Colorado Avalanche Coach is in over his Head

Colorado Avalanche’s rookie coach, Jared Bednar, is in over his head. Avs front offices did a disservice to him and to the team in hiring him.

One month before rookie camp, the Colorado Avalanche hired Jared Bendar as their new head coach.

Bednar had achieved success in the AHL. He coached the Lake Erie Monsters to Calder Cup victory last year. However, Bednar had no NHL experience — either as a coach or as a player.

What Jared Bednar did have was a link to current Avs assistant GM Chris MacFarland. Both come from the Columbus Blue Jackets organization.

Now, what’s frustrating is that the Colorado Avalanche interviewed five potential coaches. Of the five, only Bednar had no experience in the…