To face Blues or Wild, that is the question

Now that the Colorado Avalanche have made good on Darryl Sutter’s proclamation that whoever faces them in the first round would have a “waste of eight days” (it was actually seven), we can turn our attention to the second round where the playoffs should really begin for the Avs. With all due respect to Nashville, they were outclassed in the first round, and the post-game quotes from their two defensive stalwarts demonstrate that they knew they had no chance against a forceful and engaged Avs team.

Ekholm: “4-0 speaks loudly … we played to the best of our capabilities.”

— Joe Rexrode (@joerexrode) May 10, 2022 Josi, on how this team compares to the league's best

"You just saw it in the playoffs"

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