Despite its exciting young group of volatile offensive-minded defensemen and also a need of a elite second-line center, the Avalanche may pick the best defenseman accessible with its No. 4 pick in the first version of the June 21 NHL draft. In his yearly pre-draft conference call Thursday, Avs director of amateur wrestling Alan Hepple
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Another Foote could find his way back into your Pepsi Center, and if nothing else, Nolan Foote appears destined to play in the NHL building where his father’s jersey is now retired. Draft-eligible Nolan is the cutest of celebrated Av Adam Foote’two sons, however distinct than his dad and older brother, Cal Foote — that
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DENVER — Captain Gabriel Landeskog scored 2:32 into overtime after Colorado squandered a late lead in law and the Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Monday night to force a decisive Game 7 in their Western Conference semifinal series. Landeskog dumped the puck into the zone, turned into a big hit along the
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In an expected elimination game for the Avalanche on Monday night, a trusted and respected player who helped the team advance will return to the lineup. Defenseman Patrik Nemeth, who played in 74 of 82 regular-season games and the whole first-round playoff series against Calgary, will make his Western Conference semifinal series debut in Game
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Tyson Barrie dubbed it the biggest game of the year. Teammate Mikko Rantanen concurred. And said the Avalanche’s power play in Thursday’s Game 4 against the San Jose Sharks will play a big role if Colorado is to tie the Western Conference series 2-2. “We must have our best game of the year tonight, by
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Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog is nearing his franchise’s biggest moment in a decade, just two successive wins shy of a berth in the Western Conference Finals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with zero room for error. Game 6 against the Sharks on Monday night inside Pepsi Center, trailing the series 3-2, helps decide whether the
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Feed the crowd off. The Avalanche has won its last eight games at the Pepsi Center, finishing 6-0 in the regular season and going 2-0 in Round 1 against the Calgary Flames. The Avs will play in front of a boisterous, sellout crowd, and the more they feed off the energy, the better they’ll playwith.
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Avalanche forward Matt Calvert will miss Game 3 Tuesday night against the San Jose Sharks with an upper-body injury, it was learned after Colorado’s morning skate in the Pepsi Center. Related Articles Colorado Avalanche vs. San Jose Sharks: Three keys to Game 3 Nuggets and Avalanche are in the next round. Here are their chances
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