Avalanche splitting up Nathan MacKinnon, Gabe Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen line

Avalanche coach Jared Bednar had the NHL All-Star break and the team’s designated bye week to reflect on its 3-7 slide in the last ten matches and float about the rest 32 regular-season games. Changes were expected and, so, the Avs will have a look Saturday night when they play their very first game. Against
-> Continue reading Avalanche splitting up Nathan MacKinnon, Gabe Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen line

Malik Beasley, Torrey Craig drop career-highs as Nuggets snap losing streak to Rockets

There were jams, and there has been a downpour of 3-pointers. But rather than coming out of a Houston side that has tormented Denver the past couple of decades, it had been the Nuggets who flipped the script. Underneath newly-crowned All-Star Nikola Jokic and career-high nights in Malik Beasley and Torrey Craig, the Nuggets snapped
-> Continue reading Malik Beasley, Torrey Craig drop career-highs as Nuggets snap losing streak to Rockets

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

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
-> Continue reading Why playing with Nathan MacKinnon is both a pleasure and a burden

Mark Kiszla’s Lunch Special: Anthony Davis to the Nuggets?

Anthony Davis wants out of New Orleans. If the Nuggets deal and wheel and attempt to produce a run in the former No. 1 overall pick? That was one topic of conversation this week in the Lunch Special chat. Listed below are columnist Mark Kiszla’so answers on Davis, Michael Porter Jr., and what the Nuggets
-> Continue reading Mark Kiszla’s Lunch Special: Anthony Davis to the Nuggets?

Avalanche draft pick Cale Makar could be just months away from beginning his NHL career … in the playoffs

In late March or even mid-April, Avalanche top-prospect Cale Makar is bound to sign his NHL entry contract to conclude his career that was leading at the University of Massachusetts. The question is, will Colorado’s 2017 first-round draft pick (fourth overall) produce his NHL debut in the regular season or playoffs? That is, the Avs,
-> Continue reading Avalanche draft pick Cale Makar could be just months away from beginning his NHL career … in the playoffs

Nuggets’ Will Barton: If defense matched offense, Denver could put teams away by halftime

Andy Cross, The Denver PostGolden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) slam dunks over Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap (4) and Denver Nuggets Ahead Torrey Craig (3) in first quarter in the Pepsi Center on Jan. 15, 2019. MEMPHIS — Veterans Paul Millsap and Will Barton understand for the Nuggets to reach their potential —
-> Continue reading Nuggets’ Will Barton: If defense matched offense, Denver could put teams away by halftime

Denver Sports Omelette: We’ve been here before with the Avalanche

Fresh off the NHL All-Star rest and in the middle an eight-day hiatus from ice hockey entirely, the Avalanche sits at the specific same position as it did to conclude last season. So which has been 2017-18. Colorado (22-20-8) has 52 points and barely regulates the eighth and final Western Conference playoff position, the identical
-> Continue reading Denver Sports Omelette: We’ve been here before with the Avalanche

Denver Sports Omelette: Let’s get weird, Rockies, and throw some money at Bryce Harper

This is starting to get awkward. We’re just a couple of months from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training, and also the two biggest names on the free agent marketplace still harbor ’t signed a contract. Perhaps it s because Bryce Harper and Manny Machado are asking for money. Because businesses no longer need to
-> Continue reading Denver Sports Omelette: Let’s get weird, Rockies, and throw some money at Bryce Harper

Nikola Jokic posts triple-double in return from suspension as Nuggets down 76ers

Nikola Jokic lofted another pass and with it came his seventh triple-double of the season. Jokic’s final help led to a transition dip from Malik Beasley, along with the Nuggets cruised into a resounding 126-110 win. The Nuggets improved entire while underscoring their home dominance; Denver is currently 22-4 at the Pepsi Center. Fresh off
-> Continue reading Nikola Jokic posts triple-double in return from suspension as Nuggets down 76ers

Landeskog, Rantanen come up big in NHL All-Star tournament

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Avalanche teammates Mikko Rantanen along with Gabe Landeskog combined for eight goals and five assists in their two games in Saturday night’s NHL All-Star championship game. But it was Sidney Crosby who was the MVP with four assists in 2 games on precisely exactly the identical ice in which he won
-> Continue reading Landeskog, Rantanen come up big in NHL All-Star tournament