Tag: bednar
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The Lehkonen dilemma, Brindley’s plan and center depth | Avalanche mailbag
Welcome to Evan’s mailbag, where each week Avalanche reporter Evan Rawal answers all your Avalanche- and hockey-related questions. Mailbag questions can be sent to evan.rawal@gazette.com. Do you think they’ll be able to afford Artturi Lehkonen? A lot of Lehkonen questions, which makes sense. With the Cale Makar extension done, Lehkonen is the next big name…
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Avalanche’s Joe Sakic ‘not worried’ about contract negotiations with Cale Makar, Jared Bednar
Joe Sakic wasn’t able to play in last year’s Avalanche Alumni Game at Magness Arena. Most days, a return to the ice for one of the greatest hockey players of all time would be the big story, but there are other important issues at hand. Namely, the contract status of his star defenseman. It’s Aug.…
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Bringing in Patrick Kane, Fabian Lysell’s role and surprise contributors | Avalanche mailbag
Welcome to Evan’s mailbag, where each week Avalanche reporter Evan Rawal answers all your Avalanche- and hockey-related questions. Mailbag questions can be sent to evan.rawal@gazette.com. The Avalanche were linked to Patrick Kane. What are your thoughts on bringing him in for one year? This isn’t the first time the Avalanche have been linked to Kane. When the former…
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How the Avalanche can increase Stanley Cup odds for 2026-27 season | Evan’s take
When the Avalanche acquired veterans Brock Nelson and Charlie Coyle at the 2025 trade deadline, superstar Nathan MacKinnon shared a poignant belief. “I really don’t think you can win with young players,” he said. The same thing happened this year when the organization brought in Nicolas Roy and Nazem Kadri. The Avalanche have not hesitated…
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Why inevitable contract extension for ‘important’ Artturi Lehkonen comes with risk for Avalanche | Evan’s take
Joe Sakic has two big contract extensions to work on this summer as Avalanche general manager. They are a little different. Cale Makar? He can name his number. The Avalanche will work with Makar’s camp to see if they can get him to take a “discount” to help out the team. Ultimately, however, the superstar…
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Philosophy changes, goaltending tandem and trade scenarios | Avalanche mailbag
Welcome to Evan’s mailbag, where each week Avalanche reporter Evan Rawal answers all your Avalanche- and hockey-related questions. Mailbag questions can be sent to evan.rawal@gazette.com. Should the Avs consider a change in play style? When things get tighter in the playoffs, generating rush offense is more difficult. That’s coupled with being on the smaller side and an aging…
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Previewing an important and volatile summer for the Colorado Avalanche | NHL Insider
If it still feels surreal to the general public that the Avalanche season is over, imagine how the front office feels. It ended so abruptly that, like everyone else, Chris MacFarland, Joe Sakic, Andrew Cogliano and company must still be processing what just happened — a stunning 4-0 series loss to the Vegas Golden Knights…
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‘It sucks’: Avalanche season comes to stunning end as Golden Knights complete sweep
LAS VEGAS — Mackenzie Blackwood did his best, but he could not save the Avalanche season. Colorado saved its worst performance for Game 4, looking flat most of Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena on its way to a 2-1 loss to the Golden Knights in the Western Conference finals. Brilliant save after brilliant save by…
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Avalanche on brink of elimination after Game 3 collapse at Vegas
LAS VEGAS — As the old saying goes, it’s not over until the fat lady sings. She’s warming up right now, though. At 5:55 p.m. PDT, it looked like Colorado was going to fight its way back and make it a series. By 7:55 p.m., its season was all but done, as the Golden Knights…
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Avalanche keep quiet on Cale Makar’s availability ahead of Game 3
LAS VEGAS – Will Cale Makar play in Game 3? The answer, as of Sunday afternoon, is neither a yes nor a no. The best Jared Bednar would give the media is a maybe. “You’ll have to wait and see,” Bednar said when asked if his star defenseman would play on Sunday. Makar has yet…