Daily Cupcakes: January 22nd, 2018

Are boiling-hot Avalanche for real? We’ll find out soon. [NBC Sports]

What’s behind the Avalanche’s incredible turnaround season? [Sportsnet]

Streaking Avalanche earn ninth straight win. [Japan Times]

The morning after: Three stars, five takeaways from the Avalanche’s victory over the N.Y. Rangers. [Denver Post]

Johnson’s shot at Duchene makes lack of Colorado return a bummer. [NBC Sports]

Five reasons why Avalanche have gone from worst to playoff contention. [USA Today]

The Rest of the Game

Jim Johannson, U.S. Olympic men’s hockey GM, dead at 53. [CBC]

Duchene finding his way with Senators. [The Hockey Writers]

The NHL is a young man’s game — just ask Thomas Vanek. [The Province]

With out NHL gamers, Olympic hockey event is ‘broad open‘. [Luxora Leader]

The night the Stanley Cup champs came to town. [Toronto Sun]

John ‘Chick’ Webster, believed to be the oldest living former NHL player, dies at age 97. [The Star]

Some NHL teams hide injury information, but it might be hurting players. [Sentinel Source]