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Deen’s Daily: Werenski Calls Out Laine’s Bullsh*t; Gloomy Days in the Big Apple, Detroit, and Long Island; Avs Goaltending Improvements
Were the Avalanche starting games slow or were the previous goalies just not making any saves? Sidney Crosby had four points two games ago and did it again on Monday. No love lost between the ...
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Notebook: Is This What Having Good Goaltending Feels Like?
It feels like I’ve been doing the goalie breakdown thing for the better part of two weeks. I’d like to do it again but with a different approach. Some of these goalie numbers are just really ...
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Inside the Locker Room: Holiday Break Important for Avs
The holidays are among us and the Avalanche are excited to be home. Some players didn’t have time to decorate since they were ...
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Cale Makar Gets NHL’s 1st Star of the Week
The Colorado Avalanche’s elite defenseman keeps piling up the accolades. Cale Makar’s latest is the NHL’s First Star of the Week. It’s his second achievement of the NHL’s weekly/monthly awards. The ...
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Deen’s Daily: Kiviranta Rewarded; Kovalenko Talks Trade, Again; Celebrini’s Homecoming
Joel Kiviranta scored his first career hat trick… That didn’t happen during a postseason played in an empty arena in September hosted by a city that wasn’t even involved in the playoff series. Also, ...
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Deen’s Daily: Trades Trickle in Before Holiday Freeze; Former Avalanche Defenseman Dealt; Remaking the Avs’ Bottom Six
Three NHL trades trickled in a day before the holiday freeze. Five defensemen were dealt, one of which is a former notable ...
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Deen’s Daily: Askarov is the Real Deal; Devils Stingy Defense; Avalanche’s Home & Road Splits
Is Yaroslav Askarov the best San Jose Sharks goalie this season? And yes, I’m including Mackenzie Blackwood in this question. The Detroit Red Wings are in trouble after another loss to the Habs.
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Deen’s Daily: Avalanche Defeat Georgiev; Blackwood Reflects on San Jose Career; Hughes Shoots But Doesn’t Score
Mackenzie Blackwood reflected on his career with the Sharks following morning skate and then went out and beat his former team hours later. Meanwhile, a strong first two periods from Alexandar ...
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10 Observations: Rantanen Feeds Kiviranta the Puck, the Media; Avalanche Win Over Seattle
The Avalanche are finally above .500 on home ice again. After defeating the Kraken 5-2 on Sunday, Colorado improved to 9-8-0 at Ball Arena. The record is still a shell of what it was a season ago but ...
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Deen’s Daily: Goalie Saves the Day; Givani Smith Excited for Avalanche Opportunity; Laine the PP Merchant
Back-to-back wins for the Avalanche, who defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Friday. Givani Smith opened up about getting a new opportunity with the Avs. Also, you wouldn’t believe where Patrik Laine ...
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Pressing Needs: Avalanche’s Bottom Six Needs Help
Miles Wood is injured and was struggling before that. Ross Colton is scoring at a career-best pace, but he’s doing it on the wing as a top-six forward. Logan O’Connor is on pace for his worst ...
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Seattle Swept: Kiviranta Scores Hat Trick in Avalanche’s Pre-Holiday Break Win Over the Kraken
Joel Kiviranta has scored a hat trick before. But that was in the playoffs and is one that some of the Avalanche’s longest-tenured players want to erase from their memory. Nobody is going to forget ...