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• Blue Jackets’ Werenski Will Get His Hardware in the Future
Zach Werenski may not have won the first Norris Trophy in Columbus Blue Jackets history this season, but his time will come. Werenski Making Franchise History Werenski already made history…...2025
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• Can Jacob MacDonald have the same productive year again?

Ashley Potts/Colorado Eagles MacDonald was second on the team in points for the Eagles, can he do it again? Colorado Eagles’ defenseman Jacob MacDonald had a career year in the AHL. The veteran tied his season high in points (55) from seven years ago. Can Eagles’ fans expect the same production from MacDonald again this season? What changed that boosted his production this season? We are g...2025
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• Quinn Hughes’ Norris Snub: The Line Between Honest Opinion and Poor Voting
The NHL’s annual awards season often comes with controversy. Still, this year’s Norris Trophy voting (which Cale Makar won) triggered a particularly pointed conversation when NHL insider Elliotte Friedman joined…...2025
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• 2025 NHL awards tracker: Jets' Connor Hellebuyck wins Hart Trophy; Avalanche's Cale Makar wins Norris Trophy

Here's a look at all the NHL award finalists for the 2024-25 season...2025
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• Avs' Makar wins 2nd Norris as top defenseman
The Avs' Cole Makar got 176 of 191 first-place votes to win the second Norris Trophy of his career Wednesday as top defenseman in the NHL....2025
• Breaking: Cale Makar wins second Norris Trophy

Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images Celebrating a historic 30-goal season for the Avalanche defenseman. Today is the day the NHL has decided to announce the winner of the James Norris Memorial trophy and as expected Colorado Avalanche superstar defenseman Cale Makar took home this year’s award. Adding to his impressive collection of hardware, this is Makar’s second Norris win in his fift...2025
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• 2024-25 Player Review: Dante Fabbro went from the waiver wire to the first pair
In early November, the Columbus Blue Jackets embarked on their first West Coast road trip of the season, and dropped all three games in California (two in regulation). While out there, they placed a waiver claim on Nashville Predators defenseman Dante Fabbro. He joined the team in Seattle and made his debut there, and suddenly became the partner for Zach Werenski as Z put together the best season ...2025
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• 2024-25 Player Review: Zach Werenski had a Norris-caliber season
One can speculate that Zach Werenski will be exactly Nathan MacKinnon away from winning the Norris Trophy. Cale Makar will likely end up with the honors, the result of being on a team with a superstar and a better power play. No disrespect to Makar, but what Werenski did on a worse team in even worse circumstances not only puts him in the argument for best defenseman, but also most valuable player...2025
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• Open Thread: Draft Lottery, second round, and Worlds
It’s a new month, new week, and time for a fresh off-season thread! There was some fascinating conversations in the last thread, which I’ve come to expect from this community. Let’s keep it going! We also have a lot of new things to cover: Draft Lottery This kind of snuck up on me, but the draft lottery is tonight, Monday May 5, at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN. Unlike in previous yea...2025
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• MacKinnon and Makar selected as finalists for Ted Lindsay Award

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images The award goes to the sport’s “Most Outstanding Player.” Perhaps this is the motivation the Colorado Avalanche needs ahead of Game 6 tonight at Bell Arena. Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar were named as two of the three finalists Wednesday for the Ted Lindsay Award. The honor, voted on by members of the NHL Players’ Association, is bestowed upon “the most outs...2025
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• Recap: Avalanche survive bad goaltending duel in Columbus

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Colorado officially clinches a playoff berth in the 7-3 win. After the shootout win in Chicago it was a quick turnaround for the Colorado Avalanche, including some unfortunate travel logistics, to play a desperate Columbus Blue Jackets squad looking to make the postseason the first time since their rebuild. Instead, it was the Avalanche punching their tic...2025
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• Reviewing March 25: Somehow hanging on
Previously: October, November, January Programming Note: There were just seven games in February, so this March recap will includes the last three games of February. Results W 5-1 vs. CHIW 6-4 vs. DALW 5-2 @ DETW 5-3 vs. DETL 2-6 @ TBLL 0-3 @ FLAW 7-3 @ NYRL 3-5 @ NJDL 0-4 vs. VGKL 0-4 vs. NYRL 1-2 vs. NJDL 0-1 (OT) vs. FLAL 3-6 @ PITW 4-3 (SO) @ NYIW 7-6 (SO) vs. VANL 2-3 @ OTT A 7-8-...2025
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• Breaking down Hart and Norris Trophy odds

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Will Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar bring home more hardware? As much of this discussion has rightfully centered on the Colorado Avalanche’s quest for the Stanley Cup, there are several individual trophies within reach for the two franchise pillars, Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. It’s clear both drive the success the Avalanche achieve, as evidenced by...2025
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• Recap: Cale Makar wrecks Mikko Rantanen’s return in 4-3 overtime win

