanche traded for veteran center Brock Nelson from the New York Islanders ahead of the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. This move was a massive one as it involved quite the haul heading back to Long Island. And it’s a move that […]

The Colorado Avalanche have made a plethora of big trades this season. They traded away Mikko Rantanen after contract negotiations fell through and got Martin Necas and Jack Drury in return. After that, they picked up Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey from the Rangers and Brock Nelson from the Islanders. The Nelson one was a […]

The Colorado Avalanche made another big trade late Thursday night, picking up Brock Nelson from the New York Islanders. After trading away Mikko Rantanen and picking up Ryan Lindgren, they made this big splash. Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar spoke with Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now about Nelson’s game after the deal. “Huge add. […]

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 […]