This morning's coffee has a bitter taste, as the Dallas Stars led the Colorado Avalanche for 59:51 of the most critical Game five of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Did the Avalanche fall victim to some poor puck luck? Without a doubt. Did they still abandon what worked so well in game four? Most definitely.
Every Avs fan and media pundit showered the Avalanche with compliments following game four, and one of the major themes was how many shots they were able to put up. They put every possible look on the net, and wouldn't you know it, that approach opened Dallas up a bit and allowed the Avalanche to solve Oettinger.