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Finnish forward Joonas Donskoi chose Avalanche in free agency last summer. He’s now having a career year.

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A bit more than a year later choosing the Avalanche, Finnish winger Joonas Donskoi can unequivocally say totally free service went well for him. Donskoi, who played in the Western Conference finals last year with the San Jose Sharks, is currently preparing for the play with a group many believe may win the Stanley Cup.
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Dallas Stars “cheat” on faceoffs, Avalanche coach says

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The Dallas Stars’ top forwards are cheaters, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. “They’ve got veteran centermen in (Joe) Pavelski, (Jamie) Benn, (Tyler) Seguin and they cheat. They cheat on the faceoffs,” Bednar said Wednesday, the day after Dallas used a questionable faceoff to beat the Avs 3-2 in overtime at the Pepsi Center. To be
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Avalanche gameday: Philipp Grubauer back in net against Sharks at Pepsi Center

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Avalanche goalie Philipp Grubauer Is Going to Probably Be back in net Thursday from the San Jose Sharks at the Pepsi Center. Grubauer has gone 2-5-2 in his past nine starts and has a 2.92 goals-against typical and .909 save percentage over the year. He has appeared in 27 games, such as Tuesday if Colorado
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Avs dominate Sharks, improve to 1-0-2 in five-game homestand

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Looking for a team effort to squash the the Avalanche pulled off that and more Thursday night at Pepsi Center. This wasn’t just a solid triumph. It had been near-perfect in front of a crowd. The Avs cruised to a 4-0 triumph over the San Jose Sharks in Game 3 of a five-game homestand, moving
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Chambers: NHL should ditch video review for offside

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The Boston Bruins got a deal Thursday — like this injustice absorbed by the Avalanche in Game 7 of its playoff series in San Jose. The NHL’s no offside review stinks. It was introduced to fix negligence but has come to be a unneeded portion of the game. In the third period of a 2-2
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Avalanche GM Joe Sakic discusses Nathan MacKinnon injury, Mikko Rantanen contract, Jared Bednar extension and more

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Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic held a season-ending news conference Tuesday, less than a week after his team lost Game 7 of a Western Conference semifinal playoff series to the San Jose Sharks. Sakic — Star center Nathan MacKinnon will not require shoulder surgery after suffering the injury early in Game 7. “Just rest,” Sakic
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Avalanche vs. Sharks Game 6 live blog: Real-time updates from the Stanley Cup Playoffs

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Avalanche adds trusted D Patrik Nemeth to lineup in a potential elimination Game 6

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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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Avalanche aims for being more physical vs. Sharks in Game 4

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The NHL schooling of Cale Makar is six games deep and the Avalanche rookie defenseman is learning his first big lesson of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. To sum up it in one word: Physicality. “You’ve got to be ready to be hit at all times,” Makar said. And, in return, you must be capable of
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Game 4 is “biggest game of the year” for the Avalanche and its slumbering power play

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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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