The Colorado Avalanche has already collected an easy victory at the start of this season — best birthday present for Gavin Brindley.

Gabriel Landeskog’s Avs were young, and they were strong, running against the wind. Only those winds blow even harder now, and they’re not so young anymore

Erik Johnson would like to have a game to prepare for this week, but he’s ready to adapt.

Nobody hurt Avs star Nathan MacKinnon the way the Dallas Stars hurt Nathan MacKinnon. Payback’s a stitch.

It is going to be extremely difficult to keep these pieces together much longer with the current and future contracts of the Big Four. The Avs needs to win another Stanley Cup or this franchise has squandered a prime opportunity.

Here is a breakdown of the Avalanche roster and what fans should hope to see from them this year.