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2024-25 Colorado Avalanche Player Review: #70 Sam Malinski Overview of Avalanche defenseman Sam Malinski and what he brings to the roster going into his contract extension year before becoming a UFA.

2024-25 Colorado Avalanche Player Review: #70 Sam Malinski
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2024-25 Colorado Avalanche Player Review: #67 Keaton Middleton Keaton Middleton graduated to the Colorado Avalanche, tallying half of the 2024–2025 season in the burgundy and blue.

2024-25 Colorado Avalanche Player Review: #67 Keaton Middleton
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Soaring High: How the Colorado Eagles Power the Future of Avalanche Hockey The Colorado Eagles are the future of the Colorado Avalanche. They hold power and importance in their own right.

Soaring High: How the Colorado Eagles Power the Future of Avalanche Hockey
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2024-25 Colorado Avalanche Player Review: #50 Trent Miner A 2024–2025 season overview of Colorado Eagles goaltender Trent Miner. His successful season gives him good odds for a contract.

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2024-25 Colorado Avalanche Player Review: #29 Nathan MacKinnon Season analysis of Avalanche powerhouse, Nathan MacKinnon. His consistent success makes him essential part of the Avalanche core.

2024-25 Colorado Avalanche Player Review: #29 Nathan MacKinnon
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Colorado Eagles Postseason Breakdown The Colorado Eagles had a monumental regular season before being stunted in the 2024–2025 Calder Cup Playoffs by rival Canucks.

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Flight Report: Colorado Eagles Postseason Breakdown
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Colorado Eagles Postseason Breakdown The Colorado Eagles had a monumental regular season before being stunted in the 2024–2025 Calder Cup Playoffs by rival Canucks.

Flight Report: Colorado Eagles Postseason Breakdown
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This aged like milk on a hot day 😭

Flight Report: Eagles end postseason run in blowout loss After an impressive season, the Colorado Eagles end their bid to the Calder Cup in a 4–0 blowout loss to the Abbotsford Canucks.

Flight Report: Eagles end postseason run in blowout loss
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What a sad way to go. Colorado falls a 5–0 loss after playing an incredible game to skirt elimination on Friday.

The team lost to the Canucks last season in the first round, so we knew this would be a challenging matchup. Looking forward to what next season holds.

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5–0.

Eagles couldn't convert on the three minute power play. There is still 14:30 on the clock, but time is ticking to get up to the hefty four goals.

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Most of it happened offscreen and there wasn't a replay. Likely the hit on Polin, Tynan shooting on net, and then pushing and shoving afterwards.

Another goal for Abbotsford on a 4-on-4.

It's now 4–0. Still 19:26 minutes of play left.

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Lots of penalties after period end. Sammy Blais gets a major for interference (5 minutes) and a game misconduct for interference (10 minutes). He will sit for 15 minutes.

Tynan also received an unsportsmanlike conduct, but will only sit for two minutes.

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Again, the Eagles come out of the period without making much progress. Tynan showed some life and seemed to sightly change the momentum, but only with very little time left on the clock.

One more frame to make something happen.

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The back half of this period is looking slightly better, at least the Eagles are taking the puck to net and creating chances. Getting past Šilov is the real challenge.

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Rosen does exactly what he should have done on the odd man rush, the puck just manages to get through Miner's 5-hole #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @HockeyMtnHighCO

3–0*

Total scuffle between both teams. I'm surprised we didn't see it until the second period just based on how aggressive the end of Game Four was.

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Another goal on the board for Abbotsford. Eagles now down 3–1.

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Colorado looks to be struggling with communication. Missing passes and playing way out of position and general lack of chemistry to start this period.

Not what you should be seeing in this type of game.

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Canucks have early control of this period. Miner has shut down the attempts so far, but he has been left on his own and without help.

Still down 2–0.

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Second period is under way. The Eagles now have to come up with two goals while keeping Abbotsford under control.

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Eagles are down 2–0.

They controlled a majority of the first period, the score doesn't reflect it. Two goals past Miner is not standard. Need to pick up play and lock in for all 20 minutes.

I can say that the crowd is not fond of Šilovs taking the net off the posts and there are lot of "boos."

That makes two.

Hard shot from the right circle smokes Miner and Colorado now has a two goal deficit to climb out of.

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Abbotsford takes the lead 1–0 on the power play.

Still 2:14 to go in the first.

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Late period swarming of the net, Canucks draw high sticking penalty and will be on the PP. They are 7/35.

Still scoreless, 2:34 to go.

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Shot, ping, pushed net off posts...

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Huge scramble in front of the net and it was hard to keep track of the puck. Miner found it and came up big to stop Abbotsford from getting on the board first.

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