Tag: Nashville Predators
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What now for the Colorado Avalanche as Chris MacFarland departs? | Evan’s take
Joe Sakic is once again the general manager of the Avalanche. Don’t expect that title to stick. With general manager Chris MacFarland departing for a promotion with the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, Sakic is back in the GM saddle — for now. “(Avalanche President) Joe Sakic will resume the general manager duties for the foreseeable…
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Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland leaves organization for Nashville Predators, Joe Sakic takes over in interim
Chris MacFarland is headed to a division rival. The Nashville Predators on Tuesday announced they have hired MacFarland to be their president of hockey operations and general manager. MacFarland leaves the Avalanche after being the general manager for the past four seasons. In the immediate, Joe Sakic will resume general manager duties for the Avalanche.…
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Avalanche win Central Division, guarantee home-ice advantage until Stanley Cup Final
The Colorado Avalanche set a few major goals for themselves at the start of training camp. On Tuesday night, they checked off a few of those goals. With a win over the St. Louis Blues, the Avalanche clinched the Central Division title, their first division title since the 2022-23 season. This is the 13th time…
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Game 1 starter, playoff ‘X’ factor and best first-round matchup | 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 [email protected]. I told myself no power-play questions due to the Avalanche’s improvement since the Olympic break, but… Will our power play return to scaring the “living daylights” out of our opponents? Or at this…
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Analyzing the potential first-round opponents for the Colorado Avalanche | NHL Insider
Wednesday’s loss to the Vancouver Canucks was an ugly one for the Avalanche. The odds are still very much in Colorado’s favor. The Avalanche hold a 99.8% chance of winning the Central Division with eight games remaining in the regular season, according to Moneypuck.com. While it’s possible for them to drop below the Dallas Stars,…
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Avalanche add defenseman Nick Blankenburg in trade with Nashville Predators
ANAHEIM — Fewer than 48 hours before the NHL trade deadline, the Colorado Avalanche added blue-line depth on Wednesday. The Avalanche said they’ve acquired defenseman Nick Blankenburg from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a 2027 fifth-round draft selection, a low-risk, low-cost move for the organization. In 49 games this season, Blankenburg set career highs…
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Avalanche fall for fourth time in six games, ‘no positives’ in first home regulation loss to Predators
Jared Bednar hasn’t had many reasons to be angry with his team this season. The Avalanche gave him some good ones on Friday night. A sloppy effort from start to finish by the home team led to the Avalanche dropping their first game in regulation at Ball Arena by a score of 7-3 to the…
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‘Exactly what we want’: Avalanche openly chase home-ice advantage after win over Predators, 4-2
Is it too early for the Avalanche to talk about having home-ice advantage in the postseason? Not at all. The Avalanche have apparently been talking about it for months. With a 4-2 win on Saturday night over the Nashville Predators and a Dallas Stars loss, the Avalanche extended their lead to six points in the…
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3 takeaways from Avalanche victory over Nashville Predators; O’Connor heats up, Bowers injured, McNab honored
DENVER — The Avalanche won Thursday, 5-3, over the Nashville Predators at Ball Arena. Here are three takeaways from the game. O’Connor heats up The injury-plagued Avalanche need their depth forwards to produce with the absences of Darren Helm, Gabe Landeskog and Valeri Nichushkin. One such player stepped up against Nashville — Logan O’Connor. The…
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Colorado Avalanche will face Tampa Bay Lightning in Stanley Cup Finals
The Stanley Cup Finals will start Wednesday. The Colorado Avalanche will host back-to-back champion Tampa Bay at 6 p.m. at Ball Arena. The Lightning defeated the New York Rangers on Saturday night in the Eastern Conference finals. Colorado started its Stanley Cup playoff run by sweeping the Nashville Predators, outscoring them 21-9. The Avalanche’s second-round…