Tag: Gabriel Landeskog
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Avalanche blow out Oilers in their own building with 9-1 win | 5 takeaways
When the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers play, fans get to witness the four best players in the world on the ice at the same time. The ones wearing white on Saturday evening had far better nights than the ones wearing blue. Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon, Jack Drury and Parker Kelly all scored twice to…
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Five takeaways from Colorado’s OT loss to Utah Mammoth
You can’t win them all, but the Colorado Avalanche are doing a good job of picking up points, even if they don’t walk away with two. Colorado was sloppy for most of the evening, particularly in the second period, but managed to take the game to overtime, where Dylan Guenther won the game for the…
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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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10 storylines heading into Avalanche training camp | Evan’s take
The Avalanche are four months removed from their stunning loss to the Dallas Stars in the opening round of the postseason and no one has forgotten. Not the fans, not management, and not the players. Even after the first round loss, expectations are sky high in Colorado, which opens training camp Thursday. Here are 10…
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Mikko Rantanen forced Chris MacFarland’s hand in Avalanche’s blockbuster trade | Evan’s take
BOSTON — Watching one of your kids grow up and leave the house is difficult. Watching one grow up then kicking them out is even harder. Chris MacFarland did the latter Friday night. The Avalanche did not want to trade Mikko Rantanen. No one ever wants to trade a 50-goal scorer. That’s why trades of…
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The Colorado Avalanche may have struck gold with undrafted Ivan Ivan | NHL Insider
It’s a name so nice you say it twice, and Avalanche fans might be doing so for years to come. Fourteen months ago, Ivan Ivan was a guy entering his first NHL training camp on an AHL contract. Fast forward to today, and he’s become a favorite of Jared Bednar’s. “He’s a trusted two-way player,”…
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Gabe Landeskog making ‘big strides’ toward eventual Avalanche return
Avs not providing specific Landeskog timeline; Colorado training camp opens Thursday
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Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog undergoes knee surgery, expected to miss 12 weeks
DENVER — The Avalanche will be without their captain for at least three months. Gabe Landeskog underwent arthroscopic knee surgery, coach Jared Bednar told reporters Wednesday after morning skate, and Landeskog is expected to miss the next 12 weeks. The timeline suggests Landeskog won’t return to play in games until at least January. “Gabe Landeskog…
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Stanley Cup baby born into his new name
Big Gabriel, meet Little Gabriel. Will and Christy Lowry’s bellowing baby boy needed a name. Born a week early, just 28 minutes into June 26, 2022, the Lowrys wondered if it was a meant-to-be hockey miracle. “We thought that on the off-chance, the serendipitous moment that he was born, if the Avs win the Stanley…
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Colorado Avalanche condemn threats directed at Nazem Kadri ahead of Game 4 in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS • The Colorado Avalanche maintained that Nazem Kadri’s contact with Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington was a hockey play, while the response from some in St. Louis has gone beyond the sport. After Saturday’s game, Kadri said the hit, which will force Binnington to miss the remainder of the series with an undisclosed lower-body injury,…