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• Five Free Agent Favorites: Targets for the Colorado Avalanche

Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images Here are some signings that I think the Avs should get in on! July 1st and the Free Agent Frenzy are less than 24 hours away, and I have a list of targets I'd like to see the Avalanche go after to fill and bolster their lineup! The Avalanche will have roughly $ 7.5 million to work with and seemingly need to address their bottom six and defensive ...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: June 4

On this day 17 years ago, Paul Konerko ended a marathon game against the Royals with a home run. | Set Number: X156365 TK1 R3 F529 Six massive homers — and four to win games 1959 The 1959 season was filled with extra-inning games for the White Sox, including SIX against Baltimore. There were also three true marathon games, of 17, 17, and 18 games — ALL against the Orioles. This was the fir...2025
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• 2024-2025 Colorado Avalanche Grades: Defenseman

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Taking a look at the regular season performances of all the Colorado Avalanche defenseman. In honor of finals week wrapping up at my university a couple of weeks ago, I wanted to look back at the individual performances of each Colorado Avalanche player and “grade” their regular season performances, starting with the defenseman. For the sake o...2025
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• NHL 25: Stars eliminate Avalanche for the second straight season in overtime heartbreak

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The Avalanche entered the third period leading 2-1 and ended it with a 4-4 tie. The Dallas Stars will eliminate the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night at Ball Arena. According to the NHL 25 simulation conducted Tuesday night which had Dallas winning 5-4 in overtime. The Stars scored three goals in the third period to force overtime and it was enough to send them ...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars, Round 1 Game 3 (7:30 p.m. MT)

Jerome Miron-Imagn Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche playoff game day! Credit to the Dallas Stars, down a goal in the third period of Game 2 they refused to fly to Denver without getting at least one win at home. That game may not have ended the way Colorado fans wanted, but it was absolutely the most exciting hockey game the Avs have played in a while — they just needed to win to make it e...2025
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• Game 3 Preview: We Must Protect This House!

Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images The Colorado Avalanche return home tied 1-1 with the Dallas Stars, and need more top six offense to win at Ball Arena. Credit to the Dallas Stars, down a goal in the third period of Game 2, they refused to fly to Denver without getting at least one win at home. That game may not have ended the way Colorado Avalanche fans wanted, but it was absolutely the mos...2025
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• NHL 25: Stars eliminate Avalanche for the second straight season in overtime heartbreak
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars, Round 1 Game 2 (7:30 p.m. MT)

Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche playoff game day! The Colorado Avalanche stormed into Dallas and turned a close Game 1 into a 5-1 blowout with a dominant third period. Artturi Lehkonen kicked off the scoring in the second period with a whacky goal off his foot while falling, and the Avs never looked back. Nathan MacKinnon added a power-play tally and an empty-nett...2025
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• Game 2 Preview: Home Ice Advantage

Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images Colorado already stole home ice advantage in Dallas - can the Avs take another one? The Colorado Avalanche stormed into Dallas and turned a close Game 1 into a 5-1 blowout with a dominant third period. Artturi Lehkonen kicked off the scoring in the second period with a whacky goal off his foot while falling, and the Avs never looked back. Nathan MacKinnon a...2025
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• NHL 25 predicts the Stars even up the series, Blackwood has another incredible game

Raymond Carlin III-Imagn Images Dallas went on the power play five times to Colorado’s one. We can only hope for the best. NHL 25 picked the right winner of Game 1, but let’s hope their prediction for Game 2 goes the other way. The longtime NHL video game simulation predicted that the Dallas Stars would even up the series Monday night at American Airlines Center with a 4-2 win. Evgenii Dad...2025
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• NHL 25 Prediction: Avalanche shuts out Dallas 3-0 in Game One

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Stars had more shots on goal, but Colorado was the only team that scored. Both teams also went scoreless on the power play. If NHL 25 is correct, the Colorado Avalanche will win Game 1 of their series against the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. The Avalanche shut out Dallas 3-0 as Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals, Cale Makar added two assists, and Macke...2025
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• Avalanche optional skate raises some questions

