The Florida Panthers, believe it or not came into the league two full seasons before the Quebec Nordiques moved to Denver and became the Colorado Avalanche. In the 1993-94 season the Panthers filled roster spots in both the expansion draft and the NHL draft that June, in Quebec City where the Nordiques played.
Thirty years later, the Panther’s along with ex-Colorado forward Evan Rodrigues got to hoist Sir Stanley on home ice at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise Florida on Monday night.
The Panthers were backed up against the wall after losing three straight to the Edmonton Oilers after leading the series 3-0 early. The Panthers, who arguably have had the best defense in the league, were able to overcome their recent losses and found a way to beat Edmonton at home.
The Colorado Avalanche have resigned Casey Mittelstadt to a three-year contract, a deal that has been in the works for several weeks now. Mittelstadt’s signing is a sign that Colorado looks to retain complimentary pieces to its current roster with free-agent Jonathan Drouin up next for a new contract.
In other sports the Colorado Rockies just wrapped up a three-game series with the Washington Nationals losing two games with a single win on Saturday (8-7).
The Rockies are on the road for rest of the week and into the weekend with games in Houston to face the Astros in a two-game series before heading to Chicago to face the White Sox in a three-games series.
Currently the Rockies are last in the National League West, 21 games behind the division-leading L.A. Dodgers. The Rockies are also 9.5 games behind the fourth place San Francisco Giants.
The Colorado Rockies became the first team to benefit from a new pitcher time clock violation that gave the Rockies their first walk off win due to the new rule. The Rule indicates that pitchers have 15 seconds to complete a delivery with no one on base or 18 seconds with runners on base. The walk-off win caused controversy, but also gave Colorado their only win against the Nationals over the weekend.
The Broncos are releasing pics of their players in the newly designed uniforms and there’s been mixed reaction, with a lot of fans disliking the new threads.
Broncos wide receiver Tim Patrick shined during OTA’s and minicamp showing his drive and determination to get back onto the field. Patrick suffered a season-ending injury after tearing his Achilles. Patrick was poised to have a breakout season before his injury last season.
Several battles at running back, quarterback and defensive back are expected to stand out once training camp starts. Fans are excited to see where this Sean Payton-led team is headed in 2024.
