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Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images The return is cap space, two draft picks and a prospect. In their first big move of the offseason, the Colorado Avalanche have shipped out a couple roster forwards for salary cap savings and a pair of draft picks. In the move both Carlie Coyle and Miles Wood were sent to the Columbus Blue Jackets for the 77th overall pick in this … [Read more...] about Breaking: Charlie Coyle and Miles Wood traded to Columbus

Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images Who will the Colorado Avalanche acquire at the draft? Welcome to the 2025 NHL draft festivities! This year’s seven- round extravaganza will be held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles as the NHL tests out their first “decentralized” draft. Hopefully it doesn’t remind of the painful (and lengthy) COVID-19 remote drafts of … [Read more...] about Open Thread: 2025 NHL Draft (5:00 p.m. MT)

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Rounding out regular season grades by taking a look at the remaining forwards! To finish up the Colorado Avalanche regular-season grades, we have the rest of the forwards to take a look at! That being said, let’s jump straight into it and round out this series of grades and be sure to check out part one if you missed it! Nathan … [Read more...] about 2024-2025 Colorado Avalanche Grades: Forwards (Part 2)

Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images Colorado might make a draft selection in LA this weekend. It certainly won’t be like last year. The upcoming 2025 NHL draft won’t compare to the spectacular experience The Sphere provided in Las Vegas and the Colorado Avalanche won’t approach the same universe of a nine-pick draft class they amassed in 2024. Instead, the NHL is trying out a … [Read more...] about Avalanche 2025 Draft Plan

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images The last 27 Stanley Cup champions have sported a power play that kills ~80% or more of their opponents' advantages. The 2025 Stanley Cup has been awarded to the Florida Panthers, and the parade was in full force this past weekend. Whenever the season comes to an end like this, I begin searching for common threads and … [Read more...] about Penalty Kill Excellence: The replicable quality of all Stanley Cup champions