Managing Georgiev's Workload & Hot Start
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In today’s edition, we look at why the Avs need to better manage Georgiev's workload and the club's hot start being reminiscent of their Stanley Cup season.
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Avalanche Need to Better Manage Georgiev’s Workload
November 21, 2023 by Marko Zlomislic
By most measures, the Colorado Avalanche have gotten out to a strong start to the 2023-24 season – frustratingly late-blown leads and uncharacteristic blowout losses aside. They boast a record of 11-6-0 and are three points back of the Dallas Stars for the Central Division lead. They held a very similar record of 11-5-1 after 17 games last season, though this group must be hoping for a better outcome at the end of the campaign.
As a result, the Avalanche once again find themselves among the inner sanctum of Stanley Cup contenders with their key contributors firing on all cylinders. All three members of the Avalanche’s fearsome triumvirate of Cale Makar (seventh), Mikko Rantanen (10th), and Nathan MacKinnon (18th) rank among the top 20 NHL skaters in points. Secondary scoring is an issue, but it’s not the most pressing concern a month into the season.
Rather, it’s the sub-par play of goaltender Alexandar Georgiev that should have the Avalanche the most worried, especially after his sparkling debut season in Colorado. Let’s dive into what’s ailing the 27-year-old, and how likely it is that he’ll recapture his 2022-23 form by the end of the season.
Avalanche’s 2023-24 Start Reminiscent of Stanley Cup Season
November 17, 2023 by Stefano Rubino
The Colorado Avalanche are now 15 games in this 2023-2024 NHL season or just about 20 percent of the way through the schedule. It would be too early to make any absolute certainties of what this team is and what it could be going forward through the season, but it is worth going through the stats and seeing if this could line up the way it did for the 2021-22 Championship roster.