Tag: Josh Manson
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Josh Manson makes ‘uncomfortable’ adjustment to give Avalanche a giant defensive pair
As of 10 days ago, Josh Manson had as much experience playing the left side on defense as John and Joe sitting in section 220 at Ball Arena. “Zero (experience),” Manson told The Denver Gazette. For someone who hasn’t done it at the NHL level, he’s off to a heck of a start. With more…
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Why a trio of Avalanche veterans decided to extend with Colorado
CASTLE PINES — After the Avalanche’s disappointing playoff exit at the hands of the Dallas Stars, Joe Sakic and Chris MacFarland said they’d bring back the exact same team if they could. They weren’t kidding, apparently. When the Avalanche hit the ice on Thursday for training camp, they won’t look all that different from the…
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Mikko Rantanen’s third-period hat trick sinks Avalanche in Game 7 | 3 takeaways
Dallas Stars advance past Colorado with dramatic, late win in Stanley Cup Playoffs
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Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon expected to miss about four weeks with upper-body injury
The Avalanche will be without superstar center Nathan MacKinnon until after the calendar flips to 2023. MacKinnon suffered an upper-body injury Monday in the Philadelphia road loss, and he is expected to miss “approximately four weeks,” the team confirmed late Tuesday. It’s another major blow for an Avalanche team that simply cannot catch a break…
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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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Dryden Hunt scores first Avalanche goal since added on waivers: ‘It takes a little bit of weight off the top guys’
DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche added Dryden Hunt on waivers last month from the Rangers to bolster their forward depth. It paid dividends Saturday night in a 4-1 home victory against the Dallas Stars. Hunt, in his 15th game with the Avs, scored at the net front cleaning up an Alex Newhook rebound. Hunt’s third-line…
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Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon breaks down highlight reel goal against Capitals
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nathan Mackinnon makes the ridiculous appear routine. Case in point: His highlight reel goal in Saturday night’s Avalanche victory, 4-0, at the Capitals. It happened late in the second period at the end of a Colorado shift, in which MacKinnon remained on the ice with second-line forwards Evan Rodrigues and Alex Newhook.…
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Avalanche’s Cale Makar makes preseason debut in win against Stars
Cale Makar spent the offseason mentally emptying his trophy case. The Norris, Conn Smythe and Stanley Cup. Forget about all of them. “I’m not focused on anything accolade wise, at all. Everybody keeps asking me: How are going to top next year?” Makar said into a microphone at the beginning of Avalanche training camp. “It’s…
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Avalanche Q&A: Josh Manson on fatherhood, his Stanley Cup celebration and signing a 4-year contract
DENVER — Josh Manson missed the beginning of Colorado Avalanche training camp for the best reason. His family is growing. Manson’s wife, Julie, gave birth last week to their second daughter, Pepper June Manson, much to the delight of her NHL dad. Manson returned to the Colorado dressing room this week at the team’s practice…
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Avalanche training camp: Alex Newhook, J.T. Compher and Mikko Rantanen discuss second-line center vacancy
The Avalanche have started the evaluation process to determine a second-line center. Three returning players who might fill the role — J.T. Compher, Alex Newhook and Mikko Rantanen — recently discussed the training camp vacancy created by Nazem Kadri’s signing with Calgary. — Compher: “(Coach Jared Bednar) has always been fair. If you’re playing well,…