Nathan MacKinnon back with preferred wingers as Avalanche begins training camp

For the first time since Feb. 17, Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon had his two favored wingers on the flanks Monday in Day 1 of training camp to the NHL’s return-to-play, 24-team playoffs. This can be actually the Avs’ perfect line in operating toward winning the Stanley Cup. MacKinnon has skated with All-Stars Gabe Landeskog along
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Avs Mailbag: Who will benefit most from time off before NHL playoffs?

Denver Post sports writer Mike Chambers responds to questions in the Avs Mailbag every other week during the regular season.  Pose an Avalanche- or NHL-related question for the Avs Mailbag. As we approach the possibility of continuing the NHL season, I’d love to see some analysis of which teams benefited the most from this extended
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Star assessments: Evaluating the Avalanche’s top players in 2019-20

Avalanche superstar Nathan MacKinnon is beyond a three-star player. If there were a fourth star, he would have it. And teammates Cale Makar and Ryan Graves, among others, are perhaps equally as important to a club that flirted with the Western Conference regular-season championship before the coronavirus pandemic halted the season. To help fill the
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Minus Cale Makar, the Avalanche loses 5-4 in OT to the Calgary Flames

Life with No Cale Makar was a Tumultuous experience for the Avalanche on Monday night. Playing without its precious rookie defenseman for first time this year, along with also the very first time in 40 games dating to last year’s Gravity, Colorado gave up too many goals and didn’t score sufficient at a 5-4 overtime
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