In case you hadn’t heard, Colorado Avalanche sensational “goalie-in-the-wings” Tyler Weiman signed with the Vancouver Canucks yesterday. While this may come as a surprise to many who imagined him the heir apparent to Colorado’s throne, that just didn’t seem like it would ever come to be.
While the Colorado Avalanche greatly improved over a dismal season last year, shattering expectations left and right and arguably putting up more of a fight than the Detroit Red Wings against the San Jose Sharks in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Avalanche were bogged down throughout the regular and post-season by their defensive situation.
While fans of the Colorado Avalanche may have expected this for a while, Avalanche Head Coach Joe Sacco was announced as a finalist for the Coach of the Year (Jack Adams Award) by the NHL today.
The San Jose Sharks came out the victors in Game 6 against the Avalanche. This was a team the critics said would end the season in last place. It didn’t happen, the Avs went on to be the 8th place team in the Western Conference and have a chance at the Stanley Cup. The critics then said the young team from Colorado would get swept by the “powerhouse” Sharks in the first round. Again, didn’t happen. The Avalanche exited in Game 6 and blew all the critics away.
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.
The Colorado Avalanche themselves are reporting some potentially good news today regarding a smattering of injured players. While the time tables on returns is always a fluid date, good things should be falling into place here very soon.
Many look at the Colorado Avalanche’s record since the Olympic break and begin to despair. The fact that our beloved team has somehow fallen apart like everyone said it would weighs as heavy on the heart as the 6-8 record they’re boasting since March 1. Really it should even be 5-9 as they stole a shootout victory from the Los Angeles Kings. Counting that win, the Avs are 1-5 in their last 6 games. It is too important a time for this to be happening!
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