After a slow start, Colorado came roaring back to defeat the high-powered Dallas Stars.
Flashback to one week ago: The national media was resolute that Colorado's offense was in big trouble."The Avalanche can't score in the preseason! This almost certainly portends horrible, terrible things!" Well, ten goals in two games later, observers can clearly see the offensive firepower is there. Surely, the pundits are all reversing their prognostications, right? We're not holding our breath.
The Avalanche didn't initially appear ready to redeem themselves after Thursday night's unthinkable collapse; in fact, they didn't appear ready to start the game at all -- allowing Mattias Janmark to skate right to the net and score just 20 seconds into the game.