Caleb Jones Traded To Colorado

On Tuesday, the Colorado Avalanche received defenseman Caleb Jones from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forward Cal Burke. Jones had recently cleared waivers earlier this week before this trade took place. In 217 regular season contests, the 26-year-old has recorded 14 goals and 38 assists while posting a minus-39 rating. It is expected that […]

Mikko Rantanen Good To Go For Opening Night

Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen (lower body) returned to practice over the weekend and feels ready to go for opening night. The Avalanche start the action Wednesday in Los Angeles. Rantanen was forced to sit out a preseason game last week after picking up a lower-body injury. However, it appears that it was only […]

Mikko Rantanen Dealing With Lower-Body Injury

Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, according to head coach Jared Bednar. Rantanen's injury isn't much of a concern, and he should be ready to go for opening night. Last year, the big-bodied Finn put up his first-ever 100-point season, notching 55 goals and 50 assists. He is being drafted […]

Pavel Francouz Ruled Out For Start Of Season

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Pavel Francouz (groin) has been officially ruled out for the start of the season. The Czech netminder underwent adductor surgery in the offseason and still needs time to heal. Francouz had a solid year behind Alexandar Georgiev last season, finishing 8-7-1 in 16 appearances and having a 2.61 goals-against average with a […]

Josh Manson Expected To Be Ready For Opening Night

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson (oblique) is expected to be ready in time for the club's regular-season opener Oct. 11 versus the Los Angeles Kings. The rugged blueliner has yet to play in the preseason after undergoing offseason surgery to repair torn oblique muscles suffered early in the first round of last season's Stanley Cup […]

Cale Makar Joins Avalanche Practice In Regular Jersey

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (lower body) took part in practice for the first time in training camp on Friday wearing a regular jersey. The team now also hopes to get him into some preseason action before the 2023-24 campaign starts on Oct. 11 with a trip to Los Angeles. Makar's return to health is […]

Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2023-2024 Drafts - Top 300 for Points Leagues

The 2022-2023 NHL season has come and gone in the blink of an eye with some calling the playoffs ‘the most exciting playoffs in a long time’ due to the numerous upsets and teams who caught fire at the right time. Eventually, the Vegas Golden Knights returned to the Stanley Cup Finals, the second trip […]

Andrew Cogliano Hoping To Be Cleared For Season Opener

Colorado Avalanche forward Andrew Cogliano (neck) is hoping to be cleared to participate in his team's season opener on Oct. 11 versus the Los Angeles Kings. The veteran suffered multiple fractures in his neck during the first round of the 2023 playoffs but ultimately did not require surgery. The 36-year-old credits not wearing a neck […]

Valeri Nichushkin Back For Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin is set to rejoin the team for the start of 2023-24. The 28-year-old missed the team's final five games last season in bizarre circumstances. Nichushkin left the Avalanche ahead of Game 3 of the team's Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round matchup against Seattle after being involved in an incident where an […]

Cale Makar Unavailable For Start Of Training Camp

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (undisclosed) isn't available for the start of training camp. The team considers him day-to-day and hopes he will be ready to go early next week. Makar is a vital cog for the Avalanche, and it looks like they will have him available for the start of the regular season. Injury […]

Josh Manson Expected To Be Ready For Training Camp

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson (undisclosed) is expected to be ready for the start of training camp after undergoing an offseason procedure. Manson struggled to stay in the lineup with health issues all season last year, making only 27 appearances in the regular season and missing the team's final two playoff outings. The 31-year-old finished […]

Pavel Francouz May Miss Start Of Season

Colorado Avalanche goalie Pavel Francouz is likely to miss the beginning of the 2023-24 season after having off-season adductor surgery. Francouz seemed set to start the season as Alexander Georgiev's backup on a contending Avalanche squad, but that is now in question. The 33-year-old's career has been decimated by injuries, as he's only managed to […]

Tomas Tatar Moves To Colorado On One-Year Deal

The Colorado Avalanche announced on Tuesday that the team has signed winger Tomas Tatar to a one-year deal. The contract is reportedly worth $1.5 million. The announcement came just a day after it was revealed that Tatar has switched agents and is leaning towards signing with an Eastern Conference team. He ended up landing in […]

Avalanche Hope To Get Gabriel Landeskog Back For Playoffs

Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog (knee) will miss the 2023-24 regular season, but the team hopes to get him back for the playoffs. "We're hoping," Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland told The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun when asked about Landeskog possibly returning for the playoffs. "There's still so much that needs to be gleaned in […]

Cale Makar Hopes Avalanche Get New Deal Done With Devon Toews

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar hopes the team can sign his running mate Devon Toews to a new deal. Toews enters a contract year in 2023-24. "I feel like he's one of the best defensemen in the League," Makar recently told NHL.com. "I don't know if he's underrated anymore. I have no doubt they'll get […]

