![]() ![]() ![]() Oh, and he finished the shift bleeding profusely and with a broken jaw. Nine days later, he suited up for the Canucks game. His lip was split open in the Nashville game, requiring surgery. My… appreciation (or lack thereof) of Bednar is even more inconsistent than Graves’ play recently.I don’t know why, and I don’t even know why Jared Bednar gave him a chance. Graves seems to have been just the right partner for Cale Makar.He can have an amazing game and follow it up with a three-penalty night. Ryan Graves… has been taking too many penalties.He can make key defensive moves, but he can’t go three games without taking a bad penalty. He was rotating his shoulder after a Darnell Nurse hit in the cursed Oilers game. Speaking of OUR 10th-overall pick, they’re not expressing the same patience with Tyson Jost, who’s only gone 5 games without a goal.He hasn’t scored in 89 (?) games now, never once as an Av, and yet people are cheering for him like he was OUR 10th-overall pick. Avs fans and now even the team seem to have a love affair with Valeri Nichuskin.I repeat, did they even watch a single game he ever played for the Avs? No shade to Tyson Barrie, but did the Maple Leafs even scout him? They’re refusing to unleash the chaos and instead trying to make him play a defensive role. He’s winning faceoffs (56.84%), scoring goals (7), and taking payback penalties. Nazem Kadri… didn’t need a fresh chance with the Avalanche.Pierre-Edouard Bellemare is making the most of his fresh chance with the Avalanche. What to know about Colorado Avalanche rounds 5-7 picks.Full Colorado Avalanche 2023-24 schedule.Bo Byram extension terms give Colorado Avalanche options.Colorado Avalanche lose several players on first day of free agency.Evan Rodrigues a disappointing but expected loss for Colorado Avalanche.Joonas Donskoi is making the most of his fresh chance with the Avalanche.Andre Burakovsky is making the most of his fresh chance with the Avalanche.Our goalie tandem for the last two games has consisted of an AHL rookie and an injured AHL goalie. I worried early in the season about goalie depth.So far they’ve only recalled AHL veterans to try and augment their roster. And yet the Avalanche hesitate so much to trust their youth. The trade, in reality, was mostly for youth.And Colorado has no luck with third rounders. He’s made just one appearance as an Av before being sent back to Loveland. Connauton got sent to the Eagles out of the preseason. Technically, they got Kevin Connauton and a third rounder back. The Colorado Avalanche traded away stalwart forward Carl Soderberg for nothing.After last night’s game, he has five goals and 17 assists. He’s already a favorite to win the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year. They had two back-to-backs just in October alone and another one to start November. Just two weeks and four games into the season, they had the longest road trip they’ll have all season. Colorado had a tough schedule to start the season.When your talent is depleted, that’s a problem. They like a loose style based on their talent. The Avs try to play the same way when they’re suffering from some big losses.About that time, they started getting injured, and a lot changed. They went 7-0-1 in their first three weeks of play. When the Avs are healthy, they’re a dangerous team.Well, nonetheless, as a tribute to Elliotte Friedman’s popular column, I’m going to put out 31 thoughts on Colorado’s season at the 20-game mark. What would their record be like if not for the loss of their two star wingers and both their starting and backup goalie? Those injuries make it difficult to get an accurate read for how the team is doing. But, unfortunately, they’ve hit, and they’ve hit right where it hurts - with our stars and starters. Thank goodness none of us saw this spate of injuries that have devastated the roster. Well, this season hasn’t gone the way any of us have thought. Their record is 12-6-2, and they’re second in the Central Division. The Colorado Avalanche have played roughly a quarter of their season. Here are 31 thoughts at the quarter-season mark. By Nadia Archuleta 3 years ago The Colorado Avalanche have had an eventful start to their 2019-20 season. ![]()
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