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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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• Breaking: Brent Burns signs one-year deal with the Avalanche

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images Brent Burns has played all 82 games for the last 11 seasons Brent Burns is coming to the Colorado Avalanche. The six-time NHL All-Star and 2017 Norris Trophy winner signed a one-year $1 million contract Wednesday with the three-time Stanley Cup-winning Avalanche. Burns could earn $3 million more in games played bonuses. If the Avalanche don’t have the ...2025
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• Morning Flurries: Which Av is on the move?

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A look at the names recently in the rumor mill. With less than a month to go until the fireworks of July 1st and free agency, the rumor mill has kicked back into action. Naturally, the Colorado Avalanche have been featured especially after spending the bulk of their cap space on a Brock Nelson extension. Last week started off with...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: Avalanche win in overtime to take 3-2 series lead

Jerome Miron-Imagn Images I can’t lie. I was actually on the edge of my seat watching it myself. The Colorado Avalanche will win Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round at American Airlines Center. That’s according to NHL 25, but if the simulation is even remotely accurate, it will be stressful and down to the wire. Colorado won 4-3 in overtime to secure the victory. Jack Drury scored...2025
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• Landeskog scores & Avalanche pulverize the Stars to even the series

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images The boys needed to fight and scrap, and they did that and then some. Win 4-0 and tie the series at 2-2. DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche were the aggressive, hard-nosed team they needed to be Saturday night at Ball Arena The Avs evened up the best-of-seven series against the Dallas Stars at two games apiece with a 4-0 shut...2025
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• 2024-2025 Colorado Avalanche Grades: Defenseman
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• NHL 25: Avalanche win in overtime to take 3-2 series lead
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• Avs blow third period lead again, lose in overtime as Dallas takes series lead

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images 6 power plays with 0 conversions. The Colorado Avalanche are a mess. It’s been back-to-back overtime games, blown third-period leads, and tragic finishes for the Colorado Avalanche. There’s no way around it. This was as bad as it gets. Despite the Avalanche beginning the overtime period with 3:21 left on the power play, they failed to convert, as they did all...2025
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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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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Chicago Blackhawks (7:30 p.m. MST)

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images It’s a Colorado Avalanche gameday! Following two frustrating losses on home ice that saw the Colorado Avalanche played well, but not well enough, the Avs are back on the road this evening as they prepare for a primetime matchup with the young and lowly Chicago Blackhawks. The Avs weren’t necessarily bad in either of the losses to the St. Louis Blues an...2025
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• Preview: Avalanche aim to return to win column against Blackhawks

Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Avs square off against the Blackhawks for the final time this season. Following two frustrating losses on home ice that saw the Colorado Avalanche play well, but not well enough, the Avs are back on the road this evening as they prepare for a primetime matchup with the young and lowly Chicago Blackhawks. The Avs weren’t necessari...2025
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• Recap: Third period penalties too much for Avs as Blues skate away with 2-1 win

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images The Avalanche see their home win streak snapped at 11 games. The Colorado Avalanche were defeated by the St. Louis Blues Saturday afternoon by a final score of 2-1. While the atmosphere on the ice was somewhat reminiscent of a playoff atmosphere, the Avs were unable to take control of the game at any point in time. The Blues had a clear mission...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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• Preview: Avalanche look to ramp it up as NHL returns from Four Nations break

Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images The Avs return to action to visit the division rival Nashville Predators. After the remarkable success of the Four Nations Faceoff, which captivated the sports world in North America for the last 10 days, the National Hockey League is back in action Saturday, with 14 games occurring across the league. The Colorado Avalanche return to play with s...2025
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• I Stand With Girard

It might be time that we have a serious chat here on HBIC because the image to the left is how most people will want to remember Samuel Girard once his career comes to an end. However, it seems clear that Girard is struggling to find the good times in hockey right now as he released a statement today announcing that he was stepping away from the game to seek help for anxiety and depression with wh...2023
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"After fooling Middleton out of his boots, he slid a pass to Samuel Girard, who returned the favor to MacKinnon before he deked by Yakov Trenin and snapped a shot past Fleury with 1:08 left in the second."

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"Just to note Samuel Girard and Miles Wood have also participated in the informal skates."

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"Colorado defenseman Samuel Girard, 25, who had been away from the Avalanche for personal reasons and did not play in either of their past two games, has left the team so that he can receive care from the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program."