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Could Scott Wedgewood get the start in Game 1 against Dallas? CENTENNIAL — The Colorado Avalanche are officially gearing up for the playoffs. Nearly every player on the roster participated in Tuesday morning’s optional skate at Family Sports Center. Nathan MacKinnon was the first on the ice, followed by Valeri Nichushkin. Then, everyone else joined the fray....2025
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• Recap: Avs rally to defeat Ducks 4-2, face Dallas next in first round

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Even the minor leaguers had a slow start and come back finish. It was a fan appreciation night at Honda Center, and the Anaheim Ducks thanked their fans by giving up four goals to the Colorado Avalanche in the third period en route to a 4-2 defeat Sunday night. Colorado fans said, “Thank you very much!” as Wyatt Aamodt, Jack Drury, Charlie Coyle, and...2025
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• Avalanche Comeback Yet Again in Donskoi and Grubauer Return to Ball Arena
Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Avalanche win 4-3 in Kraken’s first game in Colorado Today the Seattle Kraken travelled to the Mile High City for their first ever game at Ball Arena. Two familiar faces returned for their first game against the Colorado Avalanche in front of the Avs faithful since going to the Kraken this offseason, Joonas Donskoi and Philip Grubauer. Recap: ...2022
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• Twitter Tuesday: On Tyson Jost, the trade deadline and heading into the playoffs
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images With the trade deadline come and gone, Tyson Jost remains an Av—despite some fans wishes— and few moves were made to bolster an injured lineup. What’s your confidence level with this team heading into the playoffs? The NHL trade deadline came and passed yesterday and the Avalanche made minimal moves in light of losing three of their top-nine forwards and t...2020
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"2016 It is a trade that will live in infamy: GM Rick Hahn sent young hurler Erik Johnson and 17-year-old Fernando Tatís Jr."

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"Flyers add Erik Johnson from Sabres"

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"Jared Bednar injury update via @AltitudeSR:Erik Johnson: "He's getting close."

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"Erik Johnson No player on the Avalanche better exemplifies the friction between sentimentality and the cold hard reality of the cap than the longest tenured professional athlete in Denver."

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"Tuesday morning, reports confirmed that veteran defender Erik Johnson will waive his no-movement clause so that the team doesn’t have to use one of their protection spots on him at next week’s expansion draft."

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"and Erik Johnson to the Padres for James Shields and cash back in 2016."

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"Lindholm gets the honor of being Bednar’s recall, however, he’ll be keeping warm in the press box while guys like Erik Johnson and Cale Makar get healthy."

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"Colorado Avalanche defensmen Erik Johnson and Anton Lindholm are both out indefinitely with undisclosed injuries, the team announced Monday."

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"Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson was suspended two games for boarding the Tampa Bay Lightning's Vladislav Namestnikov on Saturday night."

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"James Shields is now a member of the White Sox as the Padres sent the veteran righty to Chicago on Saturday for right-handed pitcher Erik Johnson and infielder Fernando Tatis Jr."

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"Right-hander Erik Johnson made his 2015 Major League season debut a memorable one by limiting the Royals to three runs over six innings and the White Sox held on for a 7-5 victory on Sunday to complete a three-game weekend sweep."

2014
" With the teams skating four-on-four, Duchene, Ryan O’Reilly and Erik Johnson looked as dangerous as a blow dryer near a bathtub on a three-on-two."

• Five Free Agent Favorites: Targets for the Colorado Avalanche
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Vancouver Canucks (7:00 p.m.)

Photo by Derek Cain/Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche gameday! Following a thrilling shootout victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday evening, the Colorado Avalanche are back in Ball Arena for the final time this regular season to wrap up their season series with the Vancouver Canucks. The Avs are looking to avoid a series sweep to the Canucks, as they struggled mightily to ...2025
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• Preview: Avalanche wrap up home portion of schedule against Canucks

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Avs looking to build momentum as postseason rapidly approaches. Following a thrilling shootout victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday evening, the Colorado Avalanche are back in Ball Arena for the final time this regular season to wrap up their season series with the Vancouver Canucks. The Avs are looking to avoid a series sweep to the Canucks,...2025
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• Recap: The Avs mount a comeback of their own, besting the Hawks in a shootout

Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs win 3-2 on a SO tally from Artturi Lehknonen! The Colorado Avalanche visited the windy city to face the Blackhawks for the fourth time this season. Surprisingly, the Blackhawks are 2-1 against the boys in burgundy and blue this season. The game started slow and favored the Blackhawks, but the Avalanche did what they had to do in the...2025
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• Friday Feels: The Thankless Case of Mackenzie Blackwood

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The Avs #1 Goalie has been good, yet somehow fans have drummed up a goalie controversy? Why? I experienced something last week that I think Mackenzie Blackwood can relate to lately, and it’s all because of you Avalanche fans. Last week in my column I told y’all I got engaged, and not one of you congratulated me for it. Too Late! Don’t come at me with congrat...2025
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• Friday Feels: Sammy Time

Marc DesRosiers-Imagn Images The Feels is back with a lot of love for Sam Malinski Wow, been a while since we got a Friday Feels on the site, hasn’t it? That’s a direct quote from outgoing managing editor Evan Liu, subtly telling me he’s disappointed. And hey, I’m truly sorry I’ve been MIA on the writing front - but life is busy, and I give my all to the podcast. So please forgive. I have...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Toronto Maple Leafs (5:00 p.m.)

Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche gameday! Following a strong performance in an emotional overtime victory over Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas Stars Sunday afternoon, the Colorado Avalanche will embark on their final Eastern Conference road trip of the season, which will take them through Eastern Canada. The Avs will face the Maple Leafs in Toronto to star...2025
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• NHL 25: Stars eliminate Avalanche for the second straight season in overtime heartbreak
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• NHL 25 predicts the Stars even up the series, Blackwood has another incredible game
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• NHL 25 Prediction: Avalanche shuts out Dallas 3-0 in Game One
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• MHH Roundtable: Built to Win?

Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s finally time to see what this team is made of. As the Colorado Avalanche embark on their first-round playoff series with the Dallas Stars, we’ve gathered to share our thoughts on the matchup and the postseason road ahead. This year’s slogans seem to be “Built to Win” and “Built Different.” Do you agree? Adrian: Regarding the t...2025
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• Recap: Avs rally to defeat Ducks 4-2, face Dallas next in first round
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• Recap: Avalanche drop home finale 4-1 to Canucks

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images It was a long night. The Vancouver Canucks were the comeback kids the other night against the Dallas Stars, but there were no avenues for a rally Thursday night at Ball Arena, as they easily defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-1. Devon Toews scored the lone goal for Colorado, while Charlie Coyle and Cale Makar each recorded an assist. Nathan MacKinnon sat out ...2025
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• Recap: Avs rally to defeat Ducks 4-2, face Dallas next in first round
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• Recap: Avalanche drop home finale 4-1 to Canucks
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• Recap: Avalanche cruise to 5-2 win over Red Wings

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Another great start to a homestand. Following a successful road trip to eastern Canada, the Colorado Avalanche returned home to face the Detroit Red Wings. Both teams were in search of a win with playoff implications. Colorado carried their momentum from the road and gave a setback to another bubble playoff team in this 5-2 victory. The Game It was the visitors w...2025
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• White Sox complete 3-game sweep of Royals
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• White Sox, Padres complete Shields swap
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• James Shields to White Sox: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Padres Non-Tender Tyson Ross, Five Others
The Padres have non-tendered righty Tyson Ross and five other players, Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports on Twitter. Also cut loose were Alexi Amarista, Jon Edwards, Erik Johnson, Jose Pirela and Hector Sanchez. Ross, 29, easily becomes the most prominent player to be non-tendered this year. Excellent as he has been when healthy,…...2016
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• Alexandar Georgiev is more than just a bonafide NHL starter
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports It’s Mile High Hockey Lab time, and we just released our 20th installment! Alexandar Georgiev came into this season without real experience as a starter in this league, a familiar narrative among acquired goalies by the Colorado Avalanche. Before his time in Colorado, Georgie hadn't logged 35 starts in five years with the Rangers. He is three victories aw...2023
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• How Did The White Sox Trade Fernando Tatis Jr.?!
In what’s become one of the most lopsided trades we’ve seen in a long time, the White Sox traded Fernando Tatis Jr. and Erik Johnson to the Padres for James Shields and cash back in 2016. MLBTR’s Jeff Todd tries to explain how this painful deal came about for the Sox, in today’s video....2020
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• Was Matt Duchene's Goal Celebration in Losing Effort out of Bounds?
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• Report: Avalanche, Erik Johnson agree to long-term contract extension
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• Colorado Avalanche Game Day: Familiar faces in new places
John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports Tyson Barrie and Alex Kerfoot visit as members of the Toronto Maple Leafs Tonight’s game at the Pepsi Center isn’t an ordinary one. As if being Hockey Fights Cancer night wasn’t big enough, this game marks the first time the Colorado Avalanche and Toronto Maple Leafs will face off since connecting on a blockbuster trade this past offseason. Tyson Barrie and...2019
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• NHL 25: Stars eliminate Avalanche for the second straight season in overtime heartbreak
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars, Round 1 Game 3 (7:30 p.m. MT)
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars, Round 1 Game 2 (7:30 p.m. MT)
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• Preview: Avs look to keep rolling into Ontario as road trip begins against Maple Leafs

