{"id":140603,"date":"2025-08-12T20:49:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/140603\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T20:49:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:49:12","slug":"early-favorites-avalanche-rank-high-in-sportsnets-august-power-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/140603\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Favorites? Avalanche Rank High in Sportsnet’s August Power Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

The offseason is more than halfway through and most of the rosters are set for training camp. I still imagine we\u2019ll see some movement in September, and that\u2019ll probably include something from the Avalanche.<\/p>\n

But as of right now, August 12, Sportsnet\u2019s Ryan Dixon thinks highly of the Avs.<\/p>\n

In his early power rankings, Dixon ranked the Avalanche fifth, trailing behind the Dallas Stars, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals, and Carolina Hurricanes.<\/p>\n

The full rankings can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t entirely disagree with his early rankings, although the Capitals at No. 3 and the Florida Panthers at No. 9 both seem insanely off. I would swap those two teams, and then I\u2019d still consider elevating the Panthers past Dallas or Vegas. They\u2019re bringing back pretty much the same roster that won in June.<\/p>\n

The rest of the rankings are pretty solid.<\/p>\n

As for Colorado, fifth place seems like a reasonable spot. Sure, the bottom six doesn\u2019t look all that great, at least not now, but what Colorado needs shouldn\u2019t be as tough a fix as what they had to go through last year. I have zero doubt in my mind that we\u2019ll see more additions before the trade deadline, and probably sooner than that.<\/p>\n

Also, Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar are in their primes and two of arguably the best three players in the NHL. Having solid goaltending from the get-go and all of Valeri Nichushkin, Gabe Landeskog, and Artturi Lehkonen at camp is a nice change from last year. Brock Nelson as the 2C for a full year will also be an upgrade.<\/p>\n


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