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Makar had a three-point performance and Scott Wedgewood made a series of spectacular saves en route to a critical victory. All hail Cale! Cale Makar scored 34 seconds into overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche fended off the Dallas Stars 4-3 in a statement victory at Ball Arena. The 2021-22 Norris Trophy winner finished with a goal and two assists. Scott Wedg...2025
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• Recap: McDavid wins 4 Nations gold for Canada with OT winner
Tonight the United States and Canada met for the championship of the 4 Nations Face-Off, in a rematch of an epic American win on Saturday night. The US was without injured defenseman Charlie McAvoy, but injured forwards Auston Matthews and Matthew and Brady Tkachuk returned. Kyle Connor was scratched so Chris Kreider could remain in the lineup. On the Canadian side, Cale Makar (who missed the firs...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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• Recap: Avalanche dominate early, take Game 1
Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images A five-goal first period helped Colorado rout Nashville 7-2. Night one of the Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators first round Stanley Cup playoff series kicked off and if Avalanche hockey had been on vacation for the last two weeks it was back with a vengeance to begin this game. A five-goal first period set the stage for an impressive e...2022
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• Recap: Avalanche dominate early, take Game One
Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images A five-goal first period helped Colorado rout Nashville 7-2 Night one of the Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators first round Stanley Cup playoff series kicked off and if Avalanche hockey had been on vacation for the last two weeks it was back with a vengeance to begin this game. A five-goal first period set the stage for an impressive ef...2022
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• Complete Preview for the New York Rangers' 2014-15 Season
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"The Avs' Cole Makar got 176 of 191 first-place votes to win the second Norris Trophy of his career Wednesday as top defenseman in the NHL."

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"Hello Norris Trophy conversation: here comes Josh Morrissey."

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"Rangers’ Adam Fox Eyeing His Second Norris Trophy"

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"After years of being considered one of the NHL’s best defencemen, proven by his 2012-13 Norris Trophy-winning season, P."

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"Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Adam Fox, 23, who scored the winning goal for New York on Sunday night in a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken, agreed to a historic contract extension with the Rangers on Monday."

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"The Boston Bruins have had more Norris Trophy winners than any other NHL team, with two all-time all-stars doing the damage."

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"Norris Trophy Power Rankings: Rielly on top with gaudy offensive numbers"

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"Stars want Norris Trophy consideration for Klingberg"

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"Brent Burns earns 1st Norris Trophy"

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"Subban won the Norris Trophy as the NHL."

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"Drew Doughty named a finalist for the NHL's Norris Trophy"

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"Boston Bruins: Dougie Hamilton Is One of the NHL's Best Defensemen"

• Can Jacob MacDonald have the same productive year again?
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• 2024-25 Player Review: Dante Fabbro went from the waiver wire to the first pair
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• Open Thread: Draft Lottery, second round, and Worlds
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• Reviewing March 25: Somehow hanging on
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• 2025 Stanley Cup odds, NHL Awards picks, betting trends: Expert hockey futures bets, Hart Trophy race update

SportsLine handicapper Jimmie Kaylor shares his Stanley Cup futures picks and best bets for the Hart Trophy, James Norris Trophy, and Calder Trophy following the NHL trade deadline...2025
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• 2025 Stanley Cup odds, NHL Awards picks, betting trends: Expert hockey futures bets, new Hart Trophy favorite

SportsLine handicapper Jimmie Kaylor shares his Stanley Cup futures picks and best bets for the Hart Trophy, James Norris Trophy, and Calder Trophy following the NHL trade deadline...2025
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• 2025 Stanley Cup odds, NHL Awards picks: Expert hockey futures bets, updated betting trends for Hart Trophy

SportsLine handicapper Jimmie Kaylor shares his Stanley Cup futures picks and best bets for the Hart Trophy, James Norris Trophy, and Calder Trophy following the NHL trade deadline...2025
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• 4 Nations Face-Off: NHL’s new in-season tournament scores, players, format, and more

Photo by Andrea Cardin/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images The NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off is underway, and here is what you need to know and how to watch This is NBA All-Star weekend. This year the league implemented a new format, with the All-Stars drafted into three teams of eight players. They will face off with the winner of Friday night’s Rising Stars Challenge in a small, single-...2025
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• Rangers re-sign D Lindgren, 26, avoid arbitration

The New York Rangers avoided arbitration with Ryan Lindgren, 26, on Tuesday, signing the hard-nosed defenseman to a one-year contract and giving them a chance to keep the veteran reunited on the club's top line with 2021 Norris Trophy winner Adam Fox....2024
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• WJSS Begins Friday; GIlroy to join Harvard staff

