Tag: Gavin Brindley
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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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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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Gavin Brindley’s slump-busting goal helps Avalanche take down Blackhawks, 3-1
It’s not easy to stay in a game when you can count your shifts on one hand, but Gavin Brindley made the most of his final shift on Saturday evening. And boy did he need it. After not having scored a goal since Dec. 11, Brindley was the hero against the Chicago Blackhawks, scoring the…
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No nights off: Gabriel Landeskog’s availability a pleasant surprise to everyone, even himself | Evan’s take
If Gabriel Landeskog had needed a night off at any point over the last two months, no one would have batted an eye. If anything, most likely expected it. And yet, here we are: the captain of the Colorado Avalanche has played in all 32 games this season after having missed three full seasons. That’s…
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Gavin Brindley scores in return as Avalanche rout Panthers, 6-2
Jared Bednar had a good feeling Gavin Brindley would pick up right where he left off before his injury. “I actually think he’s going to come back and be really good,” Bednar said after morning skate. Sometimes a coach just knows. Brindley, playing his first game in three weeks after recovering from a lower-body injury,…
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After ‘frustrating’ end to last season, Ross Colton playing his best hockey in Avalanche uniform | NHL Insider
In the blink of an eye last October, Ross Colton went from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows. “It sucked, honestly,” Colton told The Denver Gazette. What “sucked” was Colton breaking his foot after blocking a shot in the second period of a game on Oct. 28, 2024, against the Chicago Blackhawks.…
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Avalanche star Cale Makar searching for ways to break through on power play as NHL adjusts
Cale Makar leads all NHL defensemen in assists and points, and he’s just one goal off the lead in goal scoring. Imagine what his numbers would look like if the Avalanche could figure out their power play. It’s December, and the Avalanche are dominating the league almost in spite of their power play, which currently…
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Rust? What rust? Blackwood stops 35 shots to steal win for Avalanche
NASHVILLE – The Avalanche, as Jared Bednar loves to say, “beat up the puck” on Saturday against the Predators. That might have actually helped their goaltender get into a rhythm. Mackenzie Blackwood was not only Colorado’s best player, but there’s an argument to be made that he was their only good player against the Predators,…
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Sam Girard returns as Avalanche defense gets healthy to counter injuries up front
As one player returns to the lineup from injury, another exits. That’s just the way it works for the Colorado Avalanche. After missing over a month due to an upper-body injury, defenseman Sam Girard returned to the Avalanche lineup in Thursday’s 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Girard played just two games at the start…
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Avalanche sign Gavin Brindley to two-year contract extension
It’s safe to say the Avalanche like what they’ve seen from young Gavin Brindley. The organization on Tuesday announced it has signed the 21-year-old forward to a two-year contract extension that will lock him up through the end of the 2027-28 season. Acquired over the summer from the Columbus Blue Jackets, Brindley has been a…