The Colorado Avalanche are in last place in the NHL. They know it, they hate it, and they don’t know their way out of it. Their 6-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs in front of an increasingly hostile home crowd featured all the hallmarks of this failing Avalanche team – poor goaltending, defensive breakdowns, and a complete lack of offense.
The loss was their eighth consecutive at home, fifth straight overall, and 12th in their past 14 games. To top it off, it was already the seventh time this season they have been shut out, a staggering figure when you consider some of the offensive talent on hand.