Hosted by USA Hockey, The World Junior Summer Showcase--the first step in selecting Junior National Teams for next Winter's World Junior Championships--begins Friday in Plymouth, Michigan. Two U.S. teams--blue and white--will face off against squads from Canada, Sweden and Finland at USA Arena with a total of five Terriers rostered. &nb...2024
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• Can Jacob MacDonald have the same productive year again?
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• Breaking: Cale Makar wins second Norris Trophy
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• Penguins Update: What to Do with Erik Karlsson?
It’s been a common theme recently on Penguins blogs and media sites. Especially in the wake of some unflattering comments uttered by POHO/GM Kyle Dubas in season-ending evaluations. What should the team do with three-time Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson? Should we keep him or attempt to move him? Kind of the hockey version of the old Clash hit, Should I Stay or Should I Go. With nothing else in...2025
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• 2024-25 Player Review: Dante Fabbro went from the waiver wire to the first pair
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• 2024-25 Player Review: Zach Werenski had a Norris-caliber season
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• Open Thread: Draft Lottery, second round, and Worlds
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• MacKinnon and Makar selected as finalists for Ted Lindsay Award
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• Recap: Avalanche survive bad goaltending duel in Columbus
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• Game day #74: Can the Blue Jackets withstand an Avalanche?
Thursday, April 3, 2025 – 7:30 PM EDTNationwide Arena – Columbus, OHTV: FDSNOH; Radio: 97.1 FM Colorado Avalanche (45-26-4, 94 points, 3rd Central, 4th West) at Columbus Blue Jackets (34-30-9, 77 points, 5th Metro, 10th East) It’s Military Appreciation Night at NWA. Thank you to all who have served our country. Player to Watch Cale Makar Zach Werenski seems t...2025
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• Reviewing March 25: Somehow hanging on
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• Open Thread: Draft Lottery, second round, and Worlds
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• Recap: Avalanche survive bad goaltending duel in Columbus
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• Recap: Cale Makar wrecks Mikko Rantanen’s return in 4-3 overtime win
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• Recap: McDavid wins 4 Nations gold for Canada with OT winner
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• WJSS Begins Friday; GIlroy to join Harvard staff
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• Player Of The Year Candidates

Perhaps I just stop caring once the IIHF Men's World Hockey Championship ends, but apparently the IIHF awards a Player of the Year award to one player every season. It seems similar to soccer's Ballon d'Or award where the player judged as having the best overall season will win the accolade, but I find it difficult to judge different players playing in different leagues as having the best overall ...2024
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• Penguins Despoke Red Wings in OT, 6-5
Somewhere, embedded deep down in some remote corner of our Penguins’ DNA lurks a self-destruct gene. It surfaces at the most inopportune of times. The full-force of that self-destructiveness was on display last night at PPG Paints Arena during arguably THE most important game of the year. The one our very playoff lives depended on. Let’s see. Blown multiple-goal leads (multiple times to boot...2024
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• MHH Roundtable: Will MacKinnon win the Hart Trophy?
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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #1 Cale Makar

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images It is simply astonishing that after everything Makar’s accomplished, he’s still eligible for the Top 25 under 25 The Top 25 Under 25 is a collaboration by Mile High Hockey staff members. Five writers have ranked players under the age of 25 in the Colorado Avalanche organization as of July 1, 2023. Now, we’ll count down each of the 25 players ranked. Ca...2023
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• How the influence of his father helped Josh Morrissey's journey to stardom

