Some Colorado Avalanche players are preparing to fly to the Czech Republic to represent their home countries in the IIHF World Championship that starts May 1. Some are lounging pool-side or packing to head out on vacation.
In other words, no Colorado Avalanche player is preparing for NHL playoff hockey because we didn’t make it this year.
Here at Mile High Sticking we’ll be dissecting the season for awhile in an attempt to figure out what happened to the Colorado Avalanche this year. However, in the meantime, we’ve got hockey, playoff hockey in fact.
And as a hockey fan, I’ve got opinions.