Tag: Cale Makar
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Mark Kiszla: Anybody back in USA griping about Avs center Brock Nelson being on the Olympic team now?
MILAN – With his heart aching and Mark Stone struggling to find the words to express how much he feels duty-bound to win Olympic gold, tears did the talking for an NHL star paid a salary of $8 million to play hockey. “I just want to give everybody in Canada something to cheer about,” Stone…
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What Avalanche fans should root for at the Olympics | NHL Insider
How was any of this ever taken away from us? NHL players have returned to the Olympics, and if the first few games of the tournament are any indication, it’s going to be a doozy. Back-and-forth action, tight games and incredible goaltending are making things interesting for the underdogs. How could you not love it?…
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Colorado Avalanche own the Winter Olympics with eight proud players set to represent their countries
NHL players fought to return to the Winter Olympics. This week, they’ll get their wish. And the Colorado Avalanche will be well represented. Eight members of the burgundy and blue have landed in Milan with the honor of representing their respective countries when the tournament gets underway Wednesday. It’s a new stage for all but…
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Power-play mess, Hakstol’s job security and Olympic concerns | Avalanche mailbag
Welcome to Evan’s mailbag, where each week, Avalanche reporter Evan Rawal answers all your Avalanche- and hockey-related questions. Mailbag questions can be sent to evan.rawal@gazette.com. Were there questions about the power play? You better believe it. Do we see a change in who is managing the power play, as bringing in (Dave) Hakstol has somehow made it worse?…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Injury wrecked the Nuggets’ season, but won’t stop Nikola from being the Joker
The Nuggets will lose many, many games while center Nikola Jokic recovers from a knee injury. Are we looking at last place in the division? May not make the playoffs? – Roger, beneath a falling sky Kiz: The bad news? If Jokic misses a month or more, I see the Nuggets battling to avoid play-in…
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Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews has unique perspective on being named to Team Canada
Make no mistake. Devon Toews was excited Wednesday about being named to Team Canada for February’s Olympic Games in Italy. He just has a few other things on his mind. “My wife’s due in February, so that’s something that’s way more important to me than making an Olympic team,” Toews said, minutes after being named…
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Avalanche, Cale Makar remind Wild who runs the Central Division | Evan’s take
SAINT PAUL – This doesn’t look like a Colorado Avalanche team that needs any extra motivation, but Jesper Wallstedt may have made a rookie mistake in giving them some. “It kind of says that we’re a better team than them,” Wallstedt said after the Wild beat the Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout in November. “We…
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Power play comes through for Avalanche, who send message and beat streaking Wild, 5-1
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Everyone on the Avalanche might be a little sick of hearing about how bad their power play is. On Sunday, in perhaps the biggest game of the season to date for the Avalanche, the power play came through in a big way, propelling Colorado to a 5-1 victory over the red-hot…
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From one No. 8 to another, Avalanche great Sandis Ozolinsh praises Cale Makar: ‘He is a game changer’
Before the great Cale Makar wore No. 8, there was another No. 8 who was pretty great. Ahead of the 1996 Stanley Cup-winning Avalanche team being honored Dec. 11, the current No. 8 showed some respect to the man who came before him. Game respects game. “I just met Sandis Ozolinsh really quick there,” Makar…
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Avalanche star Cale Makar searching for ways to break through on power play as NHL adjusts
Cale Makar leads all NHL defensemen in assists and points, and he’s just one goal off the lead in goal scoring. Imagine what his numbers would look like if the Avalanche could figure out their power play. It’s December, and the Avalanche are dominating the league almost in spite of their power play, which currently…