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Tomas Fleischmann to Miss Rest of Season for Avalanche

The Colorado Avalanche can't seem to stay healthy. The team has announced that forward Tomas Fleischmann will miss the rest of the 2010-11 season. Fleischmann scored 21 points in 22 games for the Avalanche after being acquired in a trade with Washington. He has been diagnosed with pulmonary embolism. AOL Health:...

2010-11 Colorado Avalanche Preview: No More Sneaking Up

Virtually anyone who attempted to predict the results of the 2009-2010 NHL season before it began missed on the Colorado Avalanche. Don't worry. Colorado's opponents seemed taken aback by the young team's quick rise from the cellar of the Western Conference to a playoff position. "We had the fortune of sneaking up on...

Deadline Buzz Hurt by Lack of Fire Sales

The NHL's trade deadline didn't exactly come and go with a whimper, but there wasn't nearly as much buzz as in years past. The lack of big deals was likely disappointing to many, but looking back, none of this should be terribly surprising.There were teams that could go in as buyers. What they were missing was a glut of...

Offseason Roadmap: Pacific Division

It's officially the offseason, meaning the time is right to look into the future. We continue our division-by-division preview of the potential wheeling and dealing with the Pacific Division.San Jose saw its Presidents' Trophy campaign come to a surprising end in the first round of the NHL playoffs, Los Angeles is still...

The Western Conference: A Marvelous Mass of Mediocrity

There are certainly at least two really good teams in the NHL's Western Conference. Defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit and fast-starting San Jose appear in the clear to duke it out for the right to play for the Stanley Cup later this year.Of course, we know that anything can happen in a best-of-seven series. In...