With the lights dimmed and the stage torn down on the floor of the United Center, the scene of destruction betrays what was a weekend of building for the NHL’s 31 teams. The Colorado Avalanche, in particular, had an interesting weekend as they were at the center of the “will they, won’t they”break up in their relationship with star forward Matt Duchene.
It turns out the Avalanche weren’t quite ready for the breakup to be official and hung on for at least one more weekend. While that was going on, the Avs had plenty of work to do as they had seven selections the seven rounds of the NHL Draft.