Nazem Kadri

Kadri makes triumphant return, scores in OT to put Avalanche a win within Stanley Cup

Welcome back Nazem Kadri. After missing the first three games while recovering from a surgically-repaired thumb, Kadri scored the game-winner Wednesday night in Game 4, scoring the game-winner over the Tampa Lightning with a scintillating move on a partial break to beat Andrei Vasilevskiy and send his Avalanche team within a win of hoisting the […]

Stanley Cup Finals Game 3 Preview: Avalanche vs. Lightning

The reigning champion Tampa Bay Lightning have to be ecstatic there was only a day to think about the slaughter that transpired in Game 2. The Colorado Avalanche scored a touchdown in their 7-0 shutout win on Saturday night in Denver. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has given up 11 goals in the opening two games […]

Where do the Rangers go from here?

It was fun while it lasted. The 2021-22 New York Rangers far exceeded the expectations set for them in October at the beginning of the season as they finished just two wins shy of the franchise’s first appearance in the Stanley Cup Final since 2014. So, where do they go from here? General Manager Chris […]

Analytics: Breaking down the matchup between the Avalanche and Lightning

The 2022 Stanley cup playoffs have had three sweeps. All three sweeps belong to the final two teams. Both teams have shown they deserve to be finalists and are the top 2 teams in the league. Both teams have won 4 straight games to move on and have controlled most of their games throughout the […]

Avalanche rally, stun Oilers in OT 6-5 to advance to Stanley Cup Finals

Reputation vindicated. The Colorado Avalanche reached the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since their 2001 title run on Monday evening, eradicating their recent reputation of being a highly-talented group of youngsters that couldn’t perform when the lights shined their brightest. Down 3-1 early in the third period and missing one of their star […]

Analyzing the Avalanche Round 2 Victory and Round 3 Matchup

The Avalanche have finally overcome the second round, and while the narrative was drastically overblown, they are halfway to the ultimate goal of the Stanley Cup. Recap The Avalanche dominated at 5v5 the majority of the series, but especially in the 3rd period, where outside of game 5, when they were horrible, completely shut the […]

Blues: The Shots that brought down the Avalanche

The St. Louis Blues season seemed doomed. The Colorado Avalanche had St. Louis fans cussing up a storm, not once but twice. All-world Nathan MacKinnon was on a mission to do so. In a span of four minutes and 46 seconds, those who cheer for the Note went from doom and gloom to hope, back […]

Inside the Rink Playoff Predictions

The greatest tournament in professional sports is about to begin. I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to see what some of Inside the Rinks writers and contributors think about this year’s post-season. The Writers/Contributors: Luca Perito– Covers the New York Rangers and Nashville Predators- @elbigcalzonelp Spencer Lazary- Covers the Toronto Maple Leafs – […]

Top Ten UFA’s of the 2022 Offseason

As the regular season nears to a close and the playoffs begin to ramp up, so does the thought of free agency. Soon enough, the playoffs will come and go, and teams will be scrambling in July to bring in new talent as general managers look to spice up and overhaul their rosters to set […]