Jared Bednar Returns as Avalanche Head Coach

Keeler: Avalanche’s Joe Sakic inherits Chris MacFarland’s mess. Firing Jared Bednar now only makes it messier.

If Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic let go of coach Jared Bednar, whom would Colorado find on the open market right now that would be a better option?

Jared Bednar Returns as Avalanche Head Coach

Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar will return to the team next year as the Avs decided not to let him go following the playoffs.

Avalanche Appear Set on Bednar for Next Season, But What About Beyond?

IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectIMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect It’s only been a week since the Colorado Avalanche were eliminated in the Western Conference Final, and changes are already underway. Most notably, general manager Chris MacFarland departed the organization on Tuesday to accept a promotion with the Nashville Predators. Even before his departure, one of the bigger questions surrounding the Avalanche’s offseason was whether it would …

Central Notes: Sakic, Koivu, Holmes

Following today’s news that General Manager Chris MacFarland would be leaving the Colorado Avalanche to join their division rival, the Nashville Predators, speculation began regarding who would take over as the team’s General Manager in Denver. As it turns out, the search for a new General Manager only took a few minutes. According to Bailey Curtis of DNVR Avalanche, the Avalanche sent out a public relations memo indicating that President of Hoc…