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Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland has to prove his vision in 2025-26

4 days ago | milehighsticking.com | Graham Tiedtke

Colorado Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland has some stuff to prove in 2025-26 and beyond. On June 26, 2022, the Colorado Avalanche were named Stanley Cup champions after their Game 6 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was their third Stanley Cup win in franchise history. Their general manager at the time was Joe Sakic. Just a couple of weeks later, on July 11th, Joe Sakic passed his general manager title to assistant general manager Chris MacFarland while taking on a higher role.
Joel Kiviranta made Colorado Avalanche’s upcoming decision on him easy

5 days ago | milehighsticking.com | Graham Tiedtke

What should the Avalanche do with pending UFA Joel Kiviranta? The Colorado Avalanche have to make some tough decisions as they are about to enter free agency season. They have just $8.7 million in cap space to work with. They will have to bite the bullet and let a couple of bigger free agents walk to another team. Brock Nelson comes to mind, and he’s been linked to some teams already.
Colorado Avalanche could make this in-division trade to gain some cap space

6 days ago | milehighsticking.com | Graham Tiedtke

The Colorado Avalanche could explore this trade option with one of their division opponents this offseason. The Colorado Avalanche have just $8.7 million in cap space for the 2025-26 season, as it stands right now. With several spots scheduled to be open once free agency begins, trade rumblings have begun. It isn’t often that big-name players get traded. It especially isn’t common for them to be traded in the same division they currently play in.
Colorado Avalanche Player Grades: MacKenzie Blackwood provides hope for future in goal

1 week ago | milehighsticking.com | Sean McKenna

Colorado Avalanche netminder MacKenzie Blackwood gets a solid passing grade after a successful first season with the club. MacKenzie Blackwood was acquired mid-season by the Colorado Avalanche in a trade from the Sharks with the intention of solidifying the goaltending position that had been a thorn in the side of the team through the early part of the season.
Pete DeBoer may have just helped the Colorado Avalanche’s future

1 week ago | milehighsticking.com | Graham Tiedtke

Stars coach Pete DeBoer made a critical decision that could help the Colorado Avalanche in the future. The Stars may have just helped the Colorado Avalanche for future seasons. In Game 5 of the conference finals in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Stars surrendered three goals in the first period in what ended up being the final game of the series against the Edmonton Oilers. The killer here? All three of those goals scored by the Oilers came within about eight minutes into the game.
Colorado Avalanche need to make a decision on prospect Maros Jedlicka

1 week ago | milehighsticking.com | Graham Tiedtke

The Colorado Avalanche have to make a decision on 2022 seventh-round pick Maros Jedlicka before June 1st. Will they sign him to the Eagles or let him hit unrestricted free agency? Time is fast approaching for the Colorado Avalanche to make a decision on 2023 seventh-round pick Maros Jedlicka. The team has to decide whether or not to sign him to an entry-level contract (ELC), or lose his NHL rights altogether. PuckPedia laid it all out.
3 dream free agent signings for the Avalanche

1 week ago | milehighsticking.com | Graham Tiedtke

It will be pretty difficult for Colorado to sign anybody other than fill-ins in free agency this offseason. When it comes to the free agent market, there always seems to be several players who are intriguing to every team. Unfortunately, a lot of times, those players are so good that they can be too expensive for many teams, essentially eliminating them from the bidding wars. The Colorado Avalanche are one of those teams. The Avalanche are heading into the offseason with $8.7 million.
Joe Sakic was off-base with his comment on Colorado’s championship window

2 weeks ago | milehighsticking.com | Graham Tiedtke

Avalanche President of Hockey Operations Joe Sakic spoke at the team’s end-of-season press conference and put unnecessary pressure on two of the team’s big stars. The Avalanche have two of the best cornerstone pieces in all of hockey on their team with Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar. Let’s also not forget Gabriel Landeskog, who made an impressive return to the ice after three seasons rehabbing an injury. Having someone like Devon Toews is icing on the cake. All of that sounds pretty great, huh?
Avalanche must stay away from this Leafs pending free agent

2 weeks ago | milehighsticking.com | Graham Tiedtke

Colorado has some work to do to retool their roster. Going after this player would be a huge mistake on their part. The Colorado Avalanche are in a little bit of a pickle when it comes to their contract situations. They traded away Mikko Rantanen during the season, but still are projected to have just $8.70 million to work with for the 2025-26 NHL season. When it comes to the NHL, cost-friendly contracts aren’t that uncommon. However, there are other things to take into consideration.
Why Jonathan Drouin must re-sign with the Colorado Avalanche for 2025-26

3 weeks ago | milehighsticking.com | Graham Tiedtke

There is one big reason why Jonathan Drouin should re-sign with the Colorado Avalanche for the upcoming NHL season. Jonathan Drouin signed with the Colorado Avalanche as a free agent in 2023, and has been on a one-year deal in each of the last two seasons. It would be wise for Drouin to continue this pattern in contract negotiations. I don’t know if Drouin or his agent has thought much about the possibility of signing elsewhere this time around.