The Colorado Avalanche don’t even have any bright spots developing during the course of this season, and it’s depressing.
Sure, Mikko Rantanen seems to be having the type of year that points to a lot of excitement down the road. And, the Avs are likely going to end up with a top-four pick because of their dismal performance.
Nonetheless, no one is turning any heads on a team depleted of inspiration and confidence. Semyon Varlamov just had season-ending surgery, and Erik Johnson can now chalk off another year where he failed to play the entire season.
Along with it all, the Avs have won four games since starting 9-9, and our now 4-24-2 since starting .