Tag: Val Nichushkin
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Mark Kiszla: Avs would be crazy to run it back, because Father Time is undefeated
LAS VEGAS – In the dying final seconds of their championship dream, Father Time coldly broomed the Avs off the ice and out of the NHL playoffs. “We’ll be back,” Colorado captain Gabe Landeskog vowed Tuesday night, while standing accountable at his locker stall in the aftermath of a 2-1 loss to Vegas that eliminated the…
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Mark Kiszla: This Avalanche run to the Cup is revenge tour against the hockey gods
The Avs’ bandwagon has a full tank of gas and is steamrolling everything in its path on a revenge tour against the hockey gods. If this quest for the Stanley Cup feels personal, that’s because the Avs, starting with superstar Nathan MacKinnon, are taking it very personally. After toppling the Kings and taming the Wild…
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Mark Kiszla: The Avs family can forgive wayward son Val Nichushkin, but they would be foolhardy to trust him
Colorado has no choice except to welcome back Nichushkin from suspension, because As can’t win Cup without him.
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Nathan MacKinnon nearing Avalanche comeback with possible return vs. Maple Leafs
Nathan MacKinnon’s red no-contact sweater in practice is now just a formality. The Avalanche star is on the cusp of returning to play, and potentially, in the team’s New Year’s Eve matchup Saturday against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs at Ball Arena. MacKinnon (upper-body injury) participated at full strength in team drills Friday in advance…
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Avalanche’s Jean-Luc Foudy earns top-line minutes amid injury wave: ‘Just giving him an opportunity’
BOSTON — Need a silver lining amid the recent wave of Avalanche injuries? Here’s one: Top-line minutes for rookie forward Jean-Luc Foudy. The 20-year-old Canada (Ontario) native logged three shots and one block over 12:02 of ice time in Saturday night’s loss in Boston. Much of it alongside Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen following Artturi…
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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 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,…
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Avalanche training camp: 5 takeaways from coach Jared Bednar’s opening news conference
ENGLEWOOD — Jared Bednar sat behind a microphone Wednesday on the eve of Avalanche training camp to discuss the team’s Stanley Cup defense. Here are five major takeaways from Bednar’s opening news conference with local media at the Hilton Denver Inverness Hotel. 1. All eyes on Colorado. The Avs are no longer motivated by the…
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Nazem Kadri to Calgary; how the Colorado Avalanche must adapt following key departure
Nazem Kadri signing with the Flames is proof the Colorado Avalanche are victims of their own success. Keeping the star second-line center with the Avs proved too costly for general manager Chris MacFarland. On Thursday — more than one month after NHL free agency opened — Kadri inked a $49-million, seven-year deal to sign in…
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With Gabriel Landeskog set to return, Avalanche head into Stanley Cup Playoffs ‘healthiest we’ve been all year’
DENVER — Gabriel Landeskog is ready to return to the ice, and his timing couldn’t be more perfect. The Avalanche forward and team captain has been cleared to play against the Predators in Game 1 Tuesday night at Ball Arena, after having knee surgery on March 14. Coach Jared Bednar said Sunday that Val Nichushkin will still…