The Colorado Avalanche are the hottest team in the NHL, and there seems to be no signs of slowing down anytime soon. After a disappointing ending to a drama filled year in Colorado, the Avalanche have bounced back in a big way holding a league leading NHL record and looking like the most dominant team through the first quarter of the season. So today let’s breakdown what is working for The Colorado Avalanche and why this team is not just great but potentially historic.. Subscribe to Jimmy Hockey for more NHL News and Breakdowns.
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Hope they Win the cup this year
💯 the goaltending retool has been remarkable, maybe one of the best we've seen if they keep this up.
McFarland pulled some wizardry last year, our acquisitions have panned out nicely in Burns/Nelson/Olafsson, and Brindley. We develop players nicely in Malinski and Kivi, and then you have the resurgence of Gabe. That’s how you end up with this absolute juggernaut of a team
Than we think? We already KNOW. This team is absolutely insane this season.
My nhl team rankings
SC contenders:
Avs,stars,Lightning
Canes
Playoff teams:
Bruins,Canadiens,Sens,
Devils, Capitals,Wild,Kings Golden Knights
Might Make it: any remaining metro teams, Red Wings, Blackhawks, Sharks, Kraken
Everyone else will likely miss playoffs injuries can and will affect this list later in year but I think this is a solid list
Historically, the last 'real' team to win both the Presidents' Trophy and the Stanley Cup in the shootout era was the 2007-08 Detroit Red Wings. In 82 regular season games, they accumulated 115 points (not trying to discredit 2012/13 Chicago Blackhawks but they did it in way less games). Funnily enough, when the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup in 2022, they were not Presidents' Trophy winners but they got 4 more points than the Red Wings team mentioned above in the regular season.
To this day, the best team to win the Stanley Cup in terms of points accumulated in an 82-game regular season in the shootout era is the 2021/22 Colorado Avalanche with 119 points. Any teams who had accumulated 120+ points in the regular season (shootout era) have not won the Stanley Cup. In this season, the Avalanche are projected to pick up 138 points after 82 games.
I'm not saying what McFarland pulled off with the goalies is normal but it's possible. Edmonton has to make a move, why would they continue to not address the goalie position?
great breakdown, if they keep going like this nobody can stop them
After last season everyone was trashing on the team and the depth that was acquired and now it’s blowing up in their faces
Canucks starting December with an L, that’s great 😢
You can tell how much the Avs needed their Captain back. MacK needs someone to balance out the WIN WIN WIN mentality with team spirit. Hell, you can even see it by how every time Landy scores, MacK is smiling like a baby. We're witnessing a team in extremely high spirit, and honestly who could blame them. Having your Captain return from a 3 year long injury battle after he lead you to their first Stanley Cup in 20 years. It's beautiful.
The Thanksgiving deadline for making the Yoffs is exactly why NHL needs to shorten the number of games played. What the heck is the point of playing so many games if it only takes 2 months to set the table? Less games makes players more fresh and energetic during the games. When Yoffs come they too have more energy. Less games means more value per game. Less games mean less fighting with NBA for time slot at the arena so more night games and less day games which always suck.
Cheers fella!!
Really good analysis, as usual. Imagine how much more dominant they might be once their PP gets to, say, league average and they get back some hurt players, like LOC and Val. HOWEVER, as a day one member of the Avs Faithful, I just hope you've not just jinxed us. 😜
Avs need to start declining penalties and they’ll score even more!
The main factor that has impressed me is that the Avalanche team is not relying on the superstars for its success. I do not have the analytics expertise to verify this, but it seems like the Avalanche is among the least dependent on their first-line talent in the league. Unexpected contributions from rookies like Bardakov and Brindley have complemented better than expected production from veteran pickups like Olofsson and Burns. Top to bottom, this team is absolutely humming and that is the main reason why I think this degree of success is pretty sustainable – if not at the level of one regulation loss per 25 games, then something close to it like 3 or 4 regulation losses per 25 games. Too many weapons, too much chemistry and too much buy-in from the whole team to be derailed. The big question will be whether they can vanquish their rival and indisputably the current second-best in the league Stars in the playoffs.
I don't care how good a player MacKinnon is. I give him absolutely no respect whatsoever. I despise people who are unhinged, raging maniacs. This type of person has no business participating in any sport, let alone being a part of our species. He is disgusting in the extreme, and humanity is the worse for his existence.
They have ONE loss, how could they be better then we think???
When was the last time a team coasted through the regular season and went on to win the cup?
I think it will be challenging for them to keep up this level of dominance with the Olympic break mid season. I worry that having so many of the top players playing in it may wear them down a little bit heading into the playoffs. But regardless of that, they sure are fun to watch right now. They are locked in at the moment.
It’s a bummer bc this means they won’t win the cup. You could go 82-0 and that means you’ll lose the first round
Their goaltending gives me a woody
With the Landy Effect, they are a Wagon🔥🔥🔥
When I see the three pictures behind you, I have to ask, what do you think about Pasta and his future….
For the record, the Sharks turned Blackwood's career around, not Colorado. The Aves get enough credit, they don't need to start claiming other teams' successes too!
Go Avs Go!!! I know this level of production isn't sustainable but damn is it a fun ride. And even when they slip they'll still be above average.
Very enjoyable summary; thank you. Of course I'm loving this great start from my Avs, and I want to be appropriately thankful, but I really hope our power play finds its click before too long. To me it's almost mind-boggling that we currently have 42 league-leading points because our PP has been very poor, and we simply never win in an OT or SO. Oh well, I'll take it! A rookie that has also looked promising is Gavin Brindley, just to throw that in.
Everyone glosses over Drury in the Rantenen trade- Avs have stars, depth, and space to resign Makar
Nathan MacKinnon deserves a season like this with a cup at th end. It is crazy how little respect he has gotten through the years. He is him.