Tag: Anton Blidh
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3 takeaways from Avalanche win at Buffalo Sabres; MacKinnon magic, penalty fest
The Colorado Avalanche won Thursday on the road, 6-4, against the Buffalo Sabres. Here are three takeaways from the game. Slow start One significant criticism of this Avalanche team at the quarter-turn of the season? Their tendency for slow starts. It happened again Thursday night with the Sabres leading 2-1 entering the first intermission. Buffalo…
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Avalanche elevate Martin Kaut to second line in overtime loss to Winnipeg Jets
Martin Kaut recently found a place to live not far from the Colorado Eagles’ arena when a phone call changed his housing plans. The caller was Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland. “C-Mac” recalled Kaut from the AHL to Colorado’s active roster with Winnipeg visiting Ball Arena. “I had to practice (Tuesday) in Loveland. I got…
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NHL Insider: Why goalie Pavel Francouz isn’t sweating Avalanche’s trade for Alexandar Georgiev
Every Friday during the offseason, Gazette beat writer Kyle Fredrickson will take you around the NHL and inside the Avalanche. What they said “We keep taking extra looks. … We’re still kind of hoping and watching some guys to see if they can take another step. We’ve been discussing it all along as a coaching…
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Avalanche signs depth forward Anton Blidh to 1-year contract
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The Avalanche bolstered its forward depth with the free agent signing of Anton Blidh to a one-year contract, the team announced on Wednesday. Blidh, 27, played his last six NHL seasons with the Boston Bruins. The left winger is coming off a career-best year with nine points (two goals) in 2021-22. He is a former…