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Connor Ingram goes from third string goalie to Nashville’s best bet at an upset

It may have been an impossible task after all. What more could Connor Ingram have done to stop the Colorado Avalanche other than grow a third arm or leg? In his second-ever NHL start, and first in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Ingram went from Nashville’s No. 3 goaltender to Patrick Roy overnight. He’ll get another […]

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The Avs are really going to trust this to Mr. Darcy?

Once again, the Colorado Avalanche are the Showtime of the NHL. They were last year, though last season being what it was it doesn’t really count for evaluation/analytic purposes. But reverting back to an actual NHL schedule (or something closely resembling one) hasn’t slowed the Avs much. They picked up their 83rd… Read more…

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Nazem Kadri cost the Avs everything

Hockey is a truly vicious sport, in that the team that wins the Presidents’ Trophy — i.e. the team that is best over the largest sample size — rarely “justifies” that achievement in the playoffs. You have to go all the way back to the Hawks in 2013, another shortened season, to find a team […]

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Date goes great for Avs fan, could open NHL’s eyes to what actual inclusivity looks like

Sometimes sports are cute, and the last two days have been pretty freaking cute in one corner of the sports world. Much like a tweet to the Arizona Diamondbacks last month about a date taking place at their game, it started with a simple tweet to the Colorado Avalanche account on Tuesday. Read more…

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The Colorado Avalanche make medicine sick

It isn’t much of a story when a preseason favorite starts rising to the top of the standings. Most everyone thought the Colorado Avalanche would be a Cup contender this year, playing 56 preseason games and one warm-up series before a West Division final with the Vegas Golden Knights that will contain enough speed and… […]

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The NHL got its divisions right, which hasn’t saved it from being a farce

The NHL decided this season had to be quartered off in order to keep the players safe as could be, and more importantly their TV money as safe as it could be. What it didn’t realize is how thoroughly it would illustrate how this country compares to others when it comes to dealing with the […]

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NHL Free Agency: How to Exchange with Joe Sakic Would Be to Acknowledge your Restrictions

It’s possibly the ideal statement regarding the inherent defects of NHL free service which the staff to generate the largest move up the ladder would be the one which did not sign anybody. And when a former participant climbs to the positions of GM, it is just natural to wonder if he is there because […]