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Tonight’s opponents — Avalanche and ex-Rockies — are neck and neck … in attendance

By: All Things Avs

15Mar2012

Many times, I’ve opined that it’s ridiculous to make attendance at sporting events some sort of moral litmus test for markets. Let the marketplace rule and spare me the view that there’s something wrong with folks who, even if they...

One more leftover item from Peter Mueller story and a peanut-gallery view

By: All Things Avs

4Mar2012

Here’s my long-delayed Sunday story on Peter Mueller and his battle with concussions. We decided to hold it until he was back in the lineup following his torso injury, and frankly also to be certain that his absence didn’t involve the rea...

Avalanche’s Peter Mueller on Rob Blake, Sidney Crosby, and Adam Deadmarsh

By: All Things Avs

2Mar2012

Now that winger Peter Mueller is back in the Avalanche lineup, my major feature story on him and his struggles to overcome his concussion problems is scheduled to run in the Sunday paper. After missing six games with a torso injury, he returned to th...

Guess who has the lowest payroll figure — at least in the cap sense — in the NHL?

By: All Things Avs

22Feb2012

The Avalanche jettisoning of defenseman Kyle Quincey and adding of winger Steve Downie in the three-team trade Tuesday can be justified in the competitive sense. I get that. Colorado had a numbers issue on defense and needed more grit, or at least gr...

More indications that Denver has small-market hockey

By: All Things Avs

22Feb2012

The Avalanche jettisoning of defenseman Kyle Quincey and adding of winger Steve Downie in the three-team trade Tuesday can be justified in the competitive sense. I get that. Colorado had a numbers issue on defense and needed more grit, or at least gr...

The latest Steve Moore news and a narrative reminder of what brought us to that point

By: All Things Avs

17Feb2012

The decision was handed down in Toronto Wednesday and became public Thursday. Steve Moore’s attorneys successfully convinced Ontario Superior Court Master Ronald Dash that they should be given the signed paperwork and other documentation about...

Reassurance about the nature of Mueller’s injury: It’s not too much to ask of the Avs

By: All Things Avs

16Feb2012

Last week, I wrote a profile on Avalanche winger Peter Mueller, discussing how he coped with missing all of last season because of concussion issues and how he had made a successful return to the Colorado lineup. The story was slotted to run this Sun...

Medal of Honor recipient among those honored at Avalanche game Friday

By: All Things Avs

9Feb2012

The Avalanche is honoring members of the military at the Friday night game against Carolina, and one of them will be a young father now attending Colorado State University in Fort Collins. His name is Salvatore Giunta. He’s 27 and has gone back to...

Matt Duchene and adversity

By: All Things Avs

31Dec2011

My story on Matt Duchene, delayed once after originally being slotted for December 28, was scheduled to run on Sunday. Oops. The word came Friday that Duchene will be out at least four weeks because of the unspecified knee injury he suffered Thursday...

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