Bednar’s impressive feat increases the pressure on Malone, Joseph
Here in Denver, where the playoffs are the expectation and fans speak with their pocketbook, Bednar's head coaching peers have…
Frei: Remember when it wasn’t so monumental for Avs just to make playoffs? But this in its own way is more fun.
Absolutely, this in many ways is a lot more fun than the glory-years seasons because it was so unexpected and the single-season…
Frei: Obligations of stardom mean MacKinnon line has to lead this team down stretch
Nathan MacKinnon didn’t dodge it. In fact, he brought it up himself. With a playoff spot at stake, the Avalanche’s MacKinnon-…
Altitude’s Kyle Keefe: Bednar, MacKinnon should be finalists for Adams, Hart trophies
Center Nathan MacKinnon and coach Jared Bednar should be in discussion for big-time honors when the season ends.
Varlamov has thrived in MacKinnon’s shadow
Nathan MacKinnon is getting all the spotlight -- and deservingly so -- but goaltender Semyon Varlamov has quietly been a huge part…
Frei: The MacKinnon-for-Hart Trophy talk becoming more legit every day
It has become this simple: If the Avalanche makes the playoffs, pulling off the turnaround of epic proportions after the 48-point…
Frei: Nathan MacKinnon has the best of intentions … but it’s a bad, bad idea
It's praiseworthy, even impressive humility. Nathan MacKinnon doesn't think he's above this. Well, he is now. And all his…
Frei: Going into final month, Avalanche effectively controls its own destiny. That’s a major “W.”
The Avs are going into the final 17 games in control of their own playoff spot destiny. That's about all you can ask.
Frei: Is Duncan Siemens becoming more than an “organization” guy?
One of the more interesting moments in the Avalanche's potentially crucial win came when Siemens, cotton stuffed in what likely…
Frei: With MacKinnon out, Kerfoot continues to show his (Ivy League) worth
Alexander Kerfoot didn't have a point in the Avalanche's first five games minus Nathan MacKinnon, but now has a goal in each of…
Frei: As MacKinnon skates closer to return, Avs at least have stayed in the hunt
The injured Nathan MacKinnon, who skated with the Avalanche at practice in a red/orange non-contact jersey Tuesday at Family…
Frei: After win over Sharks, this is even more clear: The longer Bernier owns crease, the better off Avalanche will be
The longer Jonathan Bernier can hold down the Avalanche crease, on merit rather than injury-caused default, the better Colorado's…
Frei: Don’t let MacKinnon’s longer-than-expected absence knock Avs off course
The start of Nathan MacKinnon's two-to-four week absence from the lineup comes amid a testing stretch of the Colorado schedule so…
Frei: All Aboard! The Avalanche bandwagon is gaining momentum
Banished since the amazing 112-point season under Patrick Roy in 2013-14 -- an accomplishment diminished by the first-round…
Playoffs? Avs’ star wants to win the Stanley Cup
Nathan MacKinnon knows they have to get in the playoffs first, but the MVP candidate thinks the Avs have a legitimate shot at the…
Frei: Avalanche’s Matt Nieto still thanking grandpa for that first stick in Long Beach
When Matt Nieto was a kid in hockey-crazed Long Beach — OK, the hockey-crazed part isn’t true — his grandfather bought him a mini-…
Frei: Jonathan Bernier talks about answering the call in the Avalanche net
With Semyon Varlamov again out at least through the All-Star break, the challenge is for Jonathan Bernier, 29, to not only be the…
Frei: Humble Nathan MacKinnon doesn’t mind not getting recognized… at the mall
I told Nathan MacKinnon Friday he would hate the question, but I was going to ask it, anyway. Do you feel like you’re becoming…
Frei: What Avs are trying to get back to. Glory Days. Now try to get Springsteen out of your head.
This much we know: Whenever that next home Avalanche playoff game is, there will be six jerseys and numbers overhead. …
Frei: Bednar’s second year under Sakic sets example for Joseph’s second under Elway
John Elway attended the Nuggets-Suns game Wednesday night, kibitzing with Rocky and sitting near Governor John Hickenlooper and…
Frei: Swedish center Carl Soderberg goes from Avalanche albatross to asset
Going into this season, veteran Avalanche center Carl Soderberg had one of the NHL’s major “albatross” contracts. His five-year, $…
Frei: Semyon Varlamov is playing better than the numbers might indicate, but it’s time to start stealing games
At some point, if the Avalanche is going to pull off the stunning single-season rebound to a playoff spot, Semyon Varlamov is…
Avalanche steal one from Toronto in OT
Following a back-and-forth, steady game between the Colorado Avalanche and Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night at the Pepsi Center…
On this (unnamed) line, Gabe Landeskog amps up his scoring
The Avalanche will be 15-15-2 going into Monday night's home game against Pittsburgh, the second matchup in eight days of the…
If Avalanche has a rushing game, it involves Jost and Girard
Tyson Jost and especially Samuel Girard have been struggling, at least to this extent: For the most part, they look like 19-year-…