Avalanche disappoint yet again at home, fall 5-2 to San Jose

Tonight’s latest adventure for the Colorado Avalanche began with the news that Matt Duchene was too ill to dress and left the club short one skater because they failed to stock any healthy extras on the roster. Tyson Barrie, Rene Bourque and Semyon Varlomov remain on the roster but are sidelined with injury. Double shifting some players as a consequence isn't really a big deal but putting oneself in the position and not giving a player the opportunity for NHL minutes is the more troubling result.

The game itself against the San Jose Sharks was fairly even affair through two periods. Brent Burns scored on a tough angle shot with a minute to go in the first period. Jerome Iginla showed off his…