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3 Potential Trade Destinations for Maple Leafs' Scott Laughton
The Toronto Maple Leafs are continuing to lose, and they should be sellers at the 2026 NHL trade deadline because of it. One of the Maple Leafs' top trade candidates with the deadline almost here is pending unrestricted free agent (UFA) center Scott Laughton. Because of this, let's look at three teams that could look to acquire Laughton ahead of the deadline. Colorado Avalanche The Avalanche should be on the hunt for another bottom-six forward ahead of the deadline as they prepare for th...
Walk It Off: Avalanche 3, Blackhawks 1
Despite grabbing the early lead and keeping the Colorado Avalanche at bay for most of the first 40 minutes — well, Spencer Knight did, anyway — the Chicago Blackhawks couldn’t hold on forever, falling 3-1 on Saturday night in Denver. The Blackhawks struck first at 6:31 of the first period as Connor Bedard corralled Tyler Bertuzzi’s centering feed and snapped a heavy wrist shot for a power-play goal and a 1-0 lead. Connor Bedard has his 25th goal of the season! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/38WOP...
Recap: Avalanche survive with 3-1 win over Blackhawks
In continuation of the Central Division showdowns, the Colorado Avalanche moved on in their busy schedule in hosting the Chicago Blackhawks in a Saturday afternoon affair hoping to erase the bitter taste of defeat from two nights ago. It wasn’t a masterful effort but still Colorado found enough to end up with a 3-1 win […]
Blackhawks at Avalanche: Game Discussion
Head down to the comments to talk about Saturday’s game against the Avalanche! Game Preview
Open Thread: Chicago Blackhawks @ Colorado Avalanche (4:00 P.M.)
With two of five games in a seven day stretch now behind them, it’s safe to assume that the Colorado Avalanche were looking forward to the weekend. This afternoon, the visiting Chicago Blackhawks will make their only regular season appearance in Denver, as the Avs face their third consecutive Central Division opponent in four days. […]
Snap Yo Fingers: Blackhawks at Avalanche Preview
The Blackhawks kick off a weekend back-to-back in Denver on Saturday evening against the league-leading Colorado Avalanche. Colorado has basically spent this season doing laps around the rest of the league. At 38-10-9 (.746 points percentage), they’re five points clear of the next closest team in the standings and looking every bit like a group that knows exactly how good it is. The underlying numbers are just as suffocating: Colorado owns 56.14 percent of shot attempts (second in the lea...
Preview: Second City Showdown
With two of five games in a seven day stretch now behind them, it’s safe to assume that the Colorado Avalanche were looking forward to the weekend. This afternoon, the visiting Chicago Blackhawks will make their only regular season appearance in Denver, as the Avs face their third consecutive Central Division opponent in four days. […]
The Real Duel Between the Wild and Avalanche Is About To Begin
The Minnesota Wild closed the gap on the league-best Colorado Avalanche last night, moving within five points of the Central Division lead after a 5-2 win -- with a possible assist from our own Justin Wiggins???? We'll never know for sure. Despite the Avs out-attempting the Wild by a 65-to-37 m...
Wild Have Top Central Spot In Sight After 5-2 Win Over Avalanche
The Minnesota Wild needed this one. On Thursday night, in their returning game, back from the Olympic break, the Wild were staring down the barrel of the Colorado Avalanche. The NHL's top team who, while they were stumbling before the league paused, are still claiming to be the best team in the leag...
Recap: Penalty-plagued Avalanche fall 5-2 to Wild
Tonight, the Colorado Avalanche welcomed the Minnesota Wild for a Central Division matchup at Ball Arena in Denver, CO, and it was the team in red and green that skated to victory. Much to the chagrin of onlooking Avalanche fans, Minnesota would tally two goals in the second period and three more in the third […]
Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild (7:00 p.m.)
The Colorado Avalanche and Nathan MacKinnon make their return to Ball Arena in Denver, CO, tonight for an interdivisional matchup with on-again, off-again rival Minnesota Wild. The Avs suffered defeat to the Wild in a tense shootout back in November, but bounced back with a commanding 5-1 victory at the end of the calendar year. […]
Preview: MacKinnon returns to face Kaprizov and the Wild
The Colorado Avalanche and Nathan MacKinnon make their return to Ball Arena in Denver, CO, tonight for an interdivisional matchup with on-again, off-again rival Minnesota Wild. The Avs suffered defeat to the Wild in a tense shootout back in November, but bounced back with a commanding 5-1 victory at the end of the calendar year. […]
Recap: Avs return from the Olympic break on the right foot
In their first game back from the Olympic break, the Colorado Avalanche took care of business against a familiar central division opponent in the Utah Mammoth, winning by a final score of 4-2. Nathan MacKinnon sat out this contest due to “maintenance”, while every other Avalanche Olympian participated. We’ll see about MacKinnon’s availability moving forward. […]
Colorado Avalanche Trying to Acquire Nashville Predators' Ryan O'Reilly
The Colorado Avalanche moved Samuel Girard and a second-round pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for veteran defenceman Brett Kulak, and while it may have been a significant deal, it's the aftermath that everyone is talking about. The Avs moved on Girard, who is signed long term and they also freed up some cap space, and now currently sit with over $8 million in available resources heading into the trade deadline. There's growing speculation they aren't anywhere near finished, and one...
