The path through the Central Division was going to be daunting for the Colorado Avalanche, no matter the matchup or playoff round. Finish in first place? Here are the reigning champion Vegas Golden Knights as a wild-card team, with their captain coming off long-term injured reserve. Second place or third place? Enjoy a first-round matchup … Read more
DENVER — The Stanley Cup playoff games so often are about one team being able to impose its style over another. The Dallas Stars on Saturday night found comfort in a low-scoring affair, especially playing a disciplined third period to protect a one-goal lead for most of it, and frustrating the high-octane Colorado Avalanche in … Read more
Local restaurateur Troy Guard thinks he might have the next Chipotle or McDonald’s on his hands. The owner of TAG Restaurant Group (Los Chingones, Hashtag, Bubu, Guard and Grace) has teamed up with NHL Hall-of-Famer and former Colorado Avalanche player Peter Forsberg and the founders of Eggs Inc., a fast-casual concept in Sweden, to bring … Read more
DENVER — Lane Lambert has been reticent to criticize officiating for most of his tenure as Islanders head coach. That tendency evaporated Tuesday. “I thought Mike Reilly’s [interference] call was terrible,” Lambert said following a 5-4 overtime loss to the Avalanche in which Colorado tied the game at 4-4 on a power play following the … Read more
DENVER — Colorado Avalanche fans didn’t wait for the first-period tribute video to show their appreciation for Erik Johnson. Many of them lined up along the glass for warmups to welcome the veteran back to Denver, where he played for 13 seasons and 717 games. Every time the big video board showed him, smatterings of … Read more
