Tag: nathan mackinnon
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5 key matchups between Avalanche and Golden Knights in the Western Conference final | Evan’s take
The most recent Western Conference teams to lift the Stanley Cup are about to face off for the opportunity to do it again. The conference final between the Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights starts Wednesday at Ball Arena. Expect fireworks. These franchises have only met once previously in the playoffs. That 2021 series didn’t go…
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Mark Kiszla: The Avs have what the Nuggets don’t — a championship mentality
The Avs and Nuggets are neighbors who live under the same arena roof, but their definitions of success seem to have been discovered on different planets. For the hockey team, winning is all that matters. “It’s like Cup or bust, Cup or bust. Well, we’ve got one Cup. It’s hard to win, OK? But I…
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Quinn Hughes vs. Cale Makar and four more takeaways after Avalanche eliminate Minnesota Wild | NHL Insider
To the Western Conference final they go. The Avalanche defeated the Minnesota Wild in dramatic fashion Wednesday night, ending the series in five games. In doing so, the Avalanche will take a much-needed two days off and await the winner of the series between the Vegas Golden Knights and Anaheim Ducks. But before we look…
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Paul Klee: Splish, splash, the Nathan MacKinnon show is swimming into Western Conference finals
Pack your flippers and goggles. Nathan MacKinnon is the Missy Franklin of this Stanley Cup tournament. Who else could lift 18,000 Avalanche faithful off their seats with a goal so impossible it took a half-dozen slow-mo replays to figure out exactly how he pulled it off? No. 29. That’s who. The Avalanche erased a 3-0…
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Mark Kiszla: Can Avs coach Jared Bednar end nasty habit of failure to put the hammer down in NHL playoffs?
MINNEAPOLIS — With the Avs at the playoff crossroads where they often take a really bad turn for the worse, is Jared Bednar the right coach to keep this team on the right track? Well, history tells us: Don’t count on it. “I’m unoffendable,” Bednar said Sunday. No offense. But here’s my truth: Teams coached…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Trade Jamal Murray? That’s the last thing Nuggets should do.
If I’m running the Nuggets, I would start restructuring the roster by shipping Jamal Murray to the Boston Celtics for Jaylen Brown. – Eric, Charleston, S.C. Kiz: Please allow me to be the voice of reason by shouting: Don’t trade Murray! What should the Nuggets do instead? Recognize that Murray isn’t a true point guard.…
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Avalanche ‘feel good’ about Josh Manson’s availability as series moves to Minnesota
ST. PAUL — With the series between the Avalanche and Wild moving to Minnesota, there’s a possibility for both teams to get an important player back in the lineup on Saturday evening. Prior to the Avalanche flying to Minnesota, coach Jared Bednar said the team didn’t bring Jack Ahcan with them for the trip as…
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‘He can do it all’: Nathan MacKinnon leads Avalanche to 5-2 win over Wild
You wouldn’t want to get on Nathan MacKinnon’s bad side. The Minnesota Wild found out on Tuesday night what that’s like. The Avalanche have been getting production from MacKinnon, but in Game 2, he looked like the best player in the world. MacKinnon picked up a goal, two assists, and two gigantic hits that blew…
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Mark Kiszla: Avs are wagon rolling to the Stanley Cup with Gabe Landeskog in driver’s seat
Fuel up those fire trucks for the championship parade, because ain’t nobody stopping these Avs from hoisting the Stanley Cup. Hot take? Maybe. But I’ve got my reasons, and the No. 1 reason to believe this is the Avalanche’s year to win it all can be described in two words: Gabe Landeskog. He is this…
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Gabriel Landeskog showing he’s still the ‘fixer’ for Jared Bednar, Avalanche
When a line on the Avalanche needs a boost, Jared Bednar has the solution. Throw some Landy on it. Which is remarkable given everything Gabriel Landeskog has gone through over the past four years. Through five playoff games, Landeskog is producing at a point-per-game pace, with Game 1 against the Los Angeles Kings being the…