Adam Foote News

The only three captains in Avalanche history are now the only three players to have played at least 967 regular-season games for the Colorado-Quebec franchise.

Ryan O'Reilly scored on a slap shot with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped a season-high 39 shots in the Colorado Avalanche's 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.

NHL talent populates Whitby Sports Hall of Fame. TORONTO -- Wayne Primeau, shown practising with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2010, will be inducted into the Whitby Sports Hall of Fame April 28, 2012 along with Adam Foote and Anne Windover.

The NHL trade deadline is nearly four weeks away and ever since the new Collective Bargaining Agreement the Avs strategy has shifted considerably when it comes to deadline deals.

Last season, when the Colorado Avalanche fell apart like a poorly-assembled toddler bike, the team had absolutely no leadership.

On every team there are those players for whom fans love to root. Often times they are the fighters or tough guys on the ice.

Gabriel Landeskog, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 draft leads the Avswith a plus-11 rating.

There's been a lot of talk recently about who should be on the trading block if the Avalanche are not in the playoff picture come the deadline.

None of them were as high profile as coveted free-agent Brad Richards' signing with the New York Rangers or future Hall of Famer Jaromir Jagr returning to the NHL after a three-year stint in Russia to sign with the Philadelphia Flyers .