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Wild enforcer Matt Cooke had a great day yesterday. He was worried that he could miss the entire season after his knee-on-knee hit on Tyson Barrie that caused the Avs defenseman to be out four-to-six weeks with a MCL injury. Read More
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Not many experts are giving the Avalanche a chance to win the Stanley Cup. They cite goaltending as an issue. It’s clear Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov has so much to prove heading to the postseason despite an excellent regular season. Read More
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It has been a frustrating playoff series for the Wild so far. They were behind 2-0 against the Avalanche in the Western Conference quarterfinals, and they have had a hard time matching up with the Avalanche’s skilled players.
The media assembled around Nathan MacKinnon after the game last night. He was the star of the game after he played a role in the Avalanche’s 4-2 Game 2 victory over the Wild by scoring a goal and having three assists. He made dazzling plays that made it look easy. Read More
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There are coaches that stand out when it comes to knowing what to do. One can tell by the body language, noncliche press conferences, natural born leadership, championships and all. Patrick Roy is one of those coaches. Read More
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13.4 seconds of regulation was all it took for the Avalanche to either survive or take the first loss of the Western Conference quarterfinals last night. They had to find a way to tie the game and take it to overtime. Somehow and someway, they did when Paul Stastny tied it. It was only fitting he scored the game-winning goal in overtime. Read More
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There’s no question the current Avalanche young stars have been hearing about the moments Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, Adam Foote, Patrick Roy, Milan Hejduk, Chris Drury and Ray Bourque created during the Avalanche’s Stanley Cup championship run. How could they not? The great moments are ingrained in the young players through the media, fans and organization. Read More
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Brian Shaw had an interesting year as a first-year Nuggets coach. That’s always the case for any first-year coach of any sport. Shaw figured he had a playoff-caliber team when he took the Nuggets head coaching job. Nothing came according to plan. Read More
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The news about Broncos head coach John Fox signing a three-year extension was either met with indifference or outrage by Broncos fans. It’s clear there are questions from Broncos fans about Fox’s ability to win a championship with the Broncos after two disappointing seasons. Even John Elway wonders if his head coach is the right guy. Read More
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Lacey Holsworth was the darling of the NCAA Tournament. She enjoyed the time of her life by rooting her Michigan State Spartans on at Madison Square Garden just two weeks ago. Even though the Spartans failed to go to the Final Four, she was there as a guest of Michigan State’s Adreian Payne in Arlington to enjoy the Final Four games just last weekend. Read More
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The Rockies need some positives in the first two weeks of the season to help them set the stage for a good season. In the first 10 games of the season, it’s about finding players that can provide hope this season. Read More
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Something seemed amiss when Troy Tulowitzki did not play in Saturday’s game, and when he was taken out of the game in the Rockies’ 8-1 victory over the White Sox Monday night. It’s early in the season to rest anyone when the season was a week old.
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When the Rockies acquired Jordan Lyles from the Astros in the Dexter Fowler trade this offseason, baseball experts viewed him as a filler to complete the transaction. The Rockies did not expect much from him after they viewed him as a project at best.
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Charlie Blackmon always had the mindset that he will have a good game whether it’s his defense or offense. It’s that positive mindset that endeared him to second-year Rockies manager Walt Weiss last season when he was called up.
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