As Colorado Avalanche fans, we all remember the team’s early exit from the playoffs last season.The Avalanche vs Wild series went all the way to Game 7 — and to overtime. There, heartbreakingly, Minnesota forward Nino Niederreiter scored the game-winning overtime goal to eliminate the Avs.
Part of the impetus for the exit was Tyson Barrie’s injury. Barrie suffered a medial collateral ligament injury in the third game of the series against the Minnesota Wild.
To be clear, Barrie suffered the injury because of a knee-on-knee hit by Minnesota forward Matt Cooke.