Avs' pick could still be nifty at fifty
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
For only the fourth time since the Avalanche moved to Denver, the team will not have a first-round pick in this weekend's NHL draft.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
For only the fourth time since the Avalanche moved to Denver, the team will not have a first-round pick in this weekend's NHL draft.
Signal to Noise (Free subscription) | 05/23/2008
I know, I know; I don't post much about hockey around these parts, never mind the fact that I’ve watched the majority of the Stanley Cup playoffs this year without regret (except for suffering through the Avalanche getting swept by the Red Wings.) However, when the team you still have an attachment to decides to [...]
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
NHL reporter Terry Frei breaks down the Avalanche roster and free agents:
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Oh ye of little notes. . . .
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
The Avalanche could ice a couple of formidable line combinations with the players who were being treated for injuries or being examined by doctors Wednesday.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Bad news gets worse. Even if the Avalanche extends its series with the Detroit Red Wings beyond Thursday, it will be without regular-season leading scorer Paul Stastny.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
The usually heated Colorado-Detroit matchup has never been this one-sided, on the scoreboard or in the trainer's room.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
DENVER -- The usually heated Colorado-Detroit matchup has never been this one-sided, on the scoreboard or in the trainer's room.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 04/29/2008
SCORING gp g a pts +/- pim Milan Hejduk 8 3 3 6 -2 4 Joe Sakic 8 2 4 6 -3 0 Andrew Brunette 8 3 2 5 -3 2 Wojtek Wolski 7 2 3 5 -1 2 Ryan Smyth 8 2 3 5 -1 2 Peter Forsberg 6 1 4 5 3 8 Paul Stastny 8 2 1 3 -1 6 Tyler Arnason 8 1 2 3 0 2 John-Michael Liles 8 1 2 3 1 0 Ruslan Salei 8 1 2 3 3 4 Jordan Lopold 5 0 3 3 0 0 Ian Laperriere 8 1 1 2 2 15 Jeff Finger 4 0 2 2 0 4 Ben Guite 8 1 0 1 3 10 Kurt Sauer...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 04/26/2008
Adam Foote expressed some surprise when reminded that the Avalanche and Red Wings are meeting in the playoffs for the first time in six years.
On the Wings (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Colorado Avalanche last night 4-3 and took a 1-0 lead in their Western Conference Semifinal series. Just prior to the game, it was announced that Peter Forsberg would not play because of a groin injury. The news had an obvious effect on Colorado’s morale. For more on that, see Adrian [...]
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
Colorado coach Joel Quenneville said the Avs found out around 5 p.m. that Peter Forsberg wouldn't be able to play after pulling his groin during the morning skate.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
Paul Stastny and his line of wingers Milan Hejduk and Ryan Smyth combined for two goals and four assists.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
Quenneville simply reinserted the previously scratched Jaroslav Hlinka in the lineup, plugged him into Forsberg's left-wing spot and left the other three lines intact.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
DETROIT - Johan Franzen scored two goals and had an assist to help Detroit build a three-goal cushion, and the Red Wings held on to beat the Colorado Avalanche, 4-3, last night in Game 1 of their second-round series.