Claude Lemieux, a four-time Stanley Cup champion whose hockey career was built on playing on the edge with ferocity and physicality, has died. He was 60.

A year ago, the Colorado Avalanche sustained one of the most stunning, agonizing defeats in Stanley Cup Playoffs history.

The best offensive team in the NHL this season scored seven goals in four games.

“I mean, you never know if you’re ever going to get the chance again. I think that’s what hurts, right?” captain Gabe Landeskog said.

Fire everybody. Into the sun, if possible.

The Vegas Golden Knights sweep the Colorado Avalanche, winning Game 4 of the NHL Western Conference final 2-1 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

It is not all Jared Bednar’s fault that the Avs picked a bad week to play their worst hockey. But let’s meet in the middle and s