Trent Finnegan, Author at Denver Sports

Avalanche stars had their fingerprints all over the 2025 NHLPA player poll

The NHLPA released the resulted for the 2025 Players Poll on Tuesday, and many players around the league recognized the Avalanche's stars for their greatness they display on the ice

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Pat Shurmur says Colorado’s offense will be similar to last season

The Colorado Buffaloes will have a lot of new faces on the field in 2025, but offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur said that there will be a lot of similarities in the offense from a season ago

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Gabriel Landeskog is back with the Avalanche, returned from conditioning loan

Gabriel Landeskog's time in Loveland has come to an end, as the captain's conditioning stint with the Colorado Eagles has come to an end leading up to the postseason

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Travis Hunter has an ultimatum for teams that won’t let him play on both sides of the ball

Travis Hunter proved in 2024 that he's a one-of-a-kind athlete on the gridiron, and the Heisman Trophy winner is making sure that teams know he wants to be playing on both sides of the ball in the pros

9 hours ago

Rockies skipper Bud Black encountered trouble on his way to LA

Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black had to take a detour on his way to Los Angeles on Monday morning after dealing with an event that delayed his travel plans

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Josh Kroenke says the Nuggets will trade anybody if it improves the team, including Michael Porter Jr.

There have been rumors circling that Josh Kroenke and the Denver Nuggets were not open to trading Michael Porter Jr., but Kroenke confirmed Monday that that organization is open to trading anyone to help the team win

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Josh Kroenke’s decision to fire Michael Malone was not a spur of the moment

Josh Kroenke recently fired Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone with just three games to go in the regular season, but he had been considering the decision for a longer time period

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Jared Bednar says the Avalanche will be ready for playoff rematch with Dallas

The Colorado Avalanche will take on the Dallas stars in the postseason for the second consecutive year, and head coach Jared Bednar said he will have his team ready to go this time around

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Oddsmakers think Nuggets-Clippers is the most evenly-matched series in the first round

The Denver Nuggets will face the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs, and oddsmakers think it will be the closest series in the entire bracket

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Gabe Landeskog will make his return, play for Colorado Eagles Friday

The Colorado Avalanche announced Friday that captain Gabe Landeskog will be making his debut with the Colorado Eagles on Friday night for his first professional game since June 2022

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The Nuggets have an important advantage over the Grizzlies for Friday’s clash

The Denver Nuggets host the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night in one of the most important games of the season, and Denver will have one important advantage over their foe

4 days ago

The Avalanche’s iron man doesn’t need extra rest heading into the playoffs

Cale Makar is the only player on the Colorado Avalanche who has played in all 80 games this season, but with the Avs locked into the No. 3 seed in the division, rest might be on the table for him

4 days ago

Cale Makar says the Avalanche can’t look at the wins and losses of the final games

The Avalanche lost the final home game of the regular season to the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night, but Cale Makar is looking at the little things the Avs did right instead of the win-loss column

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Michael Porter Jr. isn’t too worried about what seed the Nuggets get in the playoffs

The Denver Nuggets can still finish anywhere from the No. 3 seed to the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference, but Michael Porter Jr. isn't worried as long as the team secures a berth to the postseason

5 days ago

The Denver Nuggets rallied around their new coach in Wednesday’s victory

The Denver Nuggets rallied around their interim head coach in Wednesday's victory, and gave praise to David Adelman after the game in Sacramento

5 days ago

Nikola Jokic knew about the Nuggets’ spring cleaning decision before the rest of the team

Nikola Jokic didn't have any input in the Denver Nuggets' decision to fire head coach Michael Malone, but he was aware of the decision before the rest of the team was

5 days ago

Josh Kroenke gives himself new interim title with the Denver Nuggets

Josh Kroenke took matters into his own hands and gave himself a new interim title with the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, and will be receiving assistance from two veteran front office members

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TNT’s “Inside the NBA” pointed to one game that “broke” the Nuggets, led to spring cleaning

The Denver Nuggets' firing of head coach Michael Malone on Tuesday was a surprise to the entire NBA world, and the crew on TNT's "Inside the NBA" shared their opinions about the move