Tag: chris macfarland
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Gabriel Landeskog looks like old self as Avalanche thrive with captain in lineup | Evan’s take
ANAHEIM — Gabriel Landeskog’s teammates, coach and general manager love where his game is at. Landeskog himself is not satisfied. “I got some stuff to work on, and it’s a work in progress, as it always is,” Landeskog said earlier this week. “Nobody’s a finished product ever. (Just) continue to work, and I’ve felt pretty…
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Armed with cap space and veteran team, Chris MacFarland ready to push all his chips to the middle of the table | Evan’s take
LOS ANGELES – Where in the world is … Chris MacFarland? Most nights, no one is asking that, but on Sunday evening, his location raised some eyebrows in NHL circles. MacFarland, assistant general manager Kevin McDonald and assistant to the general manager Andrew Cogliano traveled to Anaheim to catch the Ducks take on the Calgary…
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The Stanley Cup is there for the taking for the Avalanche | NHL Insider
Gary Bettman wanted parity in the NHL. He got it. And this is the year for the Avalanche to take advantage. Let’s call the NHL what it is right now: mid. The amount of truly average teams in the league this season is astonishing. Fifty-six percent of the league owns a negative goal differential. Only six teams have scored 10 more goals than they’ve given up. At…
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What we learned from the Avalanche and what I’m hearing ahead of free agency | Evan’s take
After moving Miles Wood and Charlie Coyle, Colorado Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland has some wiggle room. With $8.95 million in cap space and some roster spots to fill, they’ll have to make some moves to fill out the roster prior to the season. Here’s what we learned from MacFarland over the weekend and what…