Kyle Cumiskey News

Denver Post sports writer Adrian Dater posts his Avs Mailbag on Mondays during the 2009-10 NHL season.

Edmonton hands Avalanche First Home Loss, 5-3 Share + Nov 8, 2009 9:14 pm US/Mountain Edmonton hands Avalanche First Home Loss, 5-3 Click to enlarge 1 of 2 Gilbert Brule #67 of the Edmonton Oilers takes a shot against Kyle Cumiskey #10 of the Colorado Avalanche into the glove of goalie Craig Anderson #41 during NHL action at the Pepsi Center on ...

Vancouver Canucks goalie Andrew Raycroft makes a save on Colorado Avalanche Chris Stewart as Canucks' Edler Alexandre ties up Avalanche's David Jones during the first period period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Sunday, Nov.

Colorado's Kyle Cumiskey crowds the Calgary crease during the Avalanche's slim 3-2 win.

Colorado Avalanche goalie Craig Anderson, left, stops a shot from Calgary Flames' Jarome Iginla during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Calgary, Wednesday, Oct.

Colorado Avalanche goalie Craig Anderson has helped backstop his team to a tie at the top of the NHL so far this season.

Avalanche defenseman Kyle Cumiskey advances the puck across the blue line in the first period of Saturday's 3-1 victory over the Red Wings.

Habs prove gracious hosts Colorado Avalanche's Ryan O'Reilly, left, celebrates his winning goal with teammates Ryan Wilson during third period NHL hockey action Thursday, October 15, 2009 in Montreal.

A four-minute penalty kill got the Colorado Avalanche's comeback started. Marek Svatos and Milan Hejduk scored shootout goals to complete the Avalanche's rally to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.

Marek Svatos and Milan Hejduk scored shootout goals to give the Colorado Avalanche a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.

Alex Ovechkin scored twice in a 28-second span of the second period, and the Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Thursday night to end a four-game losing streak.

The Detroit Red Wings face off against the Colorado Avalanche tonight with a surprisingly stiff task ahead of them: the Avalanche possess a 7-1-and-1 record and lead the Western Conference with 11 points .

The Colorado Avalanche go for their longest winning streak in nearly a year this evening, as they visit the Detroit Red Wings and Joe Louis Arena.

Kyle Cumiskey's stick was not the last to touch the puck on his second career NHL goal Thursday night against Montreal.

Heading into the season, Colorado had a complete log jam at the defense position.

Ryan O'Reilly scored his first NHL goal 13:47 into the third to help the Colorado Avalanche beat Montreal 3-2 on Thursday night, spoiling the Canadiens' 100th home opener.

Week #2 is in the books for the Colorado Avalanche and the NHL. After the first week when the Avalanche dispatched San Jose and Vancouver in dominating fashion it was thought that the 4400 mile road trip will grind this young team into mulch.

Colorado Avalanche @ Chicago Blackhawks 6:30pm MDT, Altitude TV @ The United Center, Chicago, Illinois Chicago Blackhawks Examiner Dieter Kurtenbach on tonight's game Who's Hot: The combo of Kris Versteeg and Patrick Sharp.

When a team finishes last in their conference, loses their star player of 20 years, and trades away their highest paid player, expectations are low.

OK, it's 1:06 a.m. and the ambien is going to kick in soon, so I don't want to make this a marathon blog.