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Why J.T. Compher is the Colorado Avalanche’s secret weapon in chase for Stanley Cup

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We should’ve seen it coming. In the 14 regular-season contests in which winger Avalanche winger J.T. Compher found the web — he scored just 16 times, but few were cheapies — Colorado posted a stellar record of 10-1-3. Fast forward to the Stanley Cup playoffs and there’s Compher, again, fastening a set of jumper cables
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Chambers: Coloradoan Brad Watson, NHL referee, retires with honors

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Coloradoan Brad Watson called it a career Saturday, concluding a 23-year stint as an NHL referee before family and friends at the Pepsi Center. I feel fortunate to have been among those friends. A scratch golfer, good hockey player, and terrific story-teller, Watson hand-picked his 1,393rd and last NHL game — choosing his adopted hometown
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Torrey Craig: Nuggets defense feeling “tired, mentally, physically”

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Paraphrasing Freddie Mercury, a scribe recently posed this burning question, Bohemian Rhapsody style, to Denver Nuggets forward Torrey Craig: Was the lockdown defense during the first ten weeks of this season the life? Or was it just dream? “I mean, it’s a tough league,” answered Craig, whose Nuggets (31-15) host Phoenix (11-38) at seven on
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Penalties, Blackhawks doom Avs to fourth straight defeat

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The Avalanche spent 60 minutes to the wall using their collective backs. For all those backs to break, it took only 41 minutes of overtime. Patrick Kane’s power play goal less than a minute to action, his second of the day, handed Colorado its fourth straight loss, a 3-2 decision on Saturday night in front
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Michelle Obama announces arena tour

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Former First Lady Michelle Obama is drawing closer to the launch of her new memoir, Becoming. In anticipation, she’s declared a book tour that will take her to arenas all over the US. Yes, FLOTUS is playing arenas. The tour officially kicks off from her hometown of Chicago on precisely the same day Becoming strikes
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