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• Mile High Pollster: Re-signing Makar should already be the ultimate priority

Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images Would you rather have a Marty Necas extension in February 2026 or a Makar extension in July of the same year? The dominos are starting to trust-fall toward the 2026-27 NHL regular season, and all of this looking ahead really has me thinking. Among the more pressing topics of this offseason has been what to do with the Martin Necas decision. But w...2025
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• The Thin Line Between Gamble and Genius: Yegor Chinakov and the Avalanche’s Offseason Dilemma

Photo by Keith Gillett/IconSportswire The Avalanche should proceed with caution. While the Colorado Avalanche have approached the offseason with measured restraint—preserving both flexibility and optionality should the right opportunity present itself—one prospective transaction continues to distinguish itself as particularly compelling. At first thought, this writer believed trading for ...2025
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• Martin Nečas and the Long Game: A Case for a Contract Extension

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images If the Avalanche fix the Nečas problem, if there is one, they only stand to benefit from it. In professional sports, silence can be deafening—particularly when it surrounds a player rumored to be discontented. In early June, veteran insider Nick Kypreos reported that Martin Nečas was less than fully satisfied with his experience during his ini...2025
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• Mile High Pollster: Avs fans hold hope for upgrading the third line

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Colorado's bottom six doesn’t appear ready for opening night — yet. The countdown to the 2025-26 NHL regular season is officially underway, with the release of the full schedule expected sometime this week. Meanwhile, the Colorado Avalanche still has some questions to answer. That is according to this week's pollster, as fans agree that Joe Sakic and C...2025
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• Avalanche extend Josh Manson through 2027-28

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The Avalanche future blue line is looking clearer. One of the Colorado Avalanche’s most recognizable defensive stalwarts is staying in Denver. Josh Manson signed a two-year contract extension with the Avalanche Thursday, securing his services through the 2027-28 NHL season, barring a future trade that he approves. The new deal carries an average annu...2025
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• Fly Like An Eagle

Colour me surprised that another former Winnipeg Jets forward was making news in July, but it seems that the mustard-eating Mark Letestu, pictured to the left, has himself a new role in the AHL! No, he's not making a comeback for his playing career, but Letestu is moving from the Cleveland Monsters where he spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach to the Colorado Eagles where he'll assume...2025
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• The Thin Line Between Gamble and Genius: Yegor Chinakov and the Avalanche’s Offseason Dilemma
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• Avalanche extend Josh Manson through 2027-28
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• Mile High Pollster: Voters say trading Sam Girard would be a lateral move

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images How satisfied are we with Jared Bednar and Chris MacFarland? Was game three of the SCF entertaining? On this week's version of Mile High Pollster, we ask fans if they really want to trade Sam Girard (again), if they are satisfied with the coaching and management, and invite them to weigh in on the goonery of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Let...2025
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• MHH Roundtable: Attacking the Offseason

Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images Transactions to shape the 2025-26 roster will happen soon. Now a month into the early summer, it’s time turn the page from the disappointments of the 2024-25 season and begin plans for the 2025-26 campaign, which will be here before we know it. Therefore here are our thoughts on how the Colorado Avalanche front office should proceed this summer. ...2025
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• Morning Flurries: Ray Bennett is gone

Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images One change is set in motion for next season. The Colorado Avalanche found their scapegoat as it was revealed at the start of the Chris MacFarland and Joe Sakic press conference that assistant coach Ray Bennett was let go. No discussion on who or what they are looking for in a replacement behind the bench nor a timeline for replacement. ...2025
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• Avalanche prepare for the playoffs, Landeskog not likely to play in Game 1

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin on Saturday. CENTENNIAL, Colo. — The Colorado Avalanche are getting ready for war. First Round The Avalanche will take on the Dallas Stars to open the First Round of the playoffs. We recently learned that both teams would square off against one another on Saturday night. Saturday Game 1 schedules confirmed:#stlblues at #gojet...2025
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• Friday Feels: Playing Out the String

