The first quarter of the Colorado Avalanche’s season has felt like a three-act play.
Colorado ripped off six wins in a row to begin the season, but players and coach Jared Bednar kept warning everyone that improvements were needed. Then came five losses in seven games, four of which were by four-plus goals.
The final act has looked more like what this team expects itself to be. The Avs are 7-1-1 since an embarrassing 8-2 loss at home to St. Louis. In totality, the Avalanche’s start has been a successful one.
“Even as a group, our players identified that our details weren’t tight (at 6-0),” Bednar said.