The Fifth Liners

Last night after suffering a 6-0 to the New York Islanders at the Nassau Coliseum, it appears that the Colorado Avalanche 's season is already turning into the thing of nightmares. There were signs of life last season as Patrick Roy 's Jack Adams winning debut season propelled them to new heights not seen since the days of Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg and Roy himself keeping net. Currently the Avalanche lies stranded in 13th place in the Western Conference with a record of 3–5–5 and the problem seems to be that no one really understands what is causing this slide? Calder Trophy Winner Nathan MacKinnon 's slow sophomore season has been making headlines for the wrong reasons but currently he is still joint top offensively with Matt Duchene on 9 points. But Jarome Iginla has so far received the most flack as his age has appeared to have crept up with him. 2 goals and 8 points are not reflecting the $16 million that Colorado were willing to invest in the 37 year old! The p...

Last night the Colorado Avalanche were dealt a swift blow when number 1 goalie  Semyon Varlamov was arrested for on second-degree kidnapping and third-degree assault charges after a domestic incident in which he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend. He was remanded in a Denver Jail on Wednesday before he could stand trial where he kept separated from the other inmates due to his fame. Today a judge has allowed Varlamov to travel with the Avalanche on bail of $15,000 but a restraining order has been imposed whilst investigations continue. The Russian native will likely feature in tomorrow nights game against the Dallas Stars at the Pepsi Center! Upon release, Varlamov's agent, Paul Theofanous, said: "My client Semyon Varlemov is completely innocent of all of these charges." Whilst a spokesperson for the NHL has informed us," We will not comment unless or until we have a fuller understanding of all of the facts and circumstances related to the legal charges that ...