Sean Keeler

@seankeeler
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@DenverPost columnist, drummer, dog lover • Previously: FOX Sports, Land of 10, etc. • Questions? Gripes? Tips? Fire away: [email protected]
Sean Keeler2d ago

🏒 NEW: Super Joe made his Bednar — now he's got to lie in it. #Avalanche legend Joe Sakic is inheriting kind of a mess from ex-GM Chris MacFarland. But the @DenverPost breaks down why firing Jared Bednar NOW only makes it messier: 🔽

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/06/02/avalanche-joe-sakic-jared-bednar/

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Keeler: Avalanche’s Joe Sakic inherits Chris MacFarland’s mess. Firing Jared Bednar now only makes it messier.

Avalanche GM Joe Sakic built the best house on the NHL’s block four years ago. But when he handed the keys over to Chris MacFarland, the maintenance costs went through the roof. Which, by the way, now leaks when it rains.

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Sean Keeler3d ago

🏈 NEW: "He has a little bit of John Elway in him." Slow Bo? That's better than No Bo at all. Why this #NFL legend says Sean Payton and the #Broncos need to keep Bo Nix on a pitch count, via The @DenverPost: 👇

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/06/01/broncos-nfl-otas-bo-nix-warren-moon/

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Keeler: Broncos should keep Bo Nix on ‘pitch count,’ NFL legend says

Warren Moon is a Bo Nix fan, by the way. Says he even reminds him of somebody Moon used to run into during those business trips to Denver those many moons ago. “He has a little bit of John Elway in him.”

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Sean Keeler4d ago

🏒 NEW: You know what? When it comes to getting the Colorado #Avalanche back to lifting another #StanleyCup, trading Cale Makar isn't a bad idea. 🏆 It's an absolutely terrible one.

@DenverPost column: 👇

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/05/31/avalanche-stanley-cup-final-trade-cale-makar/

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Keeler: Avalanche should listen to any trade offer — unless it’s for Cale Makar

An Avalanche defense without Cale Makar is unthinkable. An Avs offense without No. 8 would be unwatchable.

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Sean KeelerMay 27

🏒 NEW: Vegas fired its coach to light a fire under its players. The #Avalanche keep doing the same thing every May and expecting a different result. Guess which one is insanity? @DenverPost column: 👇

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/05/27/avalanche-vs-golden-knights-game-4-choke-sakic/

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Keeler: Avalanche playoff collapse shows Colorado is too comfortable under Joe Sakic, Jared Bednar

Stan Kroenke and Josh Kroenke are hoops, football and soccer guys first. They treat the Avalanche like a burgundy-headed stepchild. They love that their little hockey team, at least compared to the Nuggets, is a no-drama llama. Only the Avs…

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Sean KeelerMay 25

🤕 Bo Nix's ankle. Aaron Gordon's calf. Now Nathan MacKinnon's knee? Come on! 🩹 Why do Denver sports feel cursed in 2026? Isn't having to watch the #Rockies for 7 months penance enough? @DenverPost column: 👇

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/05/25/avalanche-vs-golden-knights-score-game-3-nathan-mackinnon-bo-nix/

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Keeler: Bo Nix’s ankle. Nathan MacKinnon’s knee. Are Denver sports cursed?

Bo Nix’s ankle. Aaron Gordon’s calf. Nathan MacKinnon’s knee. Every time a Front Range team has looked about ready to lift a championship trophy, a key player suddenly couldn’t lift one of their arms.

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Sean KeelerMay 23

🏒 NEW: Without Cale Makar, the #Avalanche power play vs. the Vegas Golden Knights looked an awful lot like a Sean Payton script: Pass, pass, pass, punt. @DenverPost column: 👇

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/05/23/golden-knights-vs-avalanche-score-jared-bednar-sean-payton/

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Keeler: Avalanche power play vs. Vegas looks like Sean Payton script: Pass, pass, pass, punt

The Avalanche on the power play were already a hard watch with a healthy Cale Makar along the blue line. Without him, the Avs’ power play reads like a Sean Payton script: Pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, punt.

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Sean KeelerMay 21

🏒 NEW: Too little, too Nate! With #Avalanche stars such as Nathan MacKinnon stuck in neutral for most of Game 1 against Vegas, #GoAvsGo showed just how badly they missed Cale Makar on the blue line. @DenverPost column: 🔽

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/05/20/golden-knights-vs-avalanche-game-1-score-makar-mackinnon/

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Keeler: Too little, too Nate! Avalanche struggles without Cale Makar in Game 1 loss to Golden Kights

The Golden Knights had better juice, better goaltending, better special teams and a better plan. They also better utilized the dark arts of playoff hockey, winking their way into some friendly calls.

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Sean KeelerMay 20

🏒 NEW: "You can't replace him." The #Avalanche are rolling the dice on Cale Makar against Vegas. 🎲🎲 But will the bet pay off with a #StanleyCup? @DenverPost column:👇

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/05/20/avalanche-vegas-game-1-cale-makar-injury/

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Keeler: Avalanche betting on Cale Makar against Vegas. Will it pay off?

Bad Shoulder? Bum hip? Both? Neither? Avalanche star Cale Makar may be part cyborg, but even the tightest machines can’t hide a busted axle. Every round for No. 8 right now feels like a roll of the dice.

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Sean KeelerMay 19

🏒 NEW: "He's like, 'I'm going to win the Stanley Cup, no matter what.'" Why #GoAvsGo star Nathan MacKinnon looks destined to add The Conn Smythe Trophy 🏆 to his trophy case, via The @DenverPost: 👇

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/05/18/avalanche-vegas-knights-game-1-nathan-mackinnon/

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Keeler: Avalanche say Nathan MacKinnon isn’t on Winter Olympics revenge tour. He’s sure playing like it.

Nathan MacKinnon is an open burn book. Sit with him? Dude, you can’t even skate with him.

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Sean KeelerMay 17

🏃‍♀️ "Everyone wants a perfect ending." If Addy Ritzenhein isn't the No. 1 girls prep distance runner in Colorado history, then her closing kick 🥇 at CHSAA state track made one heck of a case. @DenverPost column: 👇

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/05/16/colorado-state-track-niwot-4a-record-ritzenhein/

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Keeler: Colorado’s best prep distance runner? Niwot’s Addison Ritzenhein makes case with 4A record

Move over, Wendy Koenig. Make some room, Melody Fairchild. The Kaltenbachs? Scooch over. Emma Coburn, Katie Rainsberger and Elise Cranny? You, too. If Addison Ritzenhein isn’t the greatest girls prep distance runner in Colorado…

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