The Colorado Avalanche bowed out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after getting walloped by former star forward Mikko Rantanen and his new team, the Dallas Stars. It was in as dramatic fashion as you could have a Game 7 — a third-period push that took Dallas from a 2-0 deficit to an eventual 4-2 win with Rantanen scoring a hat trick in under 15 minutes.
It was a perfect hockey game for a neutral observer, but Philadelphia Flyers fans were not so neutral.
Now that the Avalanche have been knocked out in the first round and slightly embarrassed, we know roughly where their first-round draft pick is going to be for the upcoming 2025 NHL Entry Draft.