DALLAS — The Avalanche held a morning skate Thursday at American Airlines Center and goalie Calvin Pickard was particularly excited for the evening game against the Dallas Stars.
Pickard views it as a chance to redeem himself — or a return to normalcy after taking the loss in Tuesday’s 6-3 setback to the visiting Calgary Flames, who had four of their goals carom in off an Avalanche player.
“You could consider it a bounce-back,” Pickard said after the 40-minute skate. “The game against Calgary, I felt really good, got a really good start and made a lot of good saves.