It’s not hard for Zachary L’Heureux to diagnose where his style of hockey comes from.

Like everything about Valeri Nichushkin’s time with the Colorado Avalanche, how the club moves forward without him is … complicated.

The running joke in the Grading The Week offices is that Joe Sakic will have his job forever. And by Joe Sakic, we don’t mean Super Joe. We’re talking about Cyber Joe.

What gives? The Broncos pride themselves on physical and mental grit. And under the brightest lights on Monday night, they had shown none of it.

Martin Necas knew the Colorado Avalanche returned its top six defensemen from last season, but he still did a double-take the first time he saw the guy who sits next to him at Family Sports Center.

Mackenzie Blackwood has always been a workout warrior, at a level that even other NHL players marvel at.

The short version of why Lauren Gardner came home to Altitude after more than seven years on national TV in greater New York — MLB Network, NHL Network, DAZN, you name it — was family.

After four playoff exits, Bednar wants to focus more on internal improvement, developing younger players.