Morning Flurries: The Wild Suck

Oct 27, 2018; Saint Paul, MN, USA; Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov (1) makes a save in the third period against Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center.Cat and Tom went to bed early like losers and left me with the Flurries. I hope you like my style!

The Avs

Let’s get this over with, the Colorado Avalanche lost to the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in a close, but frustrating affair. [Mile High Hockey]

Despite the scoresheet, Semyon Varlamov was Colorado’s best player tonight, allowing just one even-strength goal on 18 shots, 8 for 9 on the power play. A “lucky” empty net goal cost the Varlamov and the Avs a chance at victory as they applied the pressure late. Well, I’d say the black hole that is…