2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season

2015–16 Colorado Avalanche
Division	6th Central
Conference	9th Western
2015–16 record	39–39–4
Home record	17–20–4
Road record	22–19–0
Goals for	216
Goals against	240
Team information
General Manager	Joe Sakic
Coach	Patrick Roy
Captain	Gabriel Landeskog
Alternate captains	Jarome Iginla Cody McLeod
Arena	Pepsi Center
Average attendance	17,032[1]
Minor league affiliations	San Antonio Rampage (AHL) Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Matt Duchene (30)
Assists	Carl Soderberg (39)
Points	Matt Duchene (59)
Penalties in minutes	Cody McLeod (138)
Plus/minus	(+): Zach Redmond (+5) (–): Jarome Iginla (–22)
Wins	Semyon Varlamov (27)
Goals against average	Reto Berra (2.41)
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The 2015–16 Colorado Avalanche season was the 37th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 22, 1979, and 20th season since the franchise relocated from Quebec prior to the start of the 1995–96 NHL season.^[2] The Avalanche were unable to make the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Off-season

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Dallas Stars	82	50	23	9	48	267	230	+37	109
2	x – St. Louis Blues	82	49	24	9	44	224	201	+23	107
3	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	47	26	9	46	235	209	+26	103
4	x – Nashville Predators	82	41	27	14	37	228	215	+13	96
5	x – Minnesota Wild	82	38	33	11	35	216	206	+10	87
6	Colorado Avalanche	82	39	39	4	35	216	240	−24	82
7	Winnipeg Jets	82	35	39	8	32	215	239	−24	78

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Dallas Stars	82	50	23	9	48	267	230	+37	109
2	x – St. Louis Blues	82	49	24	9	44	224	201	+23	107
3	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	47	26	9	46	235	209	+26	103

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference.

Top 3 (Pacific Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Anaheim Ducks	82	46	25	11	43	218	192	+26	103
2	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	48	28	6	46	225	195	+30	102
3	x – San Jose Sharks	82	46	30	6	42	241	210	+31	98

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	41	27	14	37	228	215	+13	96
2	CE	x – Minnesota Wild	82	38	33	11	35	216	206	+10	87
3	CE	Colorado Avalanche	82	39	39	4	35	216	240	−24	82
4	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	35	39	8	34	209	245	−36	78
5	CE	Winnipeg Jets	82	35	39	8	32	215	239	−24	78
6	PA	Calgary Flames	82	35	40	7	33	231	260	−29	77
7	PA	Vancouver Canucks	82	31	38	13	26	191	243	−52	75
8	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	31	43	8	27	203	245	−42	70

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Pre-Season Game Log: 1–4–1 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 0–3–0)[3]
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 22	Anaheim	4–5	Colorado	OT	Will	––	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 24	Calgary	1–0	Colorado		Berra	––	1–1–0	Recap
3	September 27	Los Angeles	2–1	Colorado	SO	Varlamov	––	1–1–1	Recap
4	September 29	Colorado	0–2	Calgary		Pickard	18,806	1–2–1	Recap
5	October 1	Colorado	0–3	Anaheim		Varlamov	13,756	1–3–1	Recap
6^[a]	October 3	Colorado	0–4	Los Angeles		Berra	––	1–4–1	Recap
Notes: ^a Game will be played at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Regular season

