While the Colorado Avalanche may have not figured Brett Clark to have a place in their blossoming young team, at least one other General Manager thinks otherwise. The newly appointed Vice President and General Manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning was quick to snatch up such a catch.
This year’s postseason, playoff hockey is sure to be a great battle for Lord Stanley’s cup. You have the Washington Capitals dominating the East, and the San Jose Sharks atop of the West. Predictions from the “experts” are pouring in left and right and suddenly it feels like we’re back at the beginning of this year’s season – with everyone ragging on the Colorado Avalanche.
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Denver with the possibility of overtaking the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference standings. A win for Colorado, icing on the cake. The Avs had some key players sitting out again tonight, among them Adam Foote and Milan Hejduk. Paul Stastny was back in the lineup after a night up, but his number of minutes was cut from normal.
The Avalanche took a trip to Vancouver to go up against the Canucks in their final Northwest Division collision. Thus far, the Avs have only defeated the Canucks once all season. On top of that, there was a lot riding on tonight’s game. If the Avalanche could pull a win over the ‘Nucks and the Flames lose against the Sharks tonight, the Burgundy Boys could clinch a playoff spot.
Tonight the Avalanche faced Northwest Division rivals, the Calgary Flames. At the beginning of this meeting the Flames were sitting behind the Avalanche in the standings by two points. The Avalanche haven’t been top notch lately, in fact they’ve been dreadful, dropping their last three games and goaltender Craig Anderson has been 1-5-1 in his last seven games.
As much as fans would love to blame someone else for this game (refs), the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks sat squarely on the team’s shoulders. It still seems to be a matter of core fundamentals that are costing this team valuable points in a race for 8th place that is quickly becoming unbearably tight.
Stop the presses, the Colorado Avalanche received even more good news today. According to Avs Coach Joe Sacco, Ryan Wilson will in fact be in the lineup tonight as the Avalanche continue their fight for a playoff birth when taking on the Anaheim Ducks at the Can.
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