The Colorado Avalanche enter the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs as a heavy favorite to win the Western Conference and eventually hoist the chalice for the first time since 2001.
Some call them dominant, a juggernaut or, in popular hockey parlance, a "wagon." Whatever the label, the Avalanche have earned it, with a star-studded roster, a 119-point regular season and the only sweep of the first round, against the Nashville Predators.
"They're a great team, Colorado, we all know that. They've got a lot of high-end players," said St.