It’s time to resume the season previews with a look at Colorado.
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Definitely anybody who thinks Jared needs fired after last season I don’t care about their opinion. We had the best record in the west, and we made the Western Conference finals.
We also apparently have had the best winning percentage over the last however, many years, the hockey guy said
If this year, we only win 42 games and are a wildcard team and we lose early now you have an argument
Hard for me to look at this team and say they're any better than years gone by. Barring coaching changes, and perhaps a lot of luck, I have pretty middling expectations for them in the playoffs.
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Last season was our best chance for another Cup. I can't see it happening now. I really hope I'm wrong, but when the playoffs begin, everything resets. And with Bednar at the helm…we better hope there's no running into Dallas or Vegas again.
After being last on the cheer list….
Alex Gagne is ahead of Sean Behrens on the D call ups. There’s also that Hughes college kid asa forward. They have a couple of sneaky prospects.
I’ve enjoyed these previews thg thank you!
I like this team a little more now that theyve added kulak his goal to win a series wont be forgotten soon
Last time i was this early she laughed in my face
GO AVS GO
I don't think there is a team with more pressure to win the cup this season they Colorado
They already won but they want to prove it wasn't a fluke
Nice to have you back. Go Sabres.
Im excited to have Sakic back, i didnt think McFarland did a bad job but he wasnt Sakic. We need Sakics shrewed moves to work around the cap.
Not an Avs fan but I just really wanna see Burns lift the Cup
The thing about having an old team is that it makes being beat all to hell come May inevitable
Man, could you imagine if we get a Carolina v Colorado SC Final next season?! That would be a fun series!
Interesting article in one of the Denver rags the other day about Cale being the best D of all time and blah blah , on and on. Yes, Cale Makar is a great D, no doubt. Is he currently the best in the NHL? No, he isn't. Did it surprise me that Zach won? Not at all. It may be my eyes are failing me, but Cale was not his normal self this last season. Nagging injuries are entirely possible as the cause of his off season. My concern is more located between his ears. My take is that he had an off year. Every athlete has a few of them in their careers, already looking forward to this coming season. As to the article about the best D ever? No, a healthy/prime Orr is still the best D so far. Yes, I am an old fart but I have been spoiled at seeing Orr in the Boston Gardens and Cale in Denver. Now, if only we could put Cale into Dr. Peabody's Wayback Machine……………………
This is one of the few seasons where I'm satisfied with the depth to start the season. Wedgewood has become a fan favorite and I do wonder how they distribute the goalie time. Still gotta figure out the power play. But it smells like a good season.
Am I the only one that has noticed a pattern in the last couple of years that the President's Trophy winner from the year before misses the playoffs the season after that? New York Rangers won the Presidents Trophy in 2024, and missed the 2025 playoffs. Then the Winnipeg Jets won it in 2025, and missed the 2026 playoffs. I think that will repeat again, and the Colorado Avalanche, winners of the President's Trophy in 2026, will miss the 2027 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Seems like the President's Trophy curse has expanded.
2018 Caps
2020-21 Lightning
2022 Avs
2023-25 Panthers
All of these teams have either made the Final or won the Cup the year AFTER winning the President's Trophy
Only 3 winners since 2014 (2014 Bruins, 2024 Rangers, & 2025 Jets) missed the playoffs
Among the other winners, all but one team (2018 Preds) lost to the eventual Stanley Cup Champion the following year
TLDR; I wouldn't doubt this team if everyone is reasonably healthy
I'm predicting the Colorado Avalanche to make it back to the playoffs this season, but probably won't win the President's Trophy. Then again, do you really wanna win it again?
Impressively impartial review considering you just revealed how low Colorado is in your fandom.
I’ve enjoyed these previews thg thank you!
I like this team a little more now that theyve added kulak his goal to win a series wont be forgotten soon
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You're the best.
They should’ve learned now to keep Necas on the half wall on the PP – will fix the PP and = ‘inprovement’ for Necas.
Makar. Just for simplicity, lets just put a 1 in front of the 9.
Overhyped regular season team
Been awhile since 2022. Something tells me they'll be close again but come up short. 1st in the Central with 108-113 points. They're my pick to lose in the Final.
Cup or bust for Bednar. But as an Avs fan I'm not holding my breath. We didn't get better this off season.
Avs will be ok if they don’t have to play dallas or vegas, or make in series adjustments, bednar is clueless.
I have zero faith as a Avs fan, yes we do well in the normal season but damn after Jan we ether go ham or burnout. Plus if we didn't win again with Moose, Makar, Nathan we're not winning with Makar, Nathan and healthy Lande. On paper our roster looks good but being healthy destroyed us the past few 2 seasons and the crap we had to deal with Valeri and his shenanigans.
Avs peaked in 2022 and they'll never reach that point again, at least not anytime soon. I think going forward they'll be a team that consistently makes it to the playoffs, but always an out in the first or second round. Once Bednar gets let go they'll probably get worse. Then I imagine more of their stars will start to leave. I can see McKinnon and landi staying until retirement, but everyone else is fair game to leave for greener pastures.
I’m surprised this team doesn’t have more cups than 2022. Also, if Bednar would happen to get cut loose, it would behoove Columbus to make a move for him to go back into their organization.