Jan Hejda News

Prior to being traded to the Detroit Red Wings via the Tampa Bay Lightning , Kyle Quincey was a staple on the Avalanche blue line.

In the first installment, we took a look at the forwards that took the ice for the Avalanche during this course of this past season.

During one of the many threads we had here on MHH for the first day of Free Agency last July, I pre-emptively mocked whichever team was going to overpay Jan Hejda in what had been a bananas market for veteran D. Then it ended up being the Avs who signed him...to a totally reasonable contract money-wise. It was exciting to see the Avs take a step ... (more)

Shane O'Brien was a somewhat unexpected signing by the Avalanche, coming almost two weeks after the Avs had acquired Jan Hejda , Semyon Varlamov and Chuck Kobasew.

He didn't get off the ice until his teammate urged him to. That represents RoB in essense.