The upstart Colorado Avalanche<\/strong> will be out of improve upon an impressive 2013-2014 campaign in which they won 12 of their first 13 games and eventually won the uber-tough Central Division.<\/p>\n Colorado Avalanche<\/a><\/strong> The Avs obviously weren\u2019t satisfied with being the surprise team of the NHL \u2013 they went out and made offseason moves that could keep them among the elite in the NHL\u2019s Western Conference. <\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=64160&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Is Colorado due for a little step backward or is Patrick Roy\u2019s team poised to avenge an early exit in last year\u2019s playoffs? <\/p>\n Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n The Colorado Avalanche added some pieces in the offseason \u2013 but they also lost some key guys from last year\u2019s surprise squad. <\/p>\n In are Jarome Iginla, Daniel Briere and Brad Stuart and out are Paul Stastny, PA Parenteau and Andre Benoit.<\/p>\n Whether or not the shakeup makes Colorado a better team remains to be seen \u2013 a solid nucleus including Matt Duchene, Gabriel Landeskog, Ryan O’Reilly, Nathan MacKinnon, Alex Tanguay, and the newcomers looks pretty good on paper – as deep as any team in the league. Translation – offense shouldn’t be an issue for the Avs.<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=16&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Jan Hejda, Erik Johnson, Nick Holden, Tyson Barrie, Brad Stuart and Nate Guenin make up an Ok defensive corp. but one that that seems to fall short of the other units even within their own Division as we head into the year.\u00a0 <\/p>\n Defense could be a weakness for Colorado unless they keep getting quality goaltending from…<\/p>\n Seymon Varlamov was arguably the biggest surprise for Colorado last year – he held them in games and was in the running for the Vezina all season long. <\/p>\n He posted a .927 save percentage while facing the most shots in the league and he posted a respectable 2.41 GAA during his breakout campaign.<\/p>\n I like the Colorado Avalanche \u2013 don\u2019t get me wrong but I can\u2019t help but think that they overachieved last season. <\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=64161&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n The departure of Paul Stastny will likely be a bigger deal than most think \u2013 Stastny was a huge part of the team. The fill-ins brought in by management likely won\u2019t be able to make up for the loss of Stastny\u2019s talents unfortunately. <\/p>\n I also don\u2019t know about the Colorado defense or goaltending situation. Seymon Varlamov was terrific last year \u2013 I just need to see him excel for a second straight season before putting him in the elite class.<\/p>\n Colorado is a playoff team for sure \u2013 I just can\u2019t see them winning the Central over Chicago and St. Louis and I can\u2019t see them getting by the Blues, the Hawks or the Kings for the Western Conference crown.<\/p>\n Expect a slight correction this year as the Avs stay respectable but move out of that elite class of team.<\/p>\n CappersPicks.com NHL Betting<\/a> and gambling site provides the BEST Online hockey predictions<\/a> for you to bet on for the NHL hockey season! 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NHL Predictions<\/h3>\n
\nOdds to win the 2015 Stanley Cup: 18\/1
\nOdds to win the 2015 Western Conference: 10\/1
\nOdds to Win the 2014 Central Division: 11\/2
\n [dfads params=’groups=63740&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n2014-2015 Colorado Avalanche Betting Preview:<\/h3>\n
Offense<\/h3>\n
Defense<\/h3>\n
FREE Avalanche NHL Predictions 2014\/2015<\/h3>\n