Once again, the Colorado Avalanche are up against their historic rivals, the Detroit Red Wings. Though they’ve faced each other many times in their storied history together, this might be the first time in their recent past where the Avs might actually be better on paper than their nemesis.
The Avs enter tonight’s game as the [...]

There are few back-up goaltenders in the NHL better than Peter Budaj, and he proved it once again in a 39-save effort against the Dallas Stars Saturday night. He made save after impressive save using the strengths he has always had: athleticism and positioning. It’s incredible that in one season, the Colorado Avalanche have gone [...]

There has been a lot of talk about the Olympics this year in Vancouver. For the Avs, it’s been one of the more intriguing story lines thus far.  Earlier this year, the Canadian team’s GM, Steve Yzerman, stated publicly that there would be a spot for Joe Sakic on the roster should he choose to [...]

If this game was any indication of where we stand as legitimate playoff contenders, we’ve got a loooong way to go. In one of the most dominant performances I’ve seen this season, the Washington Capitals rolled past the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday night as if Alex Ovechkin had just invented the wheel. Though we were able [...]

The Colorado Avalanche are facing the high-flying Washington Capitals tonight in a matchup of a top Western Conference team against a top Eastern Conference team.
The Avs will be wearing the 3rd jerseys for this home contest.
Also, I’ve had some requests for it, so here’s the video of D-Bag Ballard’s hit against his own goaltender:

Unintentional? Perhaps. [...]

For the third time this season, the Calgary Flames could find no answer to the youthful Colorado Avalanche. The Avs are now 3-0 against the Flames this season, all ending with the identical 3-2 score. Interesting that the Avs have the Flames’ number this season, since it seems everyone else in the division has ours.
The [...]

After starting off slow, the Colorado Avalanche dominated the play in this game more so than I have seen them do in a long time. The only thing that kept this game from getting ridiculously out of hand was the spectacular play of Tampa Bay goaltender Antero Niitymaki. Despite consistently forcing the Lightning to play [...]

Good news for Avs fans, as Craig Anderson is making his first start in four games since he was John Lynch’d into his net by former teammate Keith Ballard. Last time we played Tampa Bay, Anderson had a shutout and Duchene had 2 goals.
In other news, non-factor this season Ruslan Salei will be undergoing surgery [...]