Tag: Kulak
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Avalanche re-sign Brett Kulak to 5-year contract, bring back Brent Burns on 1-year deal
While Joe Sakic has removed an entire line’s worth of forwards from the Colorado Avalanche this summer, it appears he’s going to run it back with the same defense in 2026-27. On Friday, the Avalanche announced they had re-signed Brett Kulak to a five-year contract that will carry a cap hit of $4.5 million each…
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Avalanche, Nichushkin make clean break as Sakic trades Russian forward to Columbus for picks | Evan’s take
Joe Sakic sold again, clearing even more cap space for his Colorado Avalanche. Is it finally time for him to start buying? Just one day after sending Jack Drury to Nashville on Thursday, the Avalanche sent Valeri Nichushkin to the Columbus Blue Jackets. In return, they received three draft picks: a 2026 second-round pick, a…
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Players in free agency and on trade market to keep an eye on with Avalanche | NHL Insider
We were promised a strong trade market by NHL insiders this summer. So far, general managers have not disappointed. In the past 10 days, names like Brady Tkachuk, Bowen Byram, William Eklund, Jordan Kyrou and Simon Nemec have been dealt, with returns including top 10 and even top 5 draft picks. It’s an unheard-of level…
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Avalanche trade Jack Drury to Nashville, acquire two intriguing young forwards | Evan’s take
The Colorado Avalanche continue to make changes to their forward group. On Wednesday afternoon, Joe Sakic and Chris MacFarland agreed on their second deal in eight days. The Avalanche sent Jack Drury, prospect Chase Bradley and a 2029 third-round pick to the Nashville Predators in exchange for young forwards Fedor Svechkov and Zachary L’Heureux. Drury…
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Deadline addition Brett Kulak plays hero and sends the Avalanche to conference finals
Chris MacFarland is a finalist for General Manager of the Year. After how Game 5 finished, his resume looks even better. Brett Kulak became Colorado’s 16th goal scorer in the series, taking a Martin Necas pass 3:52 into overtime and one-timing it into the back of the net, giving the Avalanche a 4-3 overtime win…
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Under-the-radar performances that helped the Avalanche sweep the Kings | NHL Insider
There were no passengers as the Avalanche swept the Los Angeles Kings. Sure, the offense wasn’t quite where you want it to be from guys like Martin Necas and Brock Nelson. But they were committed defensively and played surprisingly physical, with each registering seven hits over the four games. Expectations are high for those two,…
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Avalanche power play starts with clean slate after Olympics break | NHL Insider
As Eddie Vedder once said, it makes more sense to live in the present tense. That’s how Jared Bednar chooses to view his power play. Yes, the Avalanche have the worst power play in the NHL, converting only 15.4% of their chances. That’s in the past, however. After the Olympics break, the Avalanche are looking…