With the regular season coming to an end, it is the perfect time to look back on how the top free agents from the 2023 offseason performed in their first season with their new clubs. In analyzing the 2023 NHL free agency signings, some players have reignited their careers by joining teams poised to redefine
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The Detroit Red Wings added a slew of new faces in the opening days of free agency. General manager (GM) Steve Yzerman added roughly $20 million to the team’s payroll and filled out what should be another competitive roster next season. In total, the Red Wings added four forwards, two defensemen and two goaltenders over
With many teams expected to lose some useful players to free agency this offseason, we continue to look at how the Calgary Flames might benefit. Next up is the Colorado Avalanche who will be making a sizeable shift with their forward group. J.T. Compher and Evan Rodrigues might be too rich for the Avalanche’s blood
The St. Louis Blues will be more active in trade talks than in free agency. However, there are free-agent options that make plenty of sense if they can’t find trade partners. The Blues currently have just over $7.5 million in salary cap space, per CapFriendly. They will also look to trade a defenseman, which would
J.T. Compher will become an unrestricted free agent (UFA) this summer, giving the Colorado Avalanche some tough decisions to make. They are in desperate need of a second-line center, with few available on the market. The Avalanche also don’t have a ton of cap space to work with, but with Gabriel Landeskog’s injury that will
There’s no getting around it – the Seattle Kraken’s first-round upset of the Colorado Avalanche marked the end of a thoroughly disappointing 2022-23 season defined by significant absences as a result of injury, and a lack of adequate depth to make up the difference. Philipp Grubauer and Jamie Oleksiak of the Seattle Kraken celebrate a
The 2023 postseason ended much sooner than expected for the Colorado Avalanche, but the extra couple of months will give them a long time to think about the next season. That might not be a bad thing, as the organization likely has a lot of decisions to make. After winning the franchise’s third Stanley Cup
The St. Louis Blues have entered one of the most important offseasons under general manager Doug Armstrong. The franchise is at a crossroads after a non-competitive 81-point season. They have a lot of problems with long contracts hampering their blue line, but in my opinion, the Blues could be more competitive next season if they
A few weeks ago, the Colorado Avalanche clinched a playoff position, but they are still embroiled in a tight battle for the top spot in the Central Division. It’s a far cry from the struggles they faced early in the season and a turn of the new year that saw critics question whether or not
With the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline finally in the rear-view, the league’s collective attention has shifted to the lead-up to the 2023 Playoffs and how the postseason seeding will shake out for Round One. The Colorado Avalanche opted to improve around the margins rather than make a big splash at the deadline as they look
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports Left wing options for the Winnipeg Jets Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet: The Winnipeg Jets will likely use an internal option for their third-line left winger spot – Jansen Harkins or Morgan Barron. Unrestricted free agent winger Sonny Milano would make some sense. He
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports Canucks will address the blue line through trade Taj: Vancouver Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford on Bob McCown’s podcast: “It’s appears that it’s going to take longer to address the defense than we would have liked and we’re going to have
Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by NHL lines site Betway NHL Watcher: Friedman on 32 Thoughts on Nazem Kadri: “I think what Kadri is doing, I’ve heard, is he’s waiting because I think there’s some teams that want to sign him & they need to clear room. I think Colorado’s still
With the conclusion of the Eastern Conference Final, the matchup for the 2022 Stanley Cup Final is set. The Colorado Avalanche are set to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are looking to become the first organization to win three consecutive Stanley Cups since the New York Islanders of the early-1980s. The Lightning represent
The “NHL Talk” column is your go-to for daily quotes from your favourite players, coaches, managers, and more. Also, listen to THW Podcast on iHeartRadio and wherever you listen to podcasts to hear your favourite writers talk hockey, every weekday (Monday to Friday). In this edition of NHL Talk, the Colorado Avalanche continue an incredible
After a slow start (4-5-1), the Colorado Avalanche are the hottest team in hockey. They’ve gone 13-2-1 in their last 16 games, winning their last five in a row. Most impressive, they’ve done this while still battling the injury bug, with captain Gabriel Landeskog and first-line defenseman Devon Toews the latest to be sidelined. In
The fans experienced the pre-playoff excitement of Colorado Avalanche hockey on Wednesday night and hope to experience it again on Thursday night. The team put up an entertaining, dominant performance in a 6-0 shutout over the Los Angeles Kings. From experiencing the thrill of a hat trick to seeing Philipp Grubauer get his seventh shutout
General Manager Joe Sakic bought the Colorado Avalanche a little goalie insurance at the trade deadline. On Wednesday night, that decision paid dividends. Devan Dubnyk made 31 saves in his Avalanche debut, J.T. Compher earned a goal and an assist, and Brandon Saad scored the game-winner as the team held on to defeat the St.