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Avalanche, Predators Swap Backup Goalies

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The Colorado Avalanche have acquired goaltender Scott Wedgewood from the Nashville Predators in exchange for goaltender Justus Annunen and a 2025 sixth-round pick, the teams announced on Saturday morning.

Colorado has overcome a slow start, but the main story of the season has been the team’s atrocious goaltending. The Avalanche have a team save percentage of just .871, by far the worst in the league and among the worst in recent memory.

They hope that adding a solid veteran in Wedgewood, 32, can help mend the problems in net, but he too has struggled this season. In five games (four starts) with the Predators, Wedgewood has a .878 save percentage, a 3.69 goals against average and a 1-2-1 record. Hopefully, a change of scenery could benefit both him and the Avalanche.

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On the other side of the coin, the Predators get younger in net with the addition of the 24-year-old Annunen. The Finnish netminder has had an underwhelming season thus far, recording a .872 save percentage, a 3.23 goals against average and a 6-4 record in 11 games (nine starts).

Nashville’s season has gone off the rails already, as the team currently sits seventh in the Central division with a 7-12-5 record. Getting younger in net, and picking up a bit of extra draft capital in the process, makes sense even if it’s a disappointing outcome.

These two Central division rivals have two more games against each other, meeting in Colorado on Dec. 14 and in Nashville on Feb. 22. Whether Wedgewood and/or Annunen play against their now-former teams remains to be seen, but it would certainly add a layer of intrigue to these matchups.

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Denver Treecycle Program makes holiday cleanup easy, provides mulch for spring gardens

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Denver residents have a great way to clean up for the holidays and get ready for spring through the city’s Treecycle Program.

Starting Monday, Denver residents can drop off their holiday trees at designated sites so that they can be turned into mulch. That mulch will be available to residents for free during the annual Mulch Giveaway this coming spring.

From Dec. 29 through Jan. 30, trees can be dropped off each weekday from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. at these locations:

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  • Cherry Creek Transfer Station – 7301 E. Jewell Ave. (enter on E. Jewell Ave.)
  • Havana Nursery – 3685 Havana St.
  • Central Platte Campus – 1271 W. Bayaud Ave. (next to the Denver Animal Shelter)

(Note: These locations will be closed January 1 and January 19 for holiday observances)

These drop sites will be open Saturday, Jan. 3, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.:

  • Fred Thomas Park – 2400 Quebec St.
  • Evie Dennis School Campus – 4800 Telluride St.
  • John F. Kennedy High School – 2855 S. Lamar St.
  • Central Platte Campus – 1271 W. Bayaud Ave.
  • Sloan’s Lake Park (Northwest Parking Lot) – W. Byron Pl. and Yates St.

Drop sites are available on Saturday, Jan. 10 and Jan. 17 between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. here:

  • Central Platte Campus – 1271 W. Bayaud Ave.
  • Carson Elementary – 5420 E 1st Ave.
  • John F. Kennedy High School – 2855 S. Lamar St.
  • Congress Park – E. 9th and Josephine St.
  • University Park Elementary – 2300 S St Paul St.
  • Sloan’s Lake Park (Northwest Parking Lot) – W. Byron Pl. and Yates St.
  • Bruce Randolph School – 3955 Steele St.
  • Fred Thomas Park – 2400 Quebec St.
  • Evie Dennis School Campus – 4800 Telluride St.  

Any nails, ornaments, plastic, tinsel, tree stands and lights should be removed before dropping off a tree for recycling. Flocked trees and wire-based wreaths cannot be recycled.

Denver area residents can also recycle broken and burned out holiday lights for free by dropping them off at the Cherry Creek Recycling Drop-Off and Blue Star Recyclers until Jan. 1. City officials said residents should be aware that holiday lights can’t be placed in purple recycling carts, and can only be accepted for recycling at the drop off locations.

Those who do not want their tree mulched can set it out for collection on their large item pickup day. Those trees will not be recycled.

Many other areas across the Front Range offer tree recycling services, including:

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From record heat to accumulating snow in Denver

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From record heat to accumulating snow across Colorado. Highs will reach about 59 degrees on Saturday before a strong cold front moves through around 10 p.m. Saturday night. Temperatures will tumble, with highs only near 29 degrees on Sunday.

That front will also bring accumulating snow to much of the state. Snow develops across the high country early Saturday morning, then intensifies through the evening hours. Travel could become tricky at mountain pass level and along the I-70 corridor by the Saturday evening commute.

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Saturday night into Sunday morning, snow levels drop quickly. Accumulations are possible from Fort Collins to Boulder, Denver, Castle Rock, and Colorado Springs, extending all the way to Colorado’s southern border.

Storm totals of 4 to 8 inches are expected across the high country, with locally higher amounts up to 14 inches at mountain pass level in the northern mountains and the highest peaks.

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Up to 5 inches is possible in the foothills, with around 4 inches across the Denver metro.

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Keep in mind, with temperatures near 59 degrees on Saturday, some snow will melt initially. That could lead to slushy, wet accumulations, especially early in the event.

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Warmest Christmas in Denver history as temps reach 70°

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Thursday was the warmest Christmas in Denver history as temperatures reached 70°, shattering the previous heat record of 69° for Dec. 25, 2005.

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This month has been a record-setting month for heat in Denver. On Christmas Eve, Denver beat a heat record, reaching 71°, breaking the previous record of 70° set in 1955.

Wednesday’s temperatures are about 29° warmer than the average temperature for this time of year in Colorado. 

Before Christmas Eve, December has already broken two notable warm-weather records. Earlier this month, Denver recorded eight days with highs of 60° or warmer, breaking a record that had stood since 1939.

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Then on Dec. 22, temperatures at Denver International Airport soared to 76°, smashing the previous daily record of 70°. That also made it the second-warmest December temperature ever recorded in Denver.

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While Dec. 22, 2025, saw the second-hottest temperature ever recorded in December, Dec. 22 has also seen the second coldest temperature ever recorded in Colorado. In 1990, it was 25 below!

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There will be a shift in our jet stream pattern by the weekend, which will help allow some of the Pacific moisture to move into Colorado.

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Mountain snow is expected to return by the end of the week, with snow chances continuing through the weekend.




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