Game Log[3]
October: 3–6–1 (Home: 1–3–1 ; Road: 2–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 Minnesota 5–4 Colorado Varlamov 18,007 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 10 Dallas 3–6 Colorado Varlamov 16,024 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 14 Boston 6–2 Colorado Varlamov 15,082 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 16 Colorado 3–0 Anaheim Berra 17,174 2–2–0 4 Recap 5 October 18 Colorado 1–2 Los Angeles Berra 18,230 2–3–0 4 Recap 6 October 21 Carolina 1–0 Colorado OT Varlamov 12,826 2–3–1 5 Recap 7 October 24 Columbus 4–3 Colorado Varlamov 18,007 2–4–1 5 Recap 8 October 27 Colorado 1–4 Florida Berra 11,694 2–5–1 5 Recap 9 October 29 Colorado 2–1 Tampa Bay Varlamov 19,092 3–5–1 7 Recap 10 October 30 Colorado 2–3 Carolina Varlamov 9,345 3–6–1 7 Recap
November: 6–8–0 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 4–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 San Jose 4–3 Colorado Varlamov 17,128 3–7–1 7 Recap 12 November 3 Calgary 3–6 Colorado Varlamov 14,408 4–7–1 9 Recap 13 November 5 Colorado 2–4 Arizona Varlamov 10,270 4–8–1 9 Recap 14 November 6 NY Rangers 2–1 Colorado Berra 17,818 4–9–1 9 Recap 15 November 10 Colorado 4–0 Philadelphia Berra 18,587 5–9–1 11 Recap 16 November 12 Colorado 3–2 Boston Berra 17,565 6–9–1 13 Recap 17 November 14 Colorado 6–1 Montreal Berra 21,288 7–9–1 15 Recap 18 November 17 Colorado 1–5 Toronto Berra 19,238 7–10–1 15 Recap 19 November 19 Colorado 3–4 Pittsburgh Berra 18,430 7–11–1 15 Recap 20 November 21 Colorado 3–7 Washington Berra 18,506 7–12–1 15 Recap 21 November 23 Colorado 4–1 Winnipeg Varlamov 15,294 8–12–1 17 Recap 22 November 25 Ottawa 5–3 Colorado Berra 16,570 8–13–1 17 Recap 23 November 28 Winnipeg 3–5 Colorado Varlamov 16,311 9–13–1 19 Recap 24 November 30 Colorado 3–5 NY Islanders Varlamov 11,585 9–14–1 19 Recap
December: 9–3–2 (Home: 3–2–2 ; Road: 6–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 1 Colorado 2–1 New Jersey Berra 14,019 10–14–1 21 Recap 26 December 3 Colorado 2–1 NY Rangers Varlamov 18,006 11–14–1 23 Recap 27 December 5 Colorado 0–3 Minnesota Varlamov 19,173 11–15–1 23 Recap 28 December 7 Minnesota 1–2 Colorado OT Varlamov 16,589 12–15–1 25 Recap 29 December 9 Pittsburgh 4–2 Colorado Berra 15,838 12–16–1 25 Recap 30 December 12 Colorado 3–2 Nashville Varlamov 17,113 13–16–1 27 Recap 31 December 13 Colorado 3–1 St. Louis Varlamov 17,961 14–16–1 29 Recap 32 December 15 Colorado 3–0 Chicago Varlamov 21,473 15–16–1 31 Recap 33 December 17 NY Islanders 1–2 Colorado Varlamov 15,811 16–16–1 33 Recap 34 December 19 Edmonton 1–5 Colorado Varlamov 17,570 17–16–1 35 Recap 35 December 21 Toronto 7–4 Colorado Varlamov 16,084 17–17–1 35 Recap 36 December 27 Arizona 2–1 Colorado OT Varlamov 18,064 17–17–2 36 Recap 37 December 28 Colorado 6–3 San Jose Pickard 17,562 18–17–2 38 Recap 38 December 31 Chicago 4–3 Colorado OT Varlamov 18,048 18–17–3 39 Recap
