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Colorado Avalanche star centre Nathan MacKinnon is injured and sidelined for up to four weeks with an upper-body injury. Still awaiting official word from the Avalanche but sounds like Nathan MacKinnon will be out of action approx 4 weeks or so… another tough break for the injury riddled Cup [email protected] @TheAthletic — Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) […] READ MORE
As if the injury bug could not get worse for the defending Stanley Cup Champions. In addition to Gabriel Landeskog being out for three months, another big-time winger will miss time. Colorado Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin will be out for a month after having ankle surgery. Having two of your top six wingers are not […] READ MORE
The curse has been broken. For the first time in 20 years, the Colorado Avalanche have finally made it past the second round of the playoffs. After three consecutive second-round exits, even being the favourites in most of those, the Avs defeated the St. Louis Blues to punch their ticket to the Western Conference Final. […] READ MORE
As expected, the Colorado Avalanche have taken a series lead against the St Louis Blues. But the Blues are not going down without a fight. In the four games of the Colorado Avalanche vs St Louis Blues series, every game was balanced enough that both could’ve taken the win. But Colorado is the better team […] READ MORE
The Colorado Avalanche has a 3-0 lead against the Nashville Predators in the first round of this year’s playoffs. And that doesn’t come as a surprise. With Juuse Saros injured and David Rittich being not-that-great, the team has to use Connor Ingram, their third-string goalie. And, even though Ingram has been playing incredibly well, Nashville […] READ MORE
The NHL regular season continues winding down, as the playoff race heats up. Compared to most seasons, though, the races look a bit different. For example, the Eastern Conference playoff picture hasn’t changed in months. As many predicted, the top eight from mid-season maintained their prominence and continued separating from the rest of the Conference. […] READ MORE
The Colorado Avalanche announced they will be without Bowen Byram, suffering from an undisclosed upper-body injury tonight. Though he practiced today, reports came out that he won’t be in the lineup against the San Jose Sharks. Bowen Byram is not feeling good today after the elbow the other night. He's out tonight. #Avs — Peter […] READ MORE
The Colorado Avalanche sit atop most projections for the 2021-22 season. Many have the team winning the President’s Trophy, and most agree that they’ve got the best odds to win the Stanley Cup too. Prior to last season, that sentiment was largely the same, as these high expectations are becoming the norm in Denver. But […] READ MORE
Welcome to the 2021 Top Shelf Prospects series. As we go through the Summer of 2021 LWOH will be featuring a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. You can find all the articles here. Since we had an extensive NHL Draft preview, we will not be reviewing the players who were drafted in […] READ MORE
Colorado Avalanche defencemen Samuel Girard and Conor Timmins are out with injuries. Girard is expected to miss two weeks. READ MORE