Martin Necas missed the Colorado Avalanche’s game Saturday afternoon in Detroit with a lower-body injury.

This Colorado Avalanche team wants to emulate the Detroit Red Wings of 2002, not 2006.

This Colorado Avalanche season was nearly fissure-free during the first half. After this road trip through Eastern Canada, however, it might be all hands on deck.

The Colorado Avalanche struggled in all phases Thursday night and got blown out, 7-3, by the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre.

In the 2000-2001 season, a 40-year-old defenseman’s hunger provided the rudder. Those Avs were good enough to win without him. But they won because of him. Can the Avs do it again this season?

The Colorado Avalanche authored a comprehensive performance three days ago in Toronto, but that version of the league-leading club did not travel to the other side of Ontario.