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Photo by André Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images Both forwards were restricted free agents. Now is the time of year to tie up any loose ends before the new league year and free agency begins on July 1st. The Colorado Avalanche did just that getting two pieces of business done with one-year contract extensions on a pair of Restricted Free Agents who were due qualifying … [Read more...] about Jason Polin and Matt Stienburg return on one-year deals

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Rounding out regular season grades, let’s take a look at the forwards! Rounding out this regular-season grades series, let’s take a look at the Colorado Avalanche forwards! Once again, we’ll be focusing on the forwards who played for the team after the trade deadline, and these forward articles will be divided into two parts, as … [Read more...] about 2024-2025 Colorado Avalanche Grades: Forwards (Part 1)

Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images Florida did all they could to establish depth at the deadline and it payed off. I expect that to be a common theme next season. The Stanley Cup final is all sorted, and we have another repeat champion in the NHL. The Florida Panthers are a great hockey team that has benefited from solid roster construction and systems … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Panthers prove that adding at the deadline works

Winslow Townson-Imagn Images Four Colorado Avalanche will be extra busy in February. Milano Cortina 2026 is fast approaching as NHL players are gearing up to participate in the Olympics for the first time in over a decade. Leading up the the February festivities, each of the 12 nations expected to vie for gold in the men’s ice hockey tournament have just revealed six … [Read more...] about Morning Flurries: Colorado represented well on preliminary Olympic rosters

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Sam Reinhart scored four goals and Bennett scored 13 of his 15 goals this postseason on the road. The Florida Panthers have done it again. The Sunrise squad defeating the Edmonton Oilers in six games to claim their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship. The Panthers are the first team to win back-to-back titles since the Tampa … [Read more...] about Florida Panthers win second straight Stanley Cup, Sam Bennett takes Conn Smythe