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By: Evan Rawal
It’s a familiar name at the top yet again. Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar for the fifth straight year was selected by NHL Network as the best defensemen in hockey. On an annual list chosen by producers and analysts from the network, Makar beat out Minnesota Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes to retain his top spot. “We […]
By: Evan Rawal
After a disastrous conference final against Vegas and an underwhelming offseason, the majority of Avalanche fans that this writer has heard from over the summer are pretty down on the team. That’s understandable considering the franchise went all-in to win the Stanley Cup, didn’t get the job done and had to sell off some important […]
By: Evan Rawal
One more year of the Avalanche being a popular draw for the NHL’s national television partners. With the NHL season inching ever so closely, TNT and ESPN announced their broadcast schedules for the 2026-27 campaign on Wednesday. The Avalanche are set to appear 16 different times on the national networks, which puts them near the […]
By: Evan Rawal
You’ve seen the glass-half-full view. Now it’s time to look at the empty portion. Last week we analyzed the reasons to be optimistic about the Avalanche heading into the 2026-27 season. In the interest of fairness, there are also valid concerns three weeks away from the start of training camp. Here are a few: Age […]
By: Evan Rawal
Cale Makar got paid. And with that, the Avalanche will soon have to evolve. By NHL standards, $20.4 million per year is a staggering number. The highest in league history, to be exact. Compared to other leagues, it’s nothing. Former Nuggets forward Peyton Watson just signed a fat new contract in Cleveland that will pay […]
By: Evan Rawal
Billie Joe Armstrong got it wrong. For hockey fans, it’s “Wake me up when September starts.” Training camp for the Avalanche begins in two weeks, and with the arrival of September, hockey fans are waking up. Although the richest deal in NHL history helped the final few days of August pass by, the rest of […]
By: Evan Rawal
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. 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 […]
By: Evan Rawal
Thirty-two teams soon will become 34, which surely at some point will become 36. NHL expansion isn’t stopping anytime soon. Whether that’s the right call remains to be seen. Money talks, and money is no doubt talking when it comes to expansion in the NHL. When the Seattle Kraken were approved to join the NHL […]
By: Evan Rawal, Vinny Bendettto
Friday Faceoff: Who will carry more pressure in 2026-27: Cale Makar or Nikola Jokic? Evan Rawal, Avalanche reporter Answer: Cale Makar While his record-breaking contract doesn’t kick in for another season, the average fan won’t care. When the Avalanche won the Stanley Cup in 2022, it was Makar who carried the load for the team. […]
By: Evan Rawal
Is it safe to say the Avalanche haven’t been as excited about a goaltending prospect in years as they are about 23-year-old Ilya Nabokov? “We’re definitely excited,” Avalanche director of player development Brian Willsie said Friday after the first workout of rookie camp. Nabokov, who was drafted 38th overall by the Avalanche in 2024, has […]