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Avalanche regular season cannot end soon enough What do you say about a team that isn’t playing for anything? Honestly, why am I showing up to write this column when the Avs aren’t showing up to play the games? Just because I made a commitment to cover 82 games and I don’t have a choice?! I am them as they are me, as you are me and we are all together in ...2025
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• Recap: Avalanche ride opportunistic middle period to shutout win over Kings

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Avs extend their league-best home win streak to 11 games. The Aval-wagon is rolling along! The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings Thursday night by a final score of 4-0. While the Avs did not have their A-game in this contest, they were opportunistic in the second period, finding three goals on a measly five shots, showcasing this team’s ab...2025
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• MHH Roundtable: Hopes and fears for what lies ahead

John A. Babiak Unpacking where the Avalanche stand after all their moves. After concluding what some might consider a shocking and franchise-altering trade deadline, especially in concert with other moves made this season, we unpack where the Colorado Avalanche stand heading into the final 16 games of the regular season. What move did you like the best? Adrian: I liked the addition of Mart...2025
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• Opinion: Rantanen trade blew up in our faces, fire Bednar and MacFarland

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images It’s just a business after all, right? This organization needs a fresh start, and it starts by breaking a few hearts. It starts with GM Chris MacFarland. When he makes the right moves on the battlefield, MacFarland comes off as a genius, but like most of your friends were while playing Call of Duty Zombies, the quick trigger finger would come back to bite th...2025
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• MHH Roundtable: Will MacKinnon win the Hart Trophy?

Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images At the break we take stock of where the Colorado Avalanche stand. After 49 games and a record of 32-14-3, which is good for the top spot in the Central Division, the Colorado Avalanche are in a great position for the stretch run portion of the season. This nine-day break gives everyone a chance to pause and reflect before things get very busy agai...2024
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"Colorado Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland said trading Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes was a "tough business decision," calling the star winger a "superstar human being."

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"Chris MacFarland and the players have made it well-known Number 13 will be welcomed back with open arms to the locker room, and support him in whatever way necessary."

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"If Christmas rolls around and it's uber apparent that the Avalanche are top-heavy in their forward group and still don't have the scoring help to return to contention, Joe Sakic and Chris MacFarland may have some work to do."

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"Reports around the league indicate that the Colorado Avalanche are still in the mix to sign playoff hero Nazem Kadri, and new Avs GM Chris MacFarland said a couple days ago that the door had not been closed on a Kadri return to Denver."

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"No doubt Avalanche assistant general manager Chris MacFarland was comfortable with and influential in bringing Murray in on a reasonable contract."

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"Through two season with the Colorado Eagles, head coach Greg Cronin has done his job"

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"Twitter Tuesday: Taylor Hall, Taylor Hall and more Taylor Hall"

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"COLUMBUS, Ohio - Assistant general manager Chris MacFarland is leaving the Columbus Blue Jackets organization for another position."

• Mile High Pollster: Re-signing Makar should already be the ultimate priority
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• The Thin Line Between Gamble and Genius: Yegor Chinakov and the Avalanche’s Offseason Dilemma
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• Martin Nečas and the Long Game: A Case for a Contract Extension
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• Mile High Pollster: Avs fans hold hope for upgrading the third line
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• Avalanche extend Josh Manson through 2027-28
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• MHH Roundtable: Attacking the Offseason
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• 5 biggest questions heading into the Avalanche offseason

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Breaking down the burning questions that must get answered this summer. With the long offseason ahead there will be plenty of time to dissect where the Colorado Avalanche go from here but for now these following five issues loom the largest on the horizon. As always, roster construction and contracts play the biggest part Is Landeskog reall...2025
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• Opinion: Rantanen trade blew up in our faces, fire Bednar and MacFarland
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• Friday Feels: Playing Out the String
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• Martin Nečas and the Long Game: A Case for a Contract Extension
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• Avalanche extend Josh Manson through 2027-28
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• Mile High Pollster: Voters say trading Sam Girard would be a lateral move
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• Avalanche prepare for the playoffs, Landeskog not likely to play in Game 1
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• Friday Feels: Playing Out the String
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• Avalanche extend Josh Manson through 2027-28
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• Opinion: Rantanen trade blew up in our faces, fire Bednar and MacFarland
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• Recap: Avalanche ride opportunistic middle period to shutout win over Kings
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• Avalanche score second straight shutout with 2-0 victory over Flyers

