We saw it last season when the Wild played the Avalanche. We saw it in the post-season against Winnipeg in April. We also saw it on full display Thursday night in the season opener back in Denver.
Speed is the new game in today’s NHL.
For Minnesota, it wasn’t because the Avalanche have an aggressive mentality that led to the Wild getting run over in the season opener. No, it’s the pure agility and speed by the Avalanche as a whole that allowed them to be aggressive. The Wild had a hard time compensating for that speed and it looks like it might cost them some games this season.