Evan Rawal

1 day ago | denvergazette.com | Evan Rawal

It was bound to happen eventually, but it's finally happened. After years of trading away draft picks and prospects to go "all in," the Avalanche are officially asset poor. The organization has no first-, second- or third-round picks for either of the 2025 or 2026 NHL Entry Drafts. At the trade deadline, Chris MacFarland moved top prospect Calum Ritchie to acquire Brock Nelson, a pending unrestricted free agent.

2 days ago | denvergazette.com | Evan Rawal

While the present-day Avalanche are out of the playoffs, former Avalanche players are having a major impact on the NHL playoffs. No, it's not just Mikko Rantanen. With the second round about halfway done, let's take a look at what's still happening in the postseason:Edmonton Oilers led the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 entering Monday nightRantanen is getting all the attention, and deservedly so, but perhaps the best story of the NHL playoffs revolves around former Avalanche goaltender Calvin Pickard.

4 days ago | denvergazette.com | Evan Rawal

It's been a week since the Avalanche were eliminated by the Dallas Stars from the NHL playoffs. If you're still not over it yet, that's understandable. And if you don't have any interest in watching hockey for a while, that makes sense, too. Full disclosure: there aren't many teams left in the playoffs an Avalanche fan should root for. With eight teams left, pickings are slim, but here's a ranking of who's worth a fist pump:1.

5 days ago | denvergazette.com | 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 [email protected]. Do you think there was at least a serious thought of letting Bednar go? If so, do you think the lack of available coaches played into the decision — Mike Sullivan moving to New York, David Carle returning to DU?

6 days ago | denvergazette.com | Evan Rawal

As things stand, the Avalanche are set to enter the summer with $8.7 million in salary cap space and 18 players signed. Not a bad position, especially when it looks like they'll have a full season from captain Gabriel Landeskog in 2025-26. The organization has six pending unrestricted free agents set to hit the market if the Avalanche don't sign them. Some are more important than others but they won't come cheap. Here's a look at the six players that could be changing addresses this summer.