Why goalie Jonathan Bernier has earned the Avalanche’s trust for playoff run

Jack Dempsey, The Associated Press Colorado Avalanche goaltender Jonathan Bernier blocks a shot by Columbus Blue Jackets during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, in Denver. Jonathan Bernier knows how it feels to hoist the Stanley Cup high above his head in victory.

The Avalanche goaltender was part of the 2011-12 Los Angeles Kings team that defeated New Jersey in six games to win it all. Bernier spent his day with the cup where he grew up in Laval, Quebec, at the local ice rink, city hall and “partied a little bit with it after,” he said at the time..

That memory isn’t lost on Bernier as the Avs embark on their first playoff run since 2014, however, the…