January: 9–5–0 (Home: 6–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 2 Calgary 4–0 Colorado Varlamov 18,087 18–18–3 39 Recap 40 January 4 Los Angeles 1–4 Colorado Varlamov 15,202 19–18–3 41 Recap 41 January 6 St. Louis 3–4 Colorado OT Varlamov 13,359 20–18–3 43 Recap 42 January 8 Nashville 3–5 Colorado Varlamov 17,680 21–18–3 45 Recap 43 January 10 Colorado 3–6 Chicago Varlamov 22,007 21–19–3 45 Recap 44 January 12 Tampa Bay 4–0 Colorado Varlamov 14,227 21–20–3 45 Recap 45 January 14 New Jersey 0–3 Colorado Pickard 15,636 22–20–3 47 Recap 46 January 16 Colorado 1–2 Columbus Pickard 17,776 22–21–3 47 Recap 47 January 18 Colorado 2–1 Winnipeg Varlamov 15,294 23–21–3 49 Recap 48 January 20 Buffalo 1–2 Colorado Varlamov 13,274 24–21–3 51 Recap 49 January 22 St. Louis 1–2 Colorado SO Varlamov 16,366 25–21–3 53 Recap 50 January 23 Colorado 3–1 Dallas Varlamov 18,532 26–21–3 55 Recap 51 January 26 Colorado 1–6 San Jose Pickard 17,424 26–22–3 55 Recap 52 January 27 Colorado 4–3 Los Angeles Pickard 18,230 27–22–3 57 Recap
February: 5–6–1 (Home: 2–4–1 ; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 53 February 2 Chicago 2–1 Colorado Pickard 18,007 27–23–3 57 Recap 54 February 4 Dallas 4–3 Colorado OT Pickard 14,351 27–23–4 58 Recap 55 February 6 Winnipeg 4–2 Colorado Varlamov 14,983 27–24–4 58 Recap 56 February 9 Vancouver 3–1 Colorado Varlamov 14,436 27–25–4 58 Recap 57 February 11 Colorado 4–3 Ottawa Varlamov 17,632 28–25–4 60 Recap 58 February 12 Colorado 3–2 Detroit SO Varlamov 20,027 29–25–4 62 Recap 59 February 14 Colorado 1–4 Buffalo Varlamov 19,070 29–26–4 62 Recap 60 February 17 Montreal 2–3 Colorado Varlamov 16,271 30–26–4 64 Recap 61 February 20 Colorado 3–2 Edmonton Pickard 16,939 31–26–4 66 Recap 62 February 21 Colorado 1–5 Vancouver Varlamov 18,431 31–27–4 66 Recap 63 February 24 San Jose 3–4 Colorado SO Pickard 15,564 32–27–4 68 Recap 64 February 27 (outdoor game) Detroit 5–3 Colorado Varlamov 50,095 (at Coors Field) 32–28–4 68 Recap
March: 7–6–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 1 Colorado 3–6 Minnesota Pickard 19,107 32–29–4 68 Recap 66 March 3 Florida 2–3 Colorado Pickard 16,194 33–29–4 70 Recap 67 March 5 Nashville 5–2 Colorado Pickard 17,165 33–30–4 70 Recap 68 March 7 Arizona 1–3 Colorado Varlamov 15,393 34–30–4 72 Recap 69 March 9 Anaheim 0–3 Colorado Varlamov 14,292 35–30–4 74 Recap 70 March 12 Colorado 2–3 Winnipeg Varlamov 15,294 35–31–4 74 Recap 71 March 16 Colorado 3–1 Vancouver Varlamov 18,426 36–31–4 76 Recap 72 March 18 Colorado 4–3 Calgary SO Varlamov 19,289 37–31–4 78 Recap 73 March 20 Colorado 3–2 Edmonton Pickard 16,839 38–31–4 80 Recap 74 March 24 Philadelphia 4–2 Colorado Varlamov 18,087 38–32–4 80 Recap 75 March 26 Minnesota 4–0 Colorado Varlamov 18,007 38–33–4 80 Recap 76 March 28 Colorado 4–3 Nashville Varlamov 16,443 39–33–4 82 Recap 77 March 29 Colorado 1–3 St. Louis Varlamov 19,263 39–34–4 82 Recap
April: 0–5–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 0–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 1 Washington 4–2 Colorado Varlamov 18,049 39–35–4 82 Recap 79 April 3 St. Louis 5–1 Colorado Varlamov 15,485 39–36–4 82 Recap 80 April 5 Colorado 3–4 Nashville Varlamov 17,113 39–37–4 82 Recap 81 April 7 Colorado 2–4 Dallas Pickard 18,532 39–38–4 82 Recap 82 April 9 Anaheim 5–3 Colorado Varlamov 17,932 39–39–4 82 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Final stats ^[4]

