NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Islanders, Avalanche, Rangers
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Toronto Maple Leafs look like they could be a team dealing with injury questions this season. With Auston Matthews “upper body thing” still fresh…
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Colorado Avalanche Must Get Off to a Fast Start This Season
The 2024-25 season is shaping up to be one of the more challenging seasons in the history of the Colorado Avalanche. The team is flush with star power, but depth…
Colorado Avalanche 2024-25 Player Projections: Mikko Rantanen
The Colorado Avalanche find themselves at a critical juncture. The window for contention is narrowing with each passing year and salary cap complication. That said, with Hart Trophy winner Nathan…
Avalanche’s Lehkonen Injury Could Benefit These 3 Players
As if the Colorado Avalanche weren’t already going to be short-staffed to start the 2024-25 season due to the much-discussed Gabriel Landeskog and Valeri Nichushkin situations, top-six winger Artturi Lehkonen…
Avalanche’s Rantanen Could Demand High Number in Extension
Before every season, there are a few contract dominoes that fall regarding players entering the final year of their deals. One big domino fell earlier this week, when the Edmonton…
4 Pending Free Agents the Islanders Can Target in Trades This Season
A few big extensions were handed out this week and lucrative ones at that. Seth Jarvis signed an eight-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and in case the average annual…
NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Avalanche, Oilers, Jets, Flames
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Don Waddell talked about the status of trade talks regarding Patrik Laine. Meanwhile, are the Colorado Avalanche close to an extension with Mikko Rantanen? One…
Predicting Mikko Rantanen’s Extension with the Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche face a common issue plaguing contenders in the NHL. Though the salary cap continues to trend upward, the team has to make tough decisions in order to…
Avalanche Superstars Take Aim at Big Points Milestone
Last season was a big year on the stat sheet for a lot of Colorado Avalanche players. Nathan MacKinnon set a franchise record with 140 points on the way to…
Avalanche Need to Extend Mikko Rantanen Before Offseason is Over
Mikko Rantanen is in a pretty good spot. He’s put together back-to-back 100-point seasons, gets to play alongside the Hart Trophy winner in Nathan MacKinnon, and looks primed to cash…