Colorado Avalanche Need to Improve Special Teams

There are several reasons that the Colorado Avalanche are down two games to zero. One of the more glaring reasons, to me, is the play of their special teams.

First of all, I am not here to complain about the officiating in this series. I am a firm believer that referee calls will even themselves out in the long run. The Colorado Avalanche need to do a better job of punishing the Predators when they are assessed a penalty. They also need to find a way to kill off some of their own.

Power Play

Colorado’s power play has been largely ineffective over the course of the first two games. Gabe Landeskog did score a goal with a five on three man advantage in game two, but with the standard five on four…