Avalanche star Cale Makar belongs in Hart Trophy conversation
It is time to have a heart-to-heart about the Hart. While the Avs seem determined to finish with…
With Avalanche’s Martin Necas contract, payoff must come in playoffs
Marty took the money Mikko wouldn’t. Now he must deliver what Mikko couldn’t. Martin Necas needs to help…
Avalanche’s MacKinnon-Makar core enters last, best Stanley Cup chance
Everything in place and a place for everything. What began with team bonding at the captain’s house, the…
Is Nuggets’ David Adelman or Avs’ Jared Bednar under more pressure?
Troy Renck: The long and short of it: The length of the resumes for Jared Bednar and David…
Avalanche coach Jared Bednar faces Cup-or-bust season for his job
Jared Bednar is Michael Malone with better hair. Tuesday, ESPN revealed it had secured Malone’s services for the…
Avs-DU Colorado Face-off game benefits youth hockey, but is really about players ‘taking care of each other’
Peter Forsberg needs pants. He is checking golf clubs for the flight from Sweden, not hockey equipment. So…
Greatest season for Colorado pro sports is here, save for Rockies
Current morning routine for Nuggets, Avs and Broncos fans: wake up, pinch self. Current morning routine for Rockies…
Brock Nelson’s Avs return puts Chris MacFarland, Jared Bednar on notice
Front office executives know it is better to fall in like with players than fall in love. The…
Who is closer to another championship?
Renck: The Nuggets’ season expired in the second round for the second straight year, and the posture of…
Who wins another title first?
Renck: There was hope this spring would change the narrative surrounding the Nuggets and Avs, but not like…
Is Chris MacFarland or Jared Bednar more to blame for Avalanche flop?
Renck: Pete DeBoer wanders into Denver collecting jars of hearts, tearing our love for the Avs apart. As…
Two Game 7s. One scheduling problem. Enjoy Nuggets, Avalanche’s moment
On Saturday morning, Coloradans will wake up with pterodactyls in their stomachs. In their lives as sports fans,…