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Why playing with Nathan MacKinnon is both a pleasure and a burden

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The Avalanche will follow along with its strategy to find secondary scoring by dividing up what is believed the NHL’s dangerous line in Saturday’s “Hockey Night in Canada” match against Vancouver in the Pepsi Center. For forward Alex Kerfoot, being promoted to the Nathan MacKinnon-centered line is both exciting and painful. “Pleasure to perform him
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Why Carl Soderberg, Avalanche’s oldest member, is playing best hockey of NHL career

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There is a reason 33-year-old Carl Soderberg is enjoying the best baseball of his NHL career. The Avalanche second-line center tipped the puck beyond Los Angelesw Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick in the first stage Saturday. It opened the floodgates for a 7-1 success and notched Soderberg’s 16th objective of the year, tying a career high
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Avalanche rolls over Kings with dominant 7-1 victory

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Colorado spent the past two weeks trudging through a disastrous road trip.  Perhaps the Avalanche were nostalgic. Because one shot of sold outside Pepsi Center energy burst Saturday afternoon into the group ’s dominant performance this season. The Avalanche defeated the Kings 7-1 to tie some season-high for goals scored.  The win gives Colorado (22-18-8)
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Avalanche’s MacKinnon, Landeskog and Rantanen will take the ice in preseason opener

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The Avalanche’s Leading line of center Nathan MacKinnon along with wingers Gabe Landeskog along with Mikko Rantanen will Perform Tuesday’s preseason opener from the Vegas Golden Knights in the Pepsi Center, Colorado Trainer Jared Bednar said Monday after the training-camp finale in Family Sports Center. Veteran defensemen Erik Johnson, Tyson Barrie and newcomer Ian Cole
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From Day 1, the Avalanche will be a cohesive club, captain Gabe Landeskog says

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CASTLE PINES — Following a successful golf outing Tuesday, two days before the Avalanche reports for training camp, team captain Gabe Landeskog noted the obvious differences from a year ago, when the club was coming off its worst season in franchise history and one of its top forwards didn’t want to be part of the
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