Heralded as the savior of the Colorado’s season last year, Andrew Hammond found himself in between the pipes during the Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round match-up against the Nashville Predators. After both Jonathan Bernier and Semyon Varlamov went down with injury either just before the post-season or during, Hammond provided solid goaltending in Game 5 2-1 win for the Avalanche to force a Game 6.
It’s tough to call a goalie that played in just one NHL game during the regular season a “steal” or should it be considered “grand larceny” for acquiring him in the Matt Duchene trade, but the Denver media did just that.