Our very own Adam Mares penned a piece for Fansided noting how nostalgia can often ruin the product in front of you but the Colorado Avalanche have paid it no mind. Doubling down on the gimmicks this week, the Avs are putting on an alumni game tonight between themselves and the Red Wings in front of the weekend's outdoor game between the curent day Avalanche and Red Wings. Hey, if you're going to go through the trouble to make an outdoor rink you're gonna get your money's worth out of it.
The game's obvious intent is to, for one night at least, bring back the glory days of hockey's fiercest rivalry in the late 90s.