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The defense was solid and Mackenzie Blackwood was incredible once again. Two straight games and two straight goose eggs for the opposition. Following a topsy-turvy month of January coupled by the shocking trade of Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes, the Colorado Avalanche are back on a roll. After getting outmuscled and outwitted in the opening period, the Av...2025
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• Opinion: Mikko Rantanen’s trade generates new generation of Avs hockey

Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images The Avalanche have jumbled things up in a massive way. Holy smokes. The Colorado Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen, sending shockwaves through the organization and the entirety of the NHL. In return, the Avalanche got Martin Necas, Jack Drury, a 2025 second-round pick, and a 2026 fourth-round pick from the Carolina Hurricanes. The Chicago Blackh...2025
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• An Avalanche of injuries, 2024-25 edition

John A. Babiak The season is four games old and the injury ward is already filling up for the Avs. The season is only four games old, and the injury list is already much longer than anticipated for the Colorado Avalanche. Some faces from the start of the season remain the same, but some new ones have entered the fray as well. This was a series two years ago I’d hoped wouldn't make a comeb...2024
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• Opinion: Mikko Rantanen won’t be traded. Deal with it.

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports It’s another off-season, and some Avs fans have found a new scapegoat! Part of me didn't think writing this article was worth the time. Still, Mikko Rantanen is the new scapegoat for some Avalanche fans, who seem to find new and unrivaled levels of delirium every season, so here we are. If you think the Colorado Avalanche should trade Mikko Rantanen, please giv...2024
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• Open Thread: NHL Draft 2024 (5:00 p.m. MT)

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The future is bright for these stars. Tonight, the future is made for several up and coming hockey stars. The NHL Draft takes place in Las Vegas tonight starting at 7:00 p.m. ET with coverage on ESPN, NHL Network, Sportsnet, and TVAS. It takes place at the historic Las Vegas Sphere, a major new venue for the league in what may be the final on-location ...2024
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• Signing Nazem Kadri would cost the Colorado Avalanche a key contributor
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports The Avalanche simply do not have enough cap space currently available to sign Kadri at fair market value. ...2022
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• Opinion: Devon Toews has priced himself out of Colorado

Photo by Christopher Mast/2023 NHLI The Avalanche are better with Toews, but the writing is on the wall an inflated market for NHL defensemen. Devon Toews came to the Colorado Avalanche, likely in the same way he will leave. He left the Islanders for Colorado not because they didn't want him around but because New York couldn't afford to keep him. Toews' value has drastically improved afte...2023
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• A final Avalanche of injuries report
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The final edition to this series for the 2022-23 season is here. The Colorado Avalanche hosted a somewhat end-of-season conference for the first time in a long time but for one man at the very end of this list specifically. Those media members in attendance did make sure to ask about others who ended the season injured, just as the entire season had bee...2023
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• Evan Rodrigues continues to shine
Photo by Zac BonDurant/Getty Images In midst of the darkness of injuries, an almighty Evan has risen from below. Evan’s are always an interesting character to come by. You never know who it’ll be. Whether it’s a managing editor or an NHL player, Evan’s are just built different. While I won’t toot my own horn, I will toot the horn of Evan Rodrigues. While he didn’t have an NHL team to call ...2023
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• Avs elevate Sakic to president, MacFarland to GM