John Hynes Has Everything To Gain In the Second Half
There will be a lot on the line when the Minnesota Wild resume their NHL schedule on Thursday night. The Wild are visiting the Colorado Avalanche in their first game after the Olympic break. They're hanging onto the second spot in the Central Division and looking to hold off the Dallas Stars for any...
Samuel Girard the latest to get an opportunity in Pittsburgh
The latest trade made yesterday by the Penguins to acquire Samuel Girard for Brett Kulak was right up the wheelhouse of what Kyle Dubas has been doing for a while now. It’s another move at incremental improvement, flipping a player recently acquired for a younger replacement, while adding another second round draft pick to the […]
3 Pittsburgh Penguins Trade Candidates Heading Into Deadline
The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to make changes to their roster as they look to not only upgrade this season, but Kyle Dubas is focused on creating a young core that can still be in place once Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, and Evgeni Malkin eventually retire. After moving Tristan Jarry to the Edmonton Oilers earlier this season, Dubas pulled off another trade on Tuesday, using defenceman Brett Kulak as trade chip to land Samuel Girard and a second-round pick from the Colorado Avalanche. The Pen...
Breaking: Samuel Girard traded to Pittsburgh for Brett Kulak
Now that the NHL Olympic Break is officially over and the regular season resumes tomorrow, the Colorado Avalanche have made a trade before the trade deadline officially comes up just over a week from now, on March 6. The Avs have traded Samuel Girard and a 2028 second round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins […]
NHL TRADE: Penguins & Avalanche Swing a Deal
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Colorado Avalanche have gotten the trade season off to a rolling start on Tuesday. They've completed a swap of defensmen, which sends Brett Kulak to Colorado in exchange for Samuel Girard and a future second-round pick. We have acquired Brett Kulak from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Samuel Girard and a 2nd round pick in 2028 NHL Draft. pic.twitter.com/tZrCRBm3LB — Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) February 24, 2026 Kulak was flipped by Penguins GM Kyle Dubas...
Brett Kulak traded to Avalanche for Samuel Girard, 2028 second-round pick
Kyle Dubas is making moves again, and this is a pretty significant one for the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins traded defenseman Brett Kulak to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday afternoon in exchange for defenseman Samuel Girard and a 2028-second-round draft pick. There are a lot of layers to this move, but at first glance it […]
NHL News: Penguins trade Brett Kulak to Avs, Nazem Kadri move reportedly ‘inevitable’
The NHL returns from the Olympic break this week, and with it, full attention shifts back to the March 6 trade deadline. The Colorado Avalanche and Pittsburgh Penguins wasted no time getting active. Former Edmonton Oiler Brett Kulak is headed back to the Western Conference, as the Avalanche acquired the veteran defenceman from Pittsburgh in…
Connor McDavid to wear ‘C’ for Canada in Olympic semifinal vs. Finland
For the first time ever, Connor McDavid is officially Captain Canada at the Olympics. With Sidney Crosby out with an injury, McDavid will wear the ‘C’ for Team Canada on Friday in their semifinal matchup against Finland. Colorado Avalanche stars Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon will continue to serve as alternates. Sidney Crosby will not…
List of Potential Avalanche Trade Targets
It’s that time of year to fantasize about all the veteran depth players who might be wearing burgundy and blue within a month’s time. Once the Olympic roster freeze lifts after February 22nd there could be a sudden flurry of activity. The Colorado Avalanche like to do their NHL trade deadline shopping early and certainly […]
Wild Stand Out As Top Candidate To Acquire Rangers' Center
The Minnesota Wild are gearing up to finally make an impact in the playoffs after acquiring Quinn Hughes and looking to do more. By do more, there is a high chance that a center is brought in. They feel they need an upgrade to be able to go toe-to-toe with the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche and actually make a deep run. The center depth is as follows: Ryan Hartman, Joel Eriksson Ek, Daniil Yurov, and Nico Sturm. Given the production and overall play, I only see one top-6 center, Eriksson ...
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