Skaters

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Duchene, MattMatt Duchene 76 30 29 59 –8 24 Landeskog, GabrielGabriel Landeskog 75 20 33 53 –5 69 MacKinnon, NathanNathan MacKinnon 72 21 31 52 –4 20 Soderberg, CarlCarl Soderberg 82 12 39 51 –7 32 Barrie, TysonTyson Barrie 78 13 36 49 –16 31 Iginla, JaromeJarome Iginla 82 22 25 47 −22 41 Comeau, BlakeBlake Comeau 81 12 24 36 –9 58 Beauchemin, FrancoisFrancois Beauchemin 82 8 26 34 –7 38 Johnson, ErikErik Johnson 73 11 16 27 –19 50 Grigorenko, MikhailMikhail Grigorenko 74 6 21 27 +2 8 Tanguay, AlexAlex Tanguay^‡ 52 4 18 22 +3 24 Holden, NickNick Holden 82 6 16 22 –1 24 Mitchell, JohnJohn Mitchell 71 10 11 21 –7 52 Skille, JackJack Skille 74 8 6 14 –4 11 McLeod, CodyCody McLeod 82 8 5 13 +1 138 Boedker, MikkelMikkel Boedker^† 18 4 8 12 –5 2 Matthias, ShawnShawn Matthias^† 20 6 5 11 –7 8 Martinsen, AndreasAndreas Martinsen 55 4 7 11 –4 47 Redmond, ZachZach Redmond 37 2 4 6 +5 10 Wagner, ChrisChris Wagner^†^‡ 26 4 0 4 –2 9 Bigras, ChrisChris Bigras 31 1 2 3 –2 16 Bodnarchuk, AndrewAndrew Bodnarchuk^† 21 0 2 2 –1 6 Agozzino, AndrewAndrew Agozzino 9 0 2 2 –1 0 Zadorov, NikitaNikita Zadorov 22 0 2 2 −5 12 Gormley, BrandonBrandon Gormley 26 0 1 1 −3 8 Stuart, BradBrad Stuart 6 0 0 0 −2 0 Guenin, NateNate Guenin 29 0 0 0 +2 2 Gelinas, EricEric Gelinas^† 6 0 0 0 +2 0 Street, BenBen Street 7 0 0 0 −1 4 Everberg, DennisDennis Everberg 15 0 0 0 −5 0 Rendulic, BornaBorna Rendulic 3 0 0 0 −2 0 Rantanen, MikkoMikko Rantanen 9 0 0 0 −7 2

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Varlamov, SemyonSemyon Varlamov	57	57	3159	27	25	3	148	2.81	1714	.914	2	0	0	6
Pickard, CalvinCalvin Pickard	20	13	985	7	6	1	42	2.56	539	.922	1	0	1	0
Berra, RetoReto Berra	14	12	721	5	8	0	29	2.41	374	.922	2	0	1	2
Will, RomanRoman Will	1	0	18	0	0	0	1	3.33	3	.667	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Avalanche. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Tyson Barrie	Charging and interference against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Simon Despres during NHL Game No. 63 in Anaheim on Friday, October 16, 2015, at 11:30 of the second period.	3 games	$41,935.47	October 17, 2015[5]
Gabriel Landeskog	Illegal check to the head of Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand during NHL Game No. 230 in Boston on Thursday, November 12, 2015, at 5:46 of the second period.	2 games	$59,907.84	November 13, 2015[6]
Gabriel Landeskog	Cross–check against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Simon Despres during NHL Game No. 1004 in Colorado on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 11:29 of the third period.	3 games	$203,832.75	March 10, 2016[7]

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular season Player Award Awarded Duchene, M.M. Duchene NHL First Star of the Week[8] November 16, 2015 Duchene, M.M. Duchene NHL Third Star of the Month[9] December 1, 2015 Varlamov, S.S. Varlamov NHL First Star of the Week[10] December 21, 2015 Duchene, M.M. Duchene NHL All-Star game selection[11] January 6, 2016 Barrie, T.T. Barrie NHL Third Star of the Week[12] January 11, 2016 Varlamov, S.S. Varlamov NHL First Star of the Week[13] January 25, 2016

Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Reached Rantanen, M.M. Rantanen 1st career NHL game October 8, 2015 Iginla, J.J. Iginla 1,400th career NHL game October 27, 2015 Landeskog, G.G. Landeskog 200th career NHL point October 27, 2015 Soderberg, C.C. Soderberg 100th career NHL point November 1, 2015 Martinsen, A.A. Martinsen 1st career NHL game November 10, 2015 Johnson, E.E. Johnson 200th career NHL point November 12, 2015 Barrie, T.T. Barrie 200th career NHL game November 14, 2015 A. Martinsen 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point November 14, 2015 Comeau, B.B. Comeau 500th career NHL game 200th career NHL point November 14, 2015 A. Martinsen 1st career NHL goal November 21, 2015 Duchene, M.M. Duchene 200th career NHL assist November 21, 2015 G. Landeskog 300th career NHL game November 23, 2015 Wagner, C.C. Wagner 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point November 25, 2015 Beauchemin, F.F. Beauchemin 700th career NHL game December 5, 2015 Grigorenko, M.M. Grigorenko 100th career NHL game December 27, 2015 Guenin, N.N. Guenin 200th career NHL game December 31, 2015 C. Soderberg 200th career NHL game January 2, 2016 J. Iginla 600th career NHL goal January 4, 2016 Bigras, C.C. Bigras 1st career NHL game January 14, 2016 Pickard, C.C. Pickard 1st career NHL shutout January 14, 2016 C. Bigras 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point January 16, 2016 Redmond, Z.Z. Redmond 100th career NHL game January 18, 2016 Varlamov, S.S. Varlamov 300th career NHL game January 20, 2016 T. Barrie 100th career NHL assist January 22, 2015 McLeod, C.C. McLeod 600th career NHL game January 26, 2016 Will, R.R. Will 1st career NHL game January 26, 2016 E. Johnson 500th career NHL game February 2, 2016 MacKinnon, N.N. MacKinnon 200th career NHL game February 4, 2016 Holden, N.N. Holden 200th career NHL game February 20, 2016 C. Bigras 1st career NHL goal March 1, 2016 Mitchell, J.J. Mitchell 100th career NHL assist March 1, 2016 Skille, J.J. Skille 300th career NHL game March 3, 2016 C. Soderberg 100th career NHL assist March 20, 2016 B. Comeau 100th career NHL goal March 28, 2016 G. Landeskog 100th career NHL goal April 1, 2016

