How Did The Colorado Avalanche Do At The Draft?
milehighhockey.com 6/29/2009 — View full size photo uploaded June 28, 2009   I believe Angelique is working on a review of the Avalanche draft, which is good because she clearly knows what she's talking about ...

David of Mile High Hockey on the Avalanche's upcoming draft
cyclelikesedins.blogspot.com 6/15/2009 — Soooo the playoffs are officially over. We got a little ahead of ourselves by posting the contributions for the New York Islanders (from Dominik at Light House Hockey ) and the Tampa Bay Lightning (from Raw Charge ), but now that it's appropriate we're moving on to a team that used to never be ...

Colorado Avalanche Draft Preview
viewfrommyseats.com 6/17/2009 — What the hell happened? It was only 12 months ago when the Colorado Avalanche were coming off a 95 point season, 2nd place finish in the Northwest Division and an opening round win against the Minnesota Wild in the playoffs. Fast forward one calendar year—they have the highest draft pick since ...

Post-Draft Thoughts - Avalanche Look to Major Junior
coloradoavalancheblog.com 6/28/2009 — Once the smoke had cleared, the Avalanche got their guy - Matt Duchene - and added an additional forward, three defencemen and two goalies. Round 1 (3) - Matt Duchene (C, Brampton Battalion) Round 2 (33) - Ryan O'Reilly (F, Erie Otters) Round 2 (49) - Stefan Elliot (D, Saskatoon Blades) Round 3 ...

Nowhere to go but up
thehockeyprogram.net 7/9/2009 — Today’s official announcement of Joe Sakic’s retirement got me thinking back to when the Colorado Avalanche was a mainstay atop the Western Conference standings for almost a decade. The Avs moved to Denver from Quebec with an array of talent, including Sakic, Peter Forsberg, and Adam Foote; ...

Avalanche agree to terms with six players
tsn.ca 7/6/2009 — Please read the full story on TSN.ca for the latest details

Budaj signs deal, likely No. 2 in net - The Denver Post
denverpost.com 6/30/2009 — Peter Budaj may not be the starting goaltender for the Avalanche when the 2009-10 season begins. But he will be on the roster. Budaj signed a one-year, $1.25 million contract with the Avs on Monday, avoiding arbitration. The Slovakian native made ...

Avs finally fire Tony Granato; name some dude general manager
sports.yahoo.com 6/3/2009 — Someday soon, Tony Granato is going to entertain the crowd at a pub with the story of how Colorado Avalanche President Pierre Lacroix broke the news that he had been fired as head coach after the position had already been offered to (and rejected by) ...

Dater: Avs need a dandy last day of draft - The Denver Post
denverpost.com 6/23/2009 — The Avalanche lost more than any other team in the Western Conference last season. But according to all the scouts, the Avs can't lose on Friday. John Tavares, Victor Hedman or Matt Duchene it doesn't matter which player the Avs get in the first ...

Dater: Offer to Lappy a slap shot in the face - The Denver Post
denverpost.com 6/15/2009 — Like a lot of things this summer involving the Avalanche, it doesn't make much sense. Ian Laperriere, heart-and-soul forward, fan favorite and locker-room leader, will no longer be on the team after July 1. That in itself is not the part that is ...

No. 3 pick Duchene ready to play for Avs (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News
Matt Duchene believes he is ready to play for the Colorado Avalanche. "I really want to make the team this year and I think I'm real close," said Duchene, the third overall pick in last weekend's NHL Entry Draft and Colorado's highest ...

Duchene eyes playing for Avalanche this season — NHL.com News in English
DENVER (AP) -Matt Duchene believes he is ready to play for the Colorado Avalanche. "I really want to make the team this year and I think I'm real close," said Duchene, the third overall pick in last weekend's NHL Entry Draft and Colorado's highe...

Matt Duchene eyes playing for Colorado Avalanche in this NHL season — NHL.com News in English
DENVER - Matt Duchene believes he's ready to play for the Colorado Avalanche. "I really want to make the team this year and I think I'm real close," said Duchene, the third overall pick in last weekend's NHL Entry Draft and Colorado's hig...

NHL / Blake signs with Sharks for 1 year — SFGate: Top Sports Stories
Defenseman Rob Blake has re-signed with the Sharks, agreeing to a one-year contract worth approximately $3.5 million. CSN Bay Area first reported the deal late Monday night. Blake, 39, had played for the Kings and Avalanche before joining the Sharks ...

New York Islanders Sign Veteran Goalie Dwayne Roloson — Bleacher Report - NHL
According to TSN, the New York Islanders have agreed to terms with goalie Dwayne Roloson on a two-year $5 million deal. The goalie market was starting to thin out as Ty Conklin had come to terms with St Louis, and Craig Anderson signed with the Avs ...