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"Samuel Girard Girard is the most divisive player amongst the Avalanche fanbase, as his poor series against Vegas two years ago is the lens through which many Avs fans see him."

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"Samuel Girard will be taking Toews’ spot on the first pairing with Cale Makar and recently signed Jack Johnson will be filling in on the bottom line."

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"Playing the tough minutes in a shit down line with someone like Samuel Girard would create more freedom and better matchups for Cale Makar to excel."

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"Compher Defense Samuel Girard - Nikita Zadorov Mark Barberio - Ian Cole Ryan Graves - Calle Rosen Philadelphia Flyers The Flyers will be without one of their best players as Travis Konecny remains out of the lineup after he suffered a concussion last week."

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"The Colorado Avalanche will be without defenseman Samuel Girard for Game 3 against Nashville due to an upper-body injury "

2017
"Defenseman's injury forced Nashville into playing Samuel Girard and showcasing him to rest of league."

2016
"The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Samuel Girard to a three-year, entry-level contract "

• Martin Nečas and the Long Game: A Case for a Contract Extension
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• Breaking: Brent Burns signs one-year deal with the Avalanche
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• 2024-2025 Colorado Avalanche Grades: Defenseman
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• NHL 25: Avalanche win in overtime to take 3-2 series lead
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Vancouver Canucks (7:00 p.m.)
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• Preview: Avalanche wrap up home portion of schedule against Canucks
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• Recap: Third period penalties too much for Avs as Blues skate away with 2-1 win
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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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• 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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• Martin Nečas and the Long Game: A Case for a Contract Extension
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• Breaking: Brent Burns signs one-year deal with the Avalanche
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• 2024-2025 Colorado Avalanche Grades: Defenseman
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• NHL 25: Avalanche win in overtime to take 3-2 series lead
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• Landeskog scores & Avalanche pulverize the Stars to even the series
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• Game 4 Preview: Avalanche look for offense against Stars in Denver

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Pressure mounts as the Avs aim to tie the series 2-2 as they head back to Dallas Despite the improbable three-year return of Gabriel Landeskog to Ball Arena ice for Game 3 on Wednesday, the roars from the crowd and the chants of “Landy, Landy” were not enough for the Avs to set forth their best effort on the ice. A sloppy game that...2025
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Vancouver Canucks (7:00 p.m.)
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Chicago Blackhawks (7:30 p.m. MST)
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• Preview: Avalanche aim to return to win column against Blackhawks
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• Breaking: Brent Burns signs one-year deal with the Avalanche
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• 2024-2025 Colorado Avalanche Grades: Defenseman
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• Landeskog scores & Avalanche pulverize the Stars to even the series
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• Avs blow third period lead again, lose in overtime as Dallas takes series lead
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• Recap: Third period penalties too much for Avs as Blues skate away with 2-1 win
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• Recap: Avalanche ride opportunistic middle period to shutout win over Kings
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Toronto Maple Leafs (5:00 p.m.)
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• Preview: Avs look to keep rolling into Ontario as road trip begins against Maple Leafs
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs Nashville Predators (4:00 p.m.)

Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images It’s finally a Colorado Avalanche game day! We're back! It's the first of a back-to-back starting away to the Nashville Predators! #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/9dPqZx7w9f— Mile High Hockey (@MileHighHockey) February 22, 2025 After the remarkable success of the Four Nations Faceoff, which captivated the sports world in North America for the last...2025
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• Avs' Girard to enter program, cites 'alcohol abuse'

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• Sam Girard is the latest target of toxic fandom
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images It’s Mile High Hockey Lab time, and we just released our 12th installment! Some Colorado Avalanche fans seem to have redirected their out-of-touchness to defenseman Samuel Girard as this season approaches the deadline. Many jumped to the defense of the small-framed 24-year-old when a still shot of the crowd surfaced showing an Avalanche fan donning a re...2023
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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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• Avalanche D Girard (sternum) out for postseason

