WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Greetings from the frozen tundra. The Avalanche arrived here late Saturday night after losing 1-0 to Minnesota in St. Paul. The game story is . Your one-stop-shop Avalanche news from us is always , where you’ll find Sunday’s published items that includes a NHL column on Wild left wing Jason Zucker, the former DU Pioneers standout from Las Vegas, a gameday spotlight on Winnipeg D/F Dustin Byfuglien, our weekly player profile on the New York Rangers’ Rick Nash, and links to this blog.
No morning skate for the Avs. It’s a 5 p.m. start here, marking the second time this season the Avs will lose at least an hour and conclude a consecutive-night trip at Winnipeg. The Jets are relatively fresh, having last played at home Friday in a 2-1 overtime loss against Chicago. Winnipeg is on a six-game losing streak.
As you can imagine, the drama surrounding Evander Kane is pretty thick here. Sunday’s Winnipeg Free Press — still a large-page, beautifully fat newspaper like the Post of the old — has extensive coverage of the troubled young winger. , who will almost certainly be traded. Read Lawless’ piece and you’ll additional Kane-interest links. The timeline is interesting, disclosing incidents I didn’t previously know. My first thought was, Kane’s behavior is generally accepted in the other professional sports leagues, such as the NBA, and it’s refreshing to know the Jets won’t tolerate it any longer.
Patrick Roy after 1-0 loss at Minnesota, Colorado’s second straight shutout loss and eighth of the season:
Avs captain Gabe Landeskog in the postgame locker room in St. Paul:
