Watching one grow up then kicking them out is even harder. Chris MacFarland did the latter Friday night. The Avalanche did not want to trade Mikko Rantanen. No one ever wants to trade a 50-goal ...

It’s time for another round of NHL rumours. The NHL is officially on break with the Four Nations Faceoff looming. However, ...

BOSTON — Chris MacFarland wanted to keep Mikko Rantanen and make his roster deeper. In the end, the Colorado Avalanche general manager determined he couldn’t do both. MacFarland spoke with ...

The former NHLer and Spittin' Chiclets co-host Paul Bissonnette lashed out at the Colorado Avalanche GM for a massive mistake regarding the Mikko Rantanen trade. Chris MacFarland, the Colorado ...

The Colorado Avalanche have been arguably the NHL's ... The slightly longer answer is 'hell, no'. Colorado GM Chris MacFarland has approximately $3.98-million in salary cap space, and we expect ...

Facing the prospect of Colorado’s star winger Mikko Rantanen becoming an unrestricted free agent after this season, general manager Chris MacFarland felt the timing was right to deal him away and ...

Boulder was one of eight teams that participated in the Avalanche International Qualifier in November with the opportunity to represent the Colorado ... General Manager Chris MacFarland to sign ...

then playing 24:42 in his most recent game with Colorado. He's showing why Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland wanted him in the Rantanen trade, and the more comfortable Necas gets, the more productive ...

That's why this likely will be the move that defines Chris MacFarland's tenure as Avalanche general manager. "MacFarland was very (gutsy) and I do give him props for making this move," the coach said.

Most interestingly, Rantanen confirmed that he was "ready to take a significant discount" to stay in Colorado ... be happening" after Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland gave him a phone ...

On Friday night, the Colorado ... thought the Avalanche would actually trade him because of how much Rantanen meant to the organization. But it is a business, and Chris MacFarland decided ...

Chris MacFarland tried to find the right words. What have the past couple of days been like for the Colorado Avalanche general manager after shocking the hockey world? “Well, it’s hard.