Tag: Buffalo Sabres
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Olofsson finds out first-hand impact winning culture can have on player
Victor Olofsson has a lot of love for the city of Buffalo and their fans. He was perfectly fine being in the opposing locker room when the Avalanche visited his old stomping grounds last week, though. The 30-year-old winger, who moved to the top power play unit in Saturday’s 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins,…
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Avalanche utilizing Brock Nelson in multiple roles early in season | NHL Insider
Avalanche coach Jared Bednar didn’t want to throw too much at Brock Nelson after he was acquired at last season’s trade deadline. Early this season, he’s throwing everything but the kitchen sink at him. Through four games, Nelson is averaging 20 minutes, 38 seconds, of ice-time per game, over 3 minutes more than he averaged…
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Home streak gives way to road success for Colorado Avalanche
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Make that wins in seven straight road games for the Avalanche. Saturday’s 5-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres also gave Colorado points in nine straight contests (8-0-1) away from Ball Arena. It’s not the noisy or historic good time of a recent 18-game home win streak. But it’s evidence for coach Jared Bednar. “I think when…
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Newhook scores winner, Colorado Avalanche outlast Buffalo Sabres in road matinee
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The Colorado Avalanche got through a freewheeling, five-goal first period and past a hat trick from Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson to win, 5-3, on Saturday afternoon. Sabres fans, enjoying a tight game between the league-best Avalanche and their 16-26-8 home team, were not too pleased with the go-ahead goal. Avalanche defenseman Jack Johnson dumped…
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Avalanche acquire goaltender Johansson from Sabres
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Avalanche will soon have another option to back up Philipp Grubauer. On Saturday the team traded for Jonas Johansson, a 6-foot-5, 220-pound Swedish goaltender who appeared in seven games for the Buffalo Sabres this season, in exchange for a 2021 sixth-round draft pick.…
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Colorado Avalanche team activities paused, several games postponed
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The Colorado Avalanche have been shut down through Feb. 11 “as a result of players recently entering the NHL’s COVID protocols.” The team they faced three times in the past week, the Minnesota Wild, paused operations the previous day. The NHL announced Thursday night that the next week’s worth of Avalanche games have been postponed. Colorado…