The Colorado Avalanche didn’t look comfortable in game one of their playoff series against the Nashville Predators. Jitters, nerves, stage-fright, squeezing the stick, whatever you want to call it, the boys just did not look crisp most of the night.
And that’s fine. As long as they got it out of their system.
The league’s youngest team got their first collective taste of playoff hockey. And despite running around, fumbling the puck and bobbling passes, they could well have come away with a 1-0 series lead.
Instead, they’re trailing, but with another chance to steal home ice advantage from the President’s Trophy winning Predators.