Colorado Avalanche Must Play Full 60 Minutes

The Colorado Avalanche must come out strong, rely on their best players and play as a team to win against the Minnesota Wild tonight.

Here’s the thing: You can look back over the last couple years and find us saying the Colorado Avalanche need to play a full 60 minutes. In fact, I remember quoting winger Alex Tanguay to that effect.

Perhaps this is true of any team, but saying the players must remain focused for the entire game is getting to be a cliche for the Avalanche. We’ve all seen time and again what can happen when they are on. They’re speedy and skilled. There’s more than a little grit. And the goalie can be a brick wall.

Here’s Andreas Martinsen delivering the muscle and Nathan…