Tag: Gabriel Landeskog

Conn Smythe rankings, Stanley Cup Final Game 5: Cale Makar in line for more greatness

The NHL’s leading superstar defenseman will likely get even more flowers.

After the high adrenaline, controversial mess that was Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, Friday night at Ball Arena will mark the first time the Cup will be in the building for someone to take home.

That team is, of course, the Colorado Avalanche, which holds a commanding 3-1 series lead after its contentious overtime winner. Should Colorado dispatch the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday, they will have won their first Stanley Cup in over two decades. I can practically feel the goosebumps forming on my forearms.

With the Avs on the brink of such greatness, the underlying debate over who is most responsible for their playoff success will only heat up through the evening. Odds-makers with Tipico Sportsbook have a clear idea about a certain Colorado defenseman, but by no means are his teammates out of the picture for the postseason MVP award.

Let’s examine the current odds for the Conn Smythe with the Avalanche one win away from the Cup.

The 6 most intriguing NHL players exposed for the 2021 expansion draft

NHL teams left some surprising players exposed for the expansion draft.

The NHL expansion draft is drawing closer by the day, but we now have a clearer picture as to whom the Seattle Kraken will pick by midweek. The protection lists for all 30 participating NHL teams have been revealed, and there are some interesting names left off the list.

Given the depth of many NHL teams, this expansion draft was always going to be a difficult exercise for general managers across the league. Even still, there are a handful of names left exposed for the Kraken to pick up that are head-turners, whether they be players already on the way out or players who were once thought essential but are now expendable.

With that in mind, here are the six most intriguing NHL players left off protected lists ahead of the upcoming expansion draft.

Avalanche broadcaster loses mind during Gabriel Landeskog’s playoff scrap vs. Brayden Schenn

“Right by Landeskog! Right by Landeskog!”

Playoff hockey breeds intensity, and the tempers were flaring early between the Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of their first round series on Monday. During Monday’s game, just 10 minutes into the contest, Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog and Blues forward Brayden Schenn got into a headed fight that got Colorado fans on their feet.

It was a quick bout, with Landeskog getting the decisive victory over Schenn, but the real gem of this fight was the call from the Avalanche broadcast team and play-by-play announcer Marc Moser specifically.

Seriously, you need to hear the call on this one, and see the fight for yourself.

Moser calls this fight so quickly that it’s almost hard to keep up with what he was saying, but the intensity and passion in his voice turn what was an already great fight into a stellar one.

Schenn caught the ire of the Avalanche — and Landeskog especially — after the Blues forward collided with Mikko Rantanen in a knee-on-knee hit. Rantanen ended up being okay on the play, and assisted on Colorado’s tally in the first period, but the Avalanche were less than pleased about the incident.

What a scrap between Landeskog and Schenn, though, and what an incredible call to match its intensity to boot.

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