DENVER — Apparently, the best way to hurt the Avalanche this season is to have played for them first.
Colorado has had a familiar problem this season: former players keep showing up on the scoresheet against them. Some have done more damage than others, but the pattern is becoming difficult to ignore. And it hasn’t been limited to one opponent.
Ryan O’Reilly has been the biggest thorn in Colorado’s side as of late.
The Nashville Predators forward spent the first six seasons of his NHL career with the Avalanche after being drafted by the organization in 2009.