Colorado defenseman Samuel Girard will miss the rest of the postseason with a broken sternum, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Saturday night after his team's 5-2 victory over the Blues in St. Louis, a win that gave the West's top seed a 2-1 series lead....2022
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• Nazem Kadri out until playoffs
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports The star center took a beating earlier this week. On Thursday night, Nazem Kadri took a hard cross-check to his chest area from Timo Meier. This sent him flying into the back-end of another San Jose Sharks player and the boards. He went down to the ice clutching his upper body/shoulder/arm area. It was certainly a concern but that concern wore off as he f...2022
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• Colorado Avalanche Game Day: Landeskog returns for night two against Coyotes
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports The Avalanche play the second of a back-to-back in Arizona. Tonight, the Colorado Avalanche will finish a back-to-back against the Arizona Coyotes in Arizona. Last night’s contest featured three lead changes and needed a shootout to determine the winner. Nazem Kadri was the only shooter able to net a goal in the shootout and captured the win for Colorado...2022
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• Taylor Hall or Alex Pietrangelo: Who would you rather have?
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Should the Colorado Avalanche pursue a high priced free agent this offseason? With all professional sports in a holding pattern, this summer is going to be very unique for the hockey world. The 2020 NHL draft has already been postponed and not even the league knows when it is going to be rescheduled. Eventually, we are going to see an NHL offseason. Whether it ...2020
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• Colorado Avalanche Game Day: Road trip continues in Boston
Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images Colorado and Boston meet for the first time since Hall hit and MacKinnon injury. The Colorado Avalanche and Boston Bruins will face off in a matinee contest today at TD Garden in Boston Massachusetts. The Avalanche are fresh off a 5-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres, and the Bruins just beat the Senators in overtime on Saturday. The Avalanche...2022
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• 2024-2025 Colorado Avalanche Grades: Defenseman
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• Landeskog scores & Avalanche pulverize the Stars to even the series
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• Open Thread: Game 4 Dallas at Colorado (7:30 p.m,)

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images It’s another Colorado Avalanche playoff gameday! Despite the improbable three-year return of Gabriel Landeskog to Ball Arena ice for Game 3 on Wednesday, the roars from the crowd and the chants of “Landy, Landy” were not enough for the Avs to set forth their best effort on the ice. A sloppy game that saw the Avalanche struggle to generate susta...2025
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• Avs blow third period lead again, lose in overtime as Dallas takes series lead
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• Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Anaheim Ducks (8:00 p.m. MT)

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images It’s the last Colorado Avalanche gameday of the regular season! After taking on the Los Angeles Kings yesterday, the Colorado Avalanche wrap up their regular season against the Anaheim Ducks tonight. This will be the third and final regular season match-up between these two teams, with Colorado having won both previous games. Game 82 of the season. #...2025
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• Preview: Colorado wraps up their regular season against Anaheim

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The best time of year is right around the corner, as the NHL playoffs loom. After taking on the Los Angeles Kings in defeat yesterday, the Colorado Avalanche wrap up their regular season against the Anaheim Ducks tonight. This will be the third and final regular season match-up between these two teams, with Colorado having won both previous games. G...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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• Samuel Girard enters player assistance program

Photo by Andrew Lahodynskyj/NHLI via Getty Images The Colorado Avalanche defenseman will receive treatment away from the team. Rumors started swirling ever since Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard missed Monday’s game in Nashville for what was described as personal reasons but the team never said anything beyond what Jared Bednar gave in his post game presser. Then a report from ...2023
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• Recap: Disastrous night crumbles Colorado’s chances

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Where can we wash our eyes out after watching that game? After the heartbreaking loss, the Colorado Avalanche suffered at the hands of the St. Louis Blues the Avalanche were looking to bounce back with a win. The team started the game hot but things didn’t go how they drew it up, at all. The Game Less than two minutes into the game the Blues got off t...2023
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• 5 reasons why the Avalanche won’t trade Samuel Girard
Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images Logical reasons put a stop to this line of thinking. There has been a lot of speculation and rumors over the last week but also stretching back to the beginning of the season that Samuel Girard is on his way out of Colorado. While he certainly isn’t untouchable, few truly are, there are several reasons why the Colorado Avalanche has been wise to...2022
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• The championship Avalanche was not a “rebuild”
Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Patience and smart decisions were the hallmark of this championship team. In the aftermath of the Stanley Cup victory and celebrations is the impending draft and opening of free agency with 31 other organizations asking how they can accomplish the same feat as the Colorado Avalanche just did. Some teams have either won in recent years or feel they are c...2022
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