Matt Duchene News

Bob Hartley, who was rumoured as a favorite to land the head coaching job with the Montreal Canadiens, will be named the new head coach of the Calgary Flames at a news conference today.

While rumours and speculation are rampant on Bob Hartley becoming the next head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, there doesn't appear to be anything imminent regarding a decision or announcement from the team.

Anyone who was paying attention should have known that the Avalanche banked on Mark Olver for last season.

The Colorado Avalanche are currently going through the process of evaluating each player and figuring out which players will be staying and which will be going.

The Colorado Avalanche missed the playoffs for the third time in the last four seasons but, thanks to development of young players, there is reason to be optimistic.

Analysis: Hejduk did not have a point in his previous four games before assisting on Matt Duchene's goal.

"Best comment in there is that he needs to be a full time center. Agreed! Quit moving him around and allow him to be consistent at where..." "BUT- don't overlook how important he was in the shootouts.A He garnered the team some points for sure in those situations." Dater has covered the Colorado Avalanche before they were even called the Avalanche, ... (more)

The Play of the Year Showdown continues today with the second matchup of the second round as Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins goes up against Matt Duchene of the Colorado Avalanche.