Colorado Avalanche

ST. PAUL, MINN. - Dave Barr, an Avalanche assistant coach under Tony Granato last season, saw his former team from up close Wednesday - from the Minnesota Wild bench.

By trei@denverpost.com (By Terry Frei / The Denver Post) Dave Barr, an Avalanche assistant coach under Tony Granato last season, saw his former team from up close Wednesday — from the Minnesota Wild bench.

The Colorado Avalanche hired Joe Sacco of the AHL as their coach Thursday, a day after firing Tony Granato and shaking up their front office.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;...

Though the Denver Post reported that the Hall of Fame goaltender has been offered to replace Tony Granato as the Colorado Avalanche head coach ... network.nationalpost.com

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