The Colorado Avalanche were a juggernaut for a couple of seasons leading up to their 2022 Stanley Cup. Success has taken it’s toll on the roster, yet the Avalanche have maintained their status as a legitimate contender. How can they continue to remain among the league’s elite?
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Midpoint Check-in: Central Division
We’re at the midway point of the 23/24 season. Let’s take a look at where things stand in the Central Division. Preseason Projections We’ll start Continue Reading
The Jeff Petry Trade Web: Part 7 – The Complete Trade Web
It’s time. The Jeff Petry Trade Web is massive. I’ve shared parts of it over the past few weeks but the reality is, there’s a lot left and I can’t possibly summarize all the connected storylines succinctly in a series of posts. Hopefully, the previous posts in the series have given an idea of the type of storylines that can be followed within the trade web. Now, it’s time to put it all out there and let you find the storylines that interest you. We’re about to stomp on the accelerator and power through the complete trade web. Let’s go.
The Jeff Petry Trade Web: Part 4 – Senators Start a Teardown
The 2018 offseason saw some big name defensemen on the move and some star power added to the trade web as a result. There were also a few draft day trades that connect some of the threads from previous chapters.
The Jeff Petry Trade Web: Part 3 – Three Way Trades
The 2017-2018 season saw more big names find new homes via the trade market with some ties into the Jeff Petry trade web. In Part 3, we’ll look at the 2017-2018 season.
Playoff Postmortem: Round 1
The second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs is officially underway and eight teams are left standing in the quest for the Cup, eight more teams had their hopes of hoisting Lord Stanley’s mug this spring doused. Let’s compare some key metrics from the regular season and round 1 to see where things went wrong for the teams we said goodbye to in round 1.
22/23 Mid-Season Power Rankings: #10-#1 – Jostling Juggernauts
Today, it’s the third and final installment of our mid-season power rankings as we get to the top 10.
Team Synopsis: Colorado Avalanche – December 26, 2022
The Stanley Cup hangover has claimed another victim in the Colorado Avalanche this season. After winning the ultimate prize last spring, the Avs haven’t looked like the juggernaut of the past couple of seasons through the first third of the 2022/23 season. Injuries have certainly played their part with a number of Avalanche skaters spending time on the sidelines. With some big names expected to return to the lineup soon, what can we expect from the Avalanche for the remainder of the season?
Central Division Snapshot: November 27, 2022
Today we’re checking in on the Central Division. In our last Central Division Snapshot in late October, there were still plenty of early season trends playing out. With a quarter of the season now in the books, we have a better idea of which of those early trends will fade away and which may stick through the season.
Central Division Snapshot: October 30, 2022
While we’re getting a better idea of long term trends, there’s still room for early puck luck to mask long term indicators. So, which teams’ early results are for real and which teams are masquerading as something they aren’t?