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Avalanche captain Sakic out at least 6 weeks

Joe Sakic thought long and hard about returning for a 20th NHL season after missing 38 games following hernia surgery last year.In late August, he declared his mind and body were ready for him to lace up his skates again, but this season hasn't gone as pl...

Colorado Avalanche Notes, Quotes 2008-12-05.
--The first period was about to end in a 2-2 tie when Nashville's Dan Hamhuis slid the puck from along the right-wing boards across to ...more
Submitted on 2008-12-05

Colorado Avalanche Roster Report 2008-12-05.
GOALTENDERS: Peter Budaj, Andrew Raycroft. DEFENSEMEN: Brett Clark, Scott Hannan, Jordan Leopold, Aaron MacKenzie, John-Michael Liles, ...more
Submitted on 2008-12-05

Colorado Avalanche Inside Shots 2008-12-05.
General manager Francois Giguere doesn't discuss possible trades, so it's difficult to determine if he's on the prowl for a center now ...more
Submitted on 2008-12-05

Avalanche-Stars Preview.
Just as the struggling Dallas Stars appeared to establish some consistency, they endured another setback.Looking to bounce back from a ...more
Submitted on 2008-12-05

Predators 3, Avalanche 2.
The Nashville Predators won the first period - and the game.Vernon Fiddler, Shea Weber and David Legwand scored first-period goals, and...more
Submitted on 2008-12-04

Preds score three goals in first to beat Avs.
Vernon Fiddler, Shea Weber and David Legwand scored first-period goals, and Pekka Rinne made 19 saves in the Nashville Predators' 3-2 v...more
Submitted on 2008-12-04

Predators 3, Avalanche 2 2008-12-05.
The Nashville Predators won the first period - and the game.Vernon Fiddler, Shea Weber and David Legwand scored first-period goals, and...more
Submitted on 2008-12-04

Avalanche-Predators Sum.
Colorado 2 0 0-2Nashville3 0 0-3First Period-1, Nashville, Fiddler 3 (Belak, Koistinen), 5:15. 2, Colorado, Smyth 8 (Salei, Hejduk), 9:...more
Submitted on 2008-12-04

Avalanche captain Sakic out at least 6 weeks.
Joe Sakic thought long and hard about returning for a 20th NHL season after missing 38 games following hernia surgery last year.In late...more
Submitted on 2008-12-03

Colorado Avalanche Roster Report 2008-11-27.
GOALTENDERS: Peter Budaj, Andrew Raycroft. DEFENSEMEN: Brett Clark, Adam Foote, Scott Hannan, Jordan Leopold, John-Michael Liles, Rusla...more
Submitted on 2008-11-27

Colorado Avalanche Notes, Quotes 2008-11-27.
--D Daniel Tjarnqvist, playing in his second game of the season, gave the Avalanche a 1-0 lead at 11:20 of the first period when he dri...more
Submitted on 2008-11-27

Colorado Avalanche Inside Shots 2008-11-27.
Ray Bourque and Rob Blake, whose booming slap shots and all-around play helped the Avalanche win a Stanley Cup in 2001, are long gone. ...more
Submitted on 2008-11-27

Avalanche 3, Blues 1.
The final score was Colorado 3, St. Louis 1.In the Stastny household, however, the scoreboard reads Paul 1, Yan 0.Daniel Tjarnqvist sco...more
Submitted on 2008-11-26

Tjarnqvist gets back on board to pace Avs.
Daniel Tjarnqvist scored his first goal in almost two years and had an assist Wednesday night to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-1 w...more
Submitted on 2008-11-26

Blues-Avalanche Sum.
St. Louis0 1 0-1Colorado 1 1 1-3First Period-1, Colorado, Tjarnqvist 1 (Jones, Laperriere), 11:20.Second Period-2, St. Louis, Tkachuk 1...more
Submitted on 2008-11-26

Avs lag behind in hit parade Lack of physicality could be a factor in team's poor record.
There are a lot of easy jokes that could be made about the lack of hits by the Avalanche this season. They're the Bay City Rollers of t...more
Submitted on 2008-11-26