Executive vice president/general manager Joe Sakic has been named the Avalanche's president of hockey operations, clearing the way for assistant GM Chris MacFarland to take over as the fifth general manager in Colorado team history....2022
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• Through two season with the Colorado Eagles, head coach Greg Cronin has done his job
Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images How do you evaluate an AHL coach? Is “success” winning, or developing NHL talent? There may not be a tougher coaching job out there like being the head coach of an American Hockey League team. With much roster turnover throughout the season with call-ups to the NHL team or from the ECHL affiliate, it can be hard to keep ...2020
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• Possible trade deadline acquisitions for the Avs
Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images Some names are available, while some names are off the board. The NHL Trade Deadline is quickly approaching, it’ll be here before you know it. Of course, with the trade deadline comes all the rumblings of who could end up where. For the Colorado Avalanche, this is no different. They will be bringing in players, whether they’re from its ros...2023
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• Opinion: Rantanen trade blew up in our faces, fire Bednar and MacFarland
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• Mile High Pollster: Re-signing Makar should already be the ultimate priority
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• The Thin Line Between Gamble and Genius: Yegor Chinakov and the Avalanche’s Offseason Dilemma
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• Mile High Pollster: Avs fans hold hope for upgrading the third line
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• Avalanche extend Josh Manson through 2027-28
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• Mile High Pollster: Voters say trading Sam Girard would be a lateral move
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• Opinion: Ray Bennett Was A Scapegoat For Colorado’s Shortcomings

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Ray Bennett deserved to be fired, but the team continues the trend of blaming one individual for an entire year of disappointment. Ray Bennett deserved to be let go — years ago. The Colorado Avalanche are still mourning Saturday’s loss to the Dallas Stars as they coughed up a two goal lead in the third period of Game 7 while former Avs superstar Mikko Rantanen...2025
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• 5 biggest questions heading into the Avalanche offseason
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• Avalanche '100% confident' in Bednar after loss
Colorado's Jared Bednar's job on the bench is safe after the Avalanche were ousted in the early rounds yet again, and general manager Chris MacFarland said on Tuesday he is "100% confident" that the coach can turn the franchise's playoff fortunes around....2025
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• Martin Nečas and the Long Game: A Case for a Contract Extension
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• Mile High Pollster: Voters say trading Sam Girard would be a lateral move
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• Open Thread: Trade Deadline Frenzy

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Who will make the biggest deal or the worst deal? Trade deals line day finally here as the day of many dreams and fantasies, will any come true? What will be the biggest — or dumbest — trade made in the NHL today? How many members of the Colorado Avalanche be on the move in their quest to dress 50 players this season? Let us remind of the form...2025
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• Avalanche score second straight shutout with 2-0 victory over Flyers
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• Breaking down the curious case of Casey Mittelstadt

Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images Where does the center’s game go from here? A critical factor in the path back to the Stanley Cup for the Colorado Avalanche rests on the fortification of their forward depth. A move the organization optimistically believed would solidify their second line at the center position was in their spring trade for Casey Mittelstadt. Early returns have b...2024
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• MHH 2024 Mock Draft

Photo by Kyle Harris/NHLI via Getty Images Who will the Avalanche select at 24? What better way to pass the time to the 2024 NHL Draft than a mock draft? Get to know the likely first-round candidates plus a few options for the Colorado Avalanche at pick 24. The festivities kick off on June 28th in Las Vegas. We will be live at The Sphere to bring all the details! Bonus: Check out our picks...2024
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• MHH Roundtable: The Long Goodbye

Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images The staff shares thoughts on Colorado’s second round playoff exit. Before a summer of uncertainty can unfold, we must put the 2023-24 Colorado Avalanche season to rest. After getting eliminated in six games in a tough second-round meeting with the Dallas Stars here are our thoughts as we reflect on what transpired. After getting knocked out in ...2024
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• The roller coaster train ride of Valeri Nichushkin

Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images The implication, reactions, and facts surrounding the latest news surfacing about the Russian forward. Managing Editor’s Note: I am going to do the best I can to get the correct information and reaction around a very sensitive topic surrounding Valeri Nichushkin. If I get anything wrong, I sincerely apologize and will correct my mistake as soon a...2024
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