Daily Cupcakes: January 18th, 2018

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche rookie J.T. Compher on verge of return. [Daily Camera]

Red-hot Colorado Avalanche building on excitement at the Pepsi Center. Colorado is 16-7-0 at the Pepsi Center, after going 13-26-2 last year. [Denver Post]

Ex-Leaf goalies land on their feet. Jonathan Bernier backstops surprising improvement in Denver, while James Reimer steps up with Panthers . . . and Ben Scrivens is going to the Winter Olympics. Their former teammates are cheering. [The Star]

Six NHL rookies that are flying under the radar this season. [Yahoo Sports]

The Rest of the Game

Five forwards who could be moved at the deadline. [The Hockey News]

‘They hired me to decide’: Maple Leafs’ Babcock hears grumbling as homestand ends. [Toronto Sun]

Matt Murray to miss ‘indefinite period of time’ following passing of his father. [NBC Sports]

Martin Brodeur wants that golden feeling again. [CBC]

Six people facing increased pressure in second half of NHL season. [USA Today]