Ross Colton Signs Four-Year Deal With Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche forward Ross Colton has landed himself a four-year, $16 million extension. The 26-year-old had filed for arbitration before coming to an agreement on a new contract with the team. Colton is set to start his first season in Denver after being acquired by the Avalanche from Tampa Bay ahead of last month's draft. […]

Bowen Byram Re-Signed By Avalanche For Two Years

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram has signed a new two-year deal with the team, landing a contract that's worth $7.7 million. The 22-year-old has shown a lot of upside, but injuries have sadly kept him off the ice a lot of times. Bryam was limited to 42 games in 2022-23, posting 10 goals and 24 […]

Ross Colton Traded To Avalanche

The Colorado Avalanche have acquired forward Ross Colton from the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning received the 37th pick of this year's draft in return for the pending restricted free agent. Colton himself is a former fourth-rounder who has developed into a solid NHLer during his time in Tampa. He is one of only nine […]

Alex Newhook Lands In Montreal

The Montreal Canadiens have acquired forward Alex Newhook from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for two 2023 draft picks and defenseman Gianni Fairbrother. Newhook is moving on from Denver as a restricted free agent, and after playing in 159 regular-season games for the Avalanche. He managed 27 goals and 66 points with the team, including […]

Ryan Johansen Traded To Colorado

The Colorado Avalanche acquired center Ryan Johansen in a trade with the Nashville Predators on Saturday. As part of the deal, Nashville received depth forward Alex Galchenyuk and the Predators retain 50 percent of Johansen's contract. The 30-year-old has two seasons to go on a big $64 million pact that has an eight million cap […]

Gabriel Landeskog Ruled Out For Entire 2023-24 NHL Season

Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog (knee) will miss the entire 2023-24 NHL season as he will undergo a cartilage transplant in his right knee on May 10, the team announced on Tuesday. It is an unfortunate situation for Landeskog, who missed the entire 2022-23 season due to a knee injury that he suffered last […]

Nathan MacKinnon Records His 100th Postseason Point

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon reached 100 career postseason points in Sunday's 2-1 loss to Seattle. He recorded a power-play assist when one of MacKinnon's shots deflected off Mikko Rantanen into the net. Nine of MacKinnon's efforts did end up going on goal as he desperately tried to keep his team alive, but it simply […]

Andrew Cogliano Out Indefinitely With Neck injury

Colorado Avalanche left wing Andrew Cogliano has been ruled out indefinitely after fracturing his neck in Friday's Game 6 against Seattle. He suffered the injury on a hit by Kraken forward Jordan Eberle, who was called for boarding in the game but escaped further punishment. Incredibly, Cogliano was able to return to the game after […]

Alexandar Georgiev Collects Victory In Must-Win Game 6

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexander Georgiev stopped 22-of-23 shots on goal in Friday's 4-1 victory against the Kraken in Game 6 of the Western Conference first-round series. Georgiev struggled at times throughout the series but he played his best in the must-win situation as the Avalanche forced a deciding game at home on Sunday. Georgiev allowed […]

Cale Makar Returns To Action With Two Assists

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar contributed two assists in Friday's Game 6 victory over the Kraken. Last year's playoff MVP returned to action after serving a one-game suspension, and he put in a big shift, leading all skaters with 26:53 of ice time. Both of Makar's assists came on goals by Artturi Lehkonen. He had […]

Artturi Lehkonen Scores Twice In Vital Game 6 Win

Colorado Avalanche winger Artturi Lehkonen had two goals as the team battled off elimination with a 4-1 victory against Seattle Friday night. The Kraken have made things very difficult for the defending champions in the series and also took the lead in Game 6, but Mikko Rantanen scored a quick equalizer and Lehkonen secured the […]

Josh Manson Out For Game 6

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson (lower body) won't be available for Friday's Game 6 against Seattle. He re-aggravated a lower-body injury in the last game, exiting after logging just 8:27 of ice time, and the defending champions have to find a way to stave off elimination without Manson on Friday. Colorado finished the regular season […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (4/28/23): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for Tennis and Soccer respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season which means it's time to sharpen our MLB skills and […]

Nathan MacKinnon Collects Two Points In Game 5

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon had a productive two-point night against Seattle on Wednesday but couldn't save the team from a 3-2 defeat. He scored his third goal of the postseason and picked up an assist on an Evan Rodrigues marker. Having gone for six points in five games, MacKinnon has been in fine form […]

Alexandar Georgiev Gets The Nod For Game 5

Colorado Avalanche goalie Alexandar Georgiev will be in goal for Game 5 in Denver Wednesday versus the Kraken. Georgiev surrendered three goals on 43 shots in his last game, resulting in a 3-2 overtime loss to Seattle. Despite the setback, the 27-year-old Georgiev has been solid in the playoffs, recording a 2-2-0 record, a 2.99 […]