During the regular season, Jared Bednar mentioned multiple times that he didn’t like the way his Avalanche team played coming out of long breaks. His team might just be in the middle of a long break right now.
This Colorado Avalanche team looks good. Really good. If you have plans for late May or early June, you might want to delay them a little longer, because this team might still be going at that point.
Joel Kiviranta came to training camp with the Colorado Avalanche to earn a contract and stay with the big club. It didn’t happen right away, but he’s here now, and contributing in multiple ways.
TSN: The Colorado Avalanche have signed forward Joel Kiviranta to a one-year deal. Kiviranta had been in the Avs training camp on a PTO and had played 10 games for the Avs AHL affiliate in Colorado.
The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Joel Kiviranta to a one-year contract. Kiviranta has gotten off to a solid start in the AHL this season.
The Colorado Avalanche signed Joel Kiviranta to a one-year contract. Kiviranta long ago netted a hat trick with the Dallas Stars to boot the Avalanche from the postseason.
Both Peter Holland and Joel Kiviranta did not make the Colorado Avalanche, but they’re sticking around with the organization. On Wednesday afternoon, the Colorado Eagles announced they had signed the two NHL veterans to one-year AHL contracts.
Why did the three Dallas Stars forwards migrate north to join the Colorado Avalanche? Sorry, there’s no actually punchline, but it’s a real question – how the heck did so many former Stars end up in Colorado this summer?
The 27-year-old spent last season with the Stars where he registered eight goals and one assist in 70 games while playing 12:09 a night.
In a salary-cap world, you need players on low salaries coming in to make a difference, and we’ve seen a handful of these inexpensive players shine through after two rounds.
Jordan Eberle had two goals, including an empty-netter with 58 seconds remaining, and an assist as the Seattle Kraken avoided elimination, defeating the visiting Dallas Stars 6-3 on Saturday to even their NHL Western Conference semifinal series at three games apiece.
The news continues to be pretty grim for the Philadelphia Flyers. Cam Atkinson, who was second on the team with 23 goals last season, will not return until next season due to pending neck surgery on Wednesday.
Dallas takes first regulation loss of the season courtesy of the Ottawa Senators. The Stars are now 4-1-1 on the season after allowing four goals to an impressive Ottawa Senators offense.
Heiskanen is obviously a significant loss as the team's top defenseman, while Robertson is the only Star averaging more than a point per game on the season.
The Finnisher will return. The Dallas Stars have completed another important offseason task by securing the services of Joel Kiviranta for at least the next two years.
The Dallas Stars have a handful of veterans who will be reaching unrestricted free agency, but their biggest contract this summer will be their top young defenseman.
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