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2013 draft: Highs, lows, what-have-yous
NEWARK, N.J. -- Talk about a blur of humanity. Shortly after 3 p.m. ET Sunday, the Colorado Avalanche made good on their word to pick Halifax star...
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NHL - Scott Burnside: New coach Patrick Roy is bringing fire back to Colorado...
Patrick Roy is bringing his legendary intensity to the Avalanche bench, writes Scott Burnside. Get ready, NHL.
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Avs looking to the past to build the future
DENVER -- When we were last here almost three years ago, the Avalanche were in a situation that could most charitably be described as moribund. Int...
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Downie excited to win games in Colorado
DENVER -- Steve Downie is vibrating with excitement at the prospect of opening night here in Denver. You'd think the rugged winger was a wide-eyed ...
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Night of firsts for Avs; Penner gets message
DENVER -- Oct. 2, 2013, will mark a night of firsts for the Colorado Avalanche. It will be the NHL head-coaching debut of Hall of Fame netminder Patri...
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Patrick Roy not mellowing with new job
DENVER -- Patrick Roy is back and if you wondered whether the fiery Hall of Fame netminder had mellowed, um, the answer would be an emphatic no. Wi...
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First goodbye for Teemu Selanne
DENVER -- Wednesday was a night of special beginnings for the Colorado Avalanche as they pummeled the Anaheim Ducks 6-1 to give Patrick Roy his first ...
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Colorado Avalanche coach Patrick Roy fined $10,000 for outburst
Hall of Famer Patrick Roy, less than 24 hours into his first season an NHL head coach, is already $10,000 lighter in the wallet after being fined by the league for an outburst at the end of the...
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NHL - Scott Burnside: Colorado Avalanche's Semyon Varlamov shows he isn't...
Once thought of as expendable, Semyon Varlamov is making great strides this season and the Colorado Avalanche are reaping the rewards, writes Scott Burnside.
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NHL - 100 things you need to know heading into Sochi Olympics
Will Sidney Crosby's star again? And will Jonathan Quick lead the charge for the U.S.? We've got questions (lots!) as Sochi approaches.
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Swapping Downie for Talbot is puzzling
Before the start of the regular season, Steve Downie was chatting with great enthusiasm about being back in NHL competition after a couple of years ma...
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Wait, what? Lightning are rocking the East?
For most of the first month of the NHL season, there has been pretty much nonstop praise for the Colorado Avalanche and general marveling at the depth...
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NHL - Scott Burnside - Colorado Avalanche look bad for their handling of...
Yes, Semyon Varlamov is innocent until proven guilty, but the Avs rushed him back to the ice too soon after serious domestic-abuse allegations, writes Scott Burnside.
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Ramblings: Turkey talk on curses, cursing
Time for a little Thanksgiving rambling session to help digest the turkey and the NHL holiday schedule. Curses, foiled again: Is there such a thin...
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Will we ever get truth on Varlamov?
When a Denver judge agreed with local prosecutors and dropped the remaining domestic abuse-related charges against Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyo...
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NHL - Taking league's temperature at halfway point
Scott Burnside offers up his midseason report on the NHL, including teams and players who sputtered out of the gate and some who have stepped up in a big way.
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Sochi Olympics - No easy answers for Team Canada
With so many weapons to choose from, how could Team Canada possibly go wrong in selecting its 25-player squad? The truth is that it could go very wrong.
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NHL -- Handing out NHL's quarter-pole awards
With just one-fourth of the NHL season remaining, it's time for Scott Burnside to hand out the league's quarter-pole awards.
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NHL - 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs preview: Colorado Avalanche versus Minnesota...
Hands up those of you who figured the Colorado Avalanche, under rookie head coach Patrick Roy, would roll to a division title and finish within s...
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NHL -- 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs: Highs and lows of first round
Closing in on the end of the first round of the playoffs, there has been no shortage of emotional moments, stirring comebacks and terrific individual performances, writes ESPN.com's Scott Burnside.
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