For the Colorado Avalanche, this is the most important season of the new era. When Patrick Roy was hired as the head coach and Nathan MacKinnon was taken with the #1 overall pick in 2013, we all rejoiced. There was no way Roy could be worse than Joe Sacco, and MacKinnon looked like a can’t miss player who some believe had a ceiling as high as Sidney Crosby.
The first season was everything we as fans hoped it would be. An exciting team filled with comebacks wins, rush offense, and thievery goaltending.