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State of the Avalanche: Even after Jennings Trophy, Colorado needs more from Mackenzie Blackwood

By Corey Masisak

June 15, 2026 at 5:45 a.m.

The goaltending position is a near-perfect reflection of where the Colorado Avalanche stand heading into...

Colorado Avalanche GM Joe Sakic during a press conference at Family Sports Center in Centennial, Colorado on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Renck: Avalanche’s Joe Sakic makes mistake in trusting beliefs instead of cold, hard truths

By Troy Renck

June 12, 2026 at 2:21 p.m.

Sports make hypocrites of all of us. And the Avs' long-awaited, season-ending press conference Thursday...

Colorado Avalanche General Manager Chris MacFarland speaks with media at the Family Sports Center banquet room in Centennial, Colorado on May 6, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland is leaving for new role with Nashville Predators

By Corey Masisak

June 2, 2026 at 12:13 p.m.

The Colorado Avalanche's offseason to-do list now includes finding a new general manager.

Cale Makar (8) of the Colorado Avalanche skates as Pavel Dorofeyev (16) of the Vegas Golden Knights defends during the third period of the Golden Knights鈥� 5-3 win in Game 3 of the NHL Western Conference Final at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Keeler: Avalanche should listen to any trade offer 鈥� unless it’s for Cale Makar

By Sean Keeler

May 31, 2026 at 10:29 a.m.

An Avalanche defense without Cale Makar is unthinkable. An Avs offense without No. 8 would...

Head coach Jared Bednar of the Colorado Avalanche speaks to Parker Kelly (17), Jack Drury (18), Martin Necas (88) and Nazem Kadri (91) during the second period of Game 4 of the NHL Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Renck: Good guy Jared Bednar cannot keep Avalanche job after horrible sweep by Golden Knights

By Troy Renck

May 27, 2026 at 7:53 a.m.

It is not all Jared Bednar's fault that the Avs picked a bad week to...

Gabriel Landeskog (92) of the Colorado Avalanche checks Shea Theodore (27) of the Vegas Golden Knights during the first period of Game 4 of the NHL Western Conference Final at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Carter Hart, Golden Knights complete stunning sweep of Avalanche to end once-dream season

By Corey Masisak

May 26, 2026 at 11:24 p.m.

Colorado went from being the odds-on favorite to win the Stanley Cup to falling eight...

Nathan MacKinnon (29) and Cale Makar (8) of the Colorado Avalanche await a face off against the Vegas Golden Knights during the first period of Game 3 of the NHL Western Conference Final at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon will play in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final

By Corey Masisak

May 26, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon will play in Game 4, coach Jared Bednar said Tuesday...

Brett Howden (21) of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates scoring an empty netter as Gabriel Landeskog (92) of the Colorado Avalanche reacts during the third period of the Golden Knights鈥� 5-3 win in Game 3 of the NHL Western Conference Final at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, May 24, 2026. Vegas now leads the series 3-0. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

What’s gone wrong during the Avalanche’s sudden, stunning spiral? A lot

By Corey Masisak

May 25, 2026 at 7:09 p.m.

As the collection of media members shuffled out of a stunned Colorado Avalanche locker room...

Goaltender Scott Wedgewood (41) of the Colorado Avalanche reacts to being scored on by defenseman Dylan Coghlan (52) of the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period of Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at Ball Arena in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Golden Knights stun Cale Makar-less Avalanche in Game 1, steal home ice in Western Conference Final

By Corey Masisak

May 20, 2026 at 10:02 p.m.

The Colorado Avalanche led from the front all season in the NHL. Now the Avs...

Brock Nelson #11 of the Colorado Avalanche fires a shot against Jeremy Lauzon #5 and Mitch Marner #93 of the Vegas Golden Knights in the second period at Ball Arena on April 11, 2026 in Denver. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Avalanche vs. Golden Knights predictions: Can Colorado cool off red-hot Mitch Marner and Vegas?

By Corey Masisak

May 20, 2026 at 1:33 p.m.

To put it bluntly: Is this Colorado team just better than Vegas?

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