Photo by Andrew Lahodynskyj/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs enter this trip with a nine-game point streak. Following a strong performance in an emotional overtime victory over Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas Stars Sunday afternoon, the Colorado Avalanche will embark on their final Eastern Conference road trip of the season, which will take them through Eastern Canada. The Avs will face the Map...2025
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• Lost in the Avalanche: Where are the champions?

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Just how much of the 2022 Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche has changed? Time moves fast and with it the changing complexion of the NHL keeps evolving. While the Colorado Avalanche still have Stanley Cup aspirations they’ll have to accomplish a repeat this era with fewer and fewer familiar faces on the squad. Too soon to check-in on where the ...2024
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• Colorado Avalanche make massive moves involving Byram, Johansen

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Several moves to kick off a wild Wednesday. The trade deadline madness has begun. The Colorado Avalanche announced the trade of Ryan Johansen and a first-round pick to the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Sean Walker. Following the move, the Avs announced a trade with the Buffalo Sabres, sending Bowen Byram for Casey Mittelstadt one-for-one. ...2024
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• Game One Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Seattle Kraken (8:00 p.m.)
Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche game day! It’s finally time for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the Colorado Avalanche begin their quest for a repeat with a first-round matchup with the Seattle Kraken. The Kraken went 2-0-1 against the Avalanche during the regular season. The first game of this much-anticipated series is set to take place tonight at B...2023
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• Game One Preview: Get your pom-poms ready cause it’s time
Photo by Ashley Potts/NHLI via Getty Images Colorado is ready to go for round one of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the NHL’s newest team. It's finally time for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the Colorado Avalanche begin their quest for a repeat with a first-round matchup with the Seattle Kraken. The Kraken went 2-0-1 against the Avalanche during the regular season. The first game of thi...2023
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• Recap: Colorado drops another to Tampa Bay in a shootout
Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images At least they scored goals and earned a point this time. After the less than stellar game in Florida just last week the Tampa Bay Lightning visited the Colorado Avalanche for round two of the Stanley Cup Finals rematch. While this game was much more entertaining and competitive, the Avalanche still let the game get away from them in the third ...2023
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• Recap: Avalanche blow winning streak, game in ugly loss to Anaheim Ducks
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Avalanche continue to struggle against bottom feeders in the NHL. Somehow I continue to find my way to writing pieces about devastating Avalanche losses. It’s cathartic in a way but I would be lying if I said it was any fun to have to think about this game any more than I did during that game. The Colorado Avalanche blew a 3-1 lead to the then-last-p...2023
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• The ten best moments from the Colorado Avalanche’s run to the Stanley Cup
Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports A dominant 16-4 stretch to win the championship created plenty of warm memories for Avalanche fans. ...2022
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• Recap: Nazem Kadri hat trick puts Blues season on life support
Photo by Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images The 6-3 victory puts Colorado one win away from the Western Conference finals. After an emotional yet costly Game 3, the Colorado Avalanche still had hockey left to play with one more contest visiting the St. Louis Blues to try and extend their series lead. A four-goal second period and a Nazem Kadri hat trick led to a 6-3 victory and the Avalanc...2022
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