All of a sudden, “Break up the Avalanche!” doesn’t necessarily mean trade any or all of ’em.
It can be tongue-in-cheek recognition that Colorado is riding only its third two-game winning streak of the season in the wake of a 4-0 rout of the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday at the Pepsi Center. Mikko Rantanen‘s first career hat trick was the highlight and Calvin Pickard had 27 saves for his second shutout of the season as the Avalanche (15-33-2) gained a bit of redemption for an embarrassing 10-1 loss in Montreal on Dec.