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Report: Avs Offer Patrick Roy Control

Last week it was reported that Hall of Fame goaltender and former Avalanche netminder Patrick Roy was offered the team's head coaching position currently occupied by Tony Granato. Today, a report from Ruefronteac.com cites sources close to Roy that the Avs have stepped up their offer to include their GM position. The...

Avs to Hire Roy as Coach?

According to the Denver Post, the Colorado Avalanche have offered their head coaching position to Hall of Fame netminder Patrick Roy. Roy helped lead the team to two Stanley Cup titles in 1996 and 2001 and retired in 2003 as the winningest goaltender in NHL history, a record recently surpassed by New Jersey's Martin...

Is Tony Granato in Trouble?

I'm pretty sure I have said this before, but I'll risk being repetitive, because I think it's important. Coaches tend to get way too much credit when things go well, and even more of the blame when things go poorly. This has been especially true, for some odd reason, in the NBA and NHL over the years. Turnover is...

2 On 1: The NHL Coaching Carousel

Each Wednesday, two of our bloggers will take on one league-wide topic. A mediator keeps orderly. It's quite a bit like the shootout, actually.This week's lineup features Eric McErlain's and Ted Starkey's takes on the NHL coaching carousel in the wake of Pittsburgh's firing of Michel Therrien. Yours truly will be the guest...

Joe Sakic to Miss 6 Weeks With Herniated Disc in His Back

The only consistent thing about the Colorado Avalanche this season has been their incredible inconsistency. They've followed three game winning streaks with four game losing streaks, four game losing streaks with four game winning streaks, and so on and so forth. Currently, the Avalanche sit at 12-12-0 on the season, two...

TonyGranato News From the Web

04/02/12 NHL hands out fines to Penguins, Flyers bench bosses Source: The Dawson Trail Dispatch A heated argument between Philadelphia Flyers coach Peter Laviolette and Pittsburgh Penguins assistant Tony Granato will cost both men some money.
04/02/12 Laviolette, Pens assistant Granato fined for feud Source: Sports Illustrated Flyers coach Peter Laviolette was fined $10,000 Monday after calling out counterpart Dan Bylsma for sending out his checking line late in Philadelphia's 6-3 win at Pittsburgh on Sunday.
04/02/12 NHL fines Flyers coach Laviolette, Pens assistant... Source: Brandon Sun A heated argument between Philadelphia Flyers coach Peter Laviolette and Pittsburgh Penguins assistant Tony Granato will cost both men some money.
04/02/12 Penguins assistant fined for verbal sparring in Philly... Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA Penguins assistant coach Tony Granato was fined $2,500 by the NHL and Philadelphia head coach Peter Laviolette was assessed a $10,000 fine by the league for their part in a skirmish near the end of Sunday's game at Consol Energy Center.
04/01/12 #NHL Penguins, Flyers set stage for potential playoff... Source: LetsGoKings.com You had to know that Sunday's afternoon contest between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers was going to be hotly-contested.