MacKinnon Joins 50-Goal Club & Predicting The Stanley Cup Playoff Lines
Also, former Norris Trophy winner says Kucherov should win MVP over MacKinnon?
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Predicting the Avalanche’s 2024 Stanley Cup Playoff Lines
April 11, 2024 by Stefano Rubino
With just three games remaining in the regular season, the Colorado Avalanche have a chance to secure a good spot in the standings ahead of the playoffs. They will likely finish second in the Central Division as the Dallas Stars have a five-point lead at the top, but they will have home-ice advantage in the first round and can take advantage of their ideal line combinations.
Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon Hits 50 Goals for First Time
April 9, 2024 by Edgar Chaput
His 50th marker happened in the second period with the score 3-2 for the Avs. A clever behind-the-back pass from Jonathan Drouin near centre-ice sent MacKinnon off to the right-hand side where he wristed a beautiful shot past Minnesota netminder Filip Gustavsson.
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Avalanche Must Fix Defense and Goaltending Before Playoffs
April 9, 2024 by Marko Zlomislic
Still, those admirable offensive exploits have masked a concerning trend for the Avalanche heading into the 2024 NHL Playoffs. They’ve struggled to keep opponents from creating chances from dangerous areas of the ice in all situations, and haven’t gotten the goaltending to bail them out. If winning another Stanley Cup is the goal, those are two issues that must be ironed out before the postseason.
Nikita Kucherov’s MVP Case Gets Support From P.K. Subban
April 8, 2024 by Jim Bay
ESPN’s P.K. Subban recently posted comments from the ESPN broadcast about why Kucherov should win the award over MacKinnon, McDavid, and Sidney Crosby. The 34-year-old, who played 13 seasons in the NHL for the Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, and New Jersey Devils, had quite a few solid reasons for this.
Jonathan Drouin Emerging at Right Time for Avalanche
April 6, 2024 by Kerry Collins
When Jonathan Drouin joined the Colorado Avalanche on a one-year contract this summer, it was a feel-good story. He would be reunited with Nathan MacKinnon – his high-flying teammate from all the way back in their days of playing in juniors together in the early 2010s. It took a little longer than they would have hoped, but Drouin has turned into the consistent and dangerous scorer the Avalanche were looking for.