A breakout season that has led to Norris Trophy talk and put Winnipeg in the playoff hunt has special meaning after the death of Josh Morrissey's dad....2023
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• Predators acquire P.K. Subban from Canadiens for Shea Weber
The Nashville Predators pulled off a blockbuster before the start of free agency Wednesday by acquiring P.K. Subban from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Shea Weber, a swap of All-Star defencemen. Subban won the Norris Trophy as the NHL......2016
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• Kings' Drew Doughty wins Norris Trophy as NHL's top defenceman
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Drew Doughty won his first Norris Trophy at the NHL Awards on Wednesday as the league's top defenceman. The 26-year-old Doughty was named on 147-of-150 ballots and received 93 first-place votes for 1,254 voting points, enoug......2016
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• Drew Doughty named a finalist for the NHL's Norris Trophy
NEW YORK (April 27, 2015) – Drew Doughty of the Los Angeles Kings, Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators and P.K. Subban of the Montreal Canadiens are the three finalists for the 2014-15 James Norris Memorial Trophy, which is awarded “to the defens......2015
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• Senators' Erik Karlsson wins Norris Trophy as NHL's top defenseman
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• Nicklas Backstrom leads Swedish World Cup team
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Forward Nicklas Backstrom, two-time Norris Trophy defenceman Erik Karlsson and 2012 Vezina Trophy-winning goalie Henrik Lundqvist are among the first 16 players selected to Sweden's World Cup of Hockey roster. Also selected w......2016
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• Kings' early exit 'frustrating' for Doughty
Time will only tell if Drew Doughty brings home a Norris Trophy for his spectacular play this season. And with time, the pain felt from the Kings’ first-round loss to the Sharks will slowly dissipate. “It’s frustrating, knowing how good our......2016
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• Lombardi Makes Strong Case For Doughty's Norris Push
In speaking with the media on Tuesday afternoon, General Manager Dean Lombardi was asked to share his thoughts regarding Drew Doughty’s Norris Trophy candidacy, and where he believes the Kings’ defenseman stands among those in-line to win the awar......2016
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• Senators' Karlsson wins second Norris Trophy
Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators has won his second James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded to the defenseman demonstrating "the greatest all-around ability in the position," as selected by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association. Karlss......2015
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• MHH Roundtable: Surprises, disappointments and looking ahead to the rest of the Colorado Avalanche season
Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Who has been the MVP for the Avalanche so far this season? With some unexpected time off it’s time to reflect on the first 11 games of the Colorado Avalanche season and to look ahead when play hopefully resumes soon. What has been your greatest surprise and disappointment on the Avalanche 2021 season thus far? Daniel W: Looking dee...2021
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• Daily Fantasy Hockey 2015: Best NHL FanDuel, DraftKings Lineup for Jan. 10
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• Can Jacob MacDonald have the same productive year again?
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• Breaking: Cale Makar wins second Norris Trophy
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• 2024-25 Player Review: Zach Werenski had a Norris-caliber season
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• Open Thread: Draft Lottery, second round, and Worlds
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• MacKinnon and Makar selected as finalists for Ted Lindsay Award
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• Recap: Avalanche survive bad goaltending duel in Columbus
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• Game day #74: Can the Blue Jackets withstand an Avalanche?
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• Reviewing March 25: Somehow hanging on
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• 2025 Stanley Cup odds, NHL Awards picks, betting trends: Expert hockey futures bets, Hart Trophy race update
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• Hughes, Makar & Werenski Have Great Cases For 2025 Norris Trophy
The 2024-25 Norris Trophy race is tight, and even as the season enters the home stretch, it’s too early to tell who will win. There are three top candidates –…...2025

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• Colorado Avalanche Top 25 Under 25: #1 Cale Makar
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• Sharks’ Defense Gets New Look After Erik Karlsson Trade
In 2023-24, the San Jose Sharks will be significantly different defensively than they were last season. After months of speculation, the team’s trade of reigning Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson…...2023
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• Cale Makar calls for change in hockey culture
Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images The Avalanche blueliner was one of the only NHL players to actually call out the rotten organization. On Thursday, as stars from across the NHL gathered in Las Vegas for the media tour, posing for pictures to be used for the next several months and promotional material for the league to sprinkle all over social media, the tough hockey question ...2022
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• Revisiting the Sharks’ Erik Karlsson Trade
On Sept. 13, 2018, the San Jose Sharks made an absolutely shocking trade with the Ottawa Senators. They traded for two-time Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson, as well as forward…...2022
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• Potential versus the past: comparing cup winners to the 2021 Colorado Avalanche
Photo by B Bennett/Getty Images How does this season’s roster stack up against the 1995-96 and 2000-01 Stanley Cup-winning teams? With the NHL and NHLPA agreeing on terms, we’re getting close to having a hockey once again! The hockey world has been buzzing since the offseason began about the roster Colorado General Manager Joe Sakic has assembled. Betting sites and experts alike have pegge...2020
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• Building a Better Broadcast
Photo by Kyle Harris/NHLI via Getty Images The NHL should make for great television, but it historically has not. Here are some changes that could improve the production for all The National Hockey League has a viewership problem. Despite having its best talent pool in generations—with players like Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon established as stars and exciting youngst...2020
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• Don't expect a Cale Makar extension this offseason
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports The Colorado Avalanche are likely to wait until the end of next season to sign Cale Makar to an extension When the Colorado Avalanche drafted Cale Makar fourth overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, they thought he was going to be good - it’s hard to believe anyone thought he would be this good, this quickly. At 21-years old, Makar is already one of the best defensemen...2020
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• Suspended season puts John Carlson’s year for the ages in jeopardy
Finalist for the Norris Trophy isn't exactly and inclusive society, but this season John Carlson was making his way into it. It would be a shame if he couldn't see it through and take home his first Norris. The post Suspended season puts John Carlson’s year for the ages in jeopardy appeared first on TheHockeyNews....2020
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• B/R NHL Experts Discuss: Stanley Cup Favorites and Award Winners at Midseason
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