Tag Colorado Avalanche

Giguere Ready to Retire

After playing in the NHL for 18-years, Colorado goalie Jean-Sébastien Giguère could have played his last game per TVA reporter Renaud Lavoie. Lavoie said in a tweet Sunday morning that Giguère will speak with his agent and the NHLPA before making the…

Mikael Granlund Minnesota Wild Overtime Winner

Mikael Granlund Scores Incredible OT Winner

Yesterday, I tried to convince you to watch the Colorado/Minnesota series with my post about how great Nathan MacKinnon has been playing. As my luck would have it, MacKinnon was help off the scoresheet last night. But on the other…

Erik Johnson saves goal, Game 1 goes to Avalanche

The Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild met in Game 1 of their Western Conference match-up last night it what is shaping up to be a fun series to watch. The Avs, making their first playoff appearance since 2009-10,ended up taking…

How Will Avalanche Handle Varlamov Situation?

The Colorado Avalanche sit atop of the Central division with a 10-1-0 record. Their 20 points are the second-most in both the Western conference and the NHL. But what has occurred the last 48 hours could be a distraction no…

Niklas Kronwall Detroit Red Wings

Kronwall taken off on stretcher after nasty hit

Niklas Kronwall, the Detroit Red Wings premier defenseman, was taken off the ice on a stretcher after a nasty hit from Colorado Avalance forward Cody McCleod. Kronwall was retrieving the puck in his defensive zone when he made a sharp…

Roy Begins Rein with 4-0 Start

Patrick Roy may have started his tenure as Colorado Avalanche head coach with a $10,000 fine for his outburst last week on Bruce Boudreau, but one thing is certain: he’s making the league take notice. Colorado moved to 4-0 this…