Transactions

The Colorado Avalanche were involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 NHL season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 26, 2015	To Buffalo Sabres Ryan O'Reilly Jamie McGinn	To Colorado Avalanche Nikita Zadorov Mikhail Grigorenko J. T. Compher 2nd-round pick in 2015	[14]
June 27, 2015	To San Jose Sharks BUF's 2nd-round pick in 2015	To Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick in 2015 COL's 2nd-round pick in 2016 COL's 6th-round pick in 2017	[15]
September 9, 2015	To Arizona Coyotes Stefan Elliott	To Colorado Avalanche Brandon Gormley	[16]
October 4, 2015	To Calgary Flames Freddie Hamilton	To Colorado Avalanche Conditional 7th-round pick in 2016	[17]
February 21, 2016	To Toronto Maple Leafs Colin Smith 4th-round pick in 2016	To Colorado Avalanche Shawn Matthias	[18]
February 29, 2016	To Arizona Coyotes Alex Tanguay Conner Bleackley Kyle Wood	To Colorado Avalanche Mikkel Boedker	[19]
February 29, 2016	To New Jersey Devils 3rd-round pick in 2017	To Colorado Avalanche Eric Gelinas	[20]
February 29, 2016	To New York Islanders Marc-Andre Cliche	To Colorado Avalanche Taylor Beck	[21]
June 23, 2016	To Florida Panthers Reto Berra	To Colorado Avalanche Rocco Grimaldi	[22]

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2015 Blake Comeau Pittsburgh Penguins 3 years, $7.2 million [23] July 1, 2015 Francois Beauchemin Anaheim Ducks 3 years, $13.5 million [24] October 6, 2015 Jack Skille Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year [25]

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 2, 2015 Jordan Caron St. Louis Blues 1 year, $600,000 [26]

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Ref Chris Wagner Anaheim Ducks November 15, 2015 [27] Andrew Bodnarchuk Columbus Blue Jackets January 5, 2016 [28]

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Ref Chris Wagner Anaheim Ducks February 25, 2016 [29]

Lost via retirement Date Player Ref Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref June 26, 2015 Carl Soderberg 5 years, $23.75 million [30] July 13, 2015 Mikko Rantanen 3 years, entry-level contract [31] July 16, 2015 Mikhail Grigorenko 1 year, $675,000 [32] July 16, 2015 Andrew Agozzino 1 year, $600,000 [32] July 16, 2015 Mat Clark 2 years, $1.2 million [32] July 27, 2015 Joey Hishon 1 year, $890,000 [33] August 6, 2015 Calvin Pickard 1 year, $850,500 [34] August 21, 2015 Sami Aittokallio 1 year, $735,000 [35] September 22, 2015 Erik Johnson 7 years, $42 million contract extension [36] March 9, 2016 Julien Nantel 3 years, entry-level contract [37] April 25, 2016 J. T. Compher 3 years, entry-level contract [38] May 24, 2016 Anton Lindholm 3 years, entry-level contract [39] May 27, 2016 Sergei Boikov 3 years, entry-level contract [40] Draft picks Below are the Colorado Avalanche' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 10 Mikko Rantanen RW  Finland TPS (Liiga) 2 39^[a] A. J. 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