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How Does Mackenzie Blackwood’s Contract Stack Up Against the Goalie Deals That Followed? (+)

Aarif Deen — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 22:00:33 +0000

As offense continues to shine in the NHL, goaltender contracts have evolved to a place where only the best of the best land big deals. The level of Igor Shesterkin, Connor Hellebuyck, Ilya Sorokin, Jake Oettinger, Thatcher Demko and other upper echelon goalies are making $8 million+ per season. Everyone else, the B tier of […]

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7 Trade Targets That Could Solve the Avalanche’s 3C Hole (+)

Aarif Deen — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 23:50:59 +0000

After trading Charlie Coyle to the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Avalanche’s deep center core is now seemingly anything but that. Colorado has Nathan MacKinnon at the top of the lineup, and that’s not going to change anytime soon. But after that, it gets a little grim. The Coyle trade ultimately removed a lot of the […]

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Deen’s View: At 40, Burns Isn’t Done Yet — But Where Does He Fit on Colorado’s Blue Line? (+)

Aarif Deen — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:00:52 +0000

Brent Burns is 40 years old, but it’s not going to stop him from being a contributor for the Avalanche. After all, this is a player who has spent the last two years of his career with the Stanley Cup hopeful Carolina Hurricanes. He ran their power play, he played over 20 minutes per game, and […]

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Deen’s View: With Coyle and Wood Gone, Avalanche’s Main Focus Should Shift to Defense (+)

Aarif Deen — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 12:00:07 +0000

The Avalanche didn’t want to trade Charlie Coyle. They liked having a strong core down the middle that rivals the best teams in the league. But an opportunity to clear cap space came, and general manager Chris MacFarland plucked one of his centers off a roster that he really wanted to bring back. “We believed […]

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Deen’s View: MacFarland Gambled on Rantanen Trade; Should Pay with Job (+)

Aarif Deen — Sun, 04 May 2025 14:30:05 +0000

The Avalanche woke up Sunday morning with their season already over in the first round. They woke up after losing yet another Game 7 to the Dallas Stars in a game where they led 2-0 with just over 12 minutes remaining. They woke up knowing that Mikko Rantanen, the guy they traded away exactly 100 […]

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10 Observations: The Time Is Now for the Avalanche to Shift the Game 7 Narrative (+)

Aarif Deen — Fri, 02 May 2025 14:30:42 +0000

DENVER — I’m not sure how these two clubs are going to manage to top the entertainment value of Game 6 when they meet again on Saturday. Game 7, American Airlines Center, in Dallas, for all the marbles. To get there, the Avalanche pulled out a gutsy third-period comeback to erase a deficit that should’ve […]

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10 Observations: I’m Not Sure How Gabriel Landeskog Is Doing This (+)

Aarif Deen — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 14:30:50 +0000

DENVER — There were far too many people dumping on the Avalanche and head coach Jared Bednar after Game 3. It’s as if the series was over. The demons of seasons past, especially against teams coached by Pete DeBoer, probably got the best of Avs faithful. But, Game 4 was as dominating an effort as […]

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10 Observations: Gabriel Landeskog’s Return Was Spoiled By Dallas — But It Was Still Memorable (+)

Aarif Deen — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:30:01 +0000

DALLAS — I do want to recall the epic night that was for Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche fell 2-1 in overtime to the Dallas Stars. And the bottom line is, they let a big game slip away. But that can’t take away from what Landeskog did to get to this point. It’s nice to have […]

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10 Observations: The Plan All Along Was For Landeskog To Sit Out Game 2 (+)

Aarif Deen — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:30:55 +0000

DALLAS — Before the Avalanche had a chance to really take control of the series, they put on quite the charade with the status of their captain, Gabriel Landeskog. Colorado lost 4-3 in overtime to the Dallas Stars on Monday, shifting the series to Denver, knotted up at 1-1. Landeskog didn’t play in either of […]

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10 Observations: Avalanche Sent a Message in Game 1 Rout of Stars (+)

Aarif Deen — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 14:30:10 +0000

DALLAS — For the first time in three years, the Avalanche are Game 1 winners in the first round. Colorado defeated Dallas 5-1 on the road to steal home-ice advantage from the reeling Stars. More importantly, they didn’t cough up a two-goal lead and instead put the game away with three late third-period goals. Mackenzie […]

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