The Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche had memorable clashes over the years. But some moments grew stale and anticlimactic.
The Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche had so many back-and-forths since that pivotal 1995-96 season that you could write a book on it. You got Fight Night at the Joe, which came nearly a year after the Wings lost in the Conference Final to the Avs.
But then, you got that memorable 1997 series, including one of the most heroic moments of Steve Yzerman's career.