Slow Clap

Alright… here we go… the Avs are out, the sting of defeat is considerably less than a week ago, now is the time to start the slow clap for a season well played.

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Doesn’t everybody feel better? Yeah.

Losing the way we did was rough, but seeing Cody McCormick out every third shift made it a bit easier. I mean, we were running lines full of AHL talent by the end, and it was eerily reminiscent of the entire season. Injury after injury all year long, and finally at the end we got solid and beat a tough Minnesota team in a rough-and-tumble series that we would have lost had this team made the playoffs a year ago. Props all around.

There’s plenty to worry about from coaching to goaltending to buffing up the blue line and bringing back offensive talent. We have the whole off-season to brood on all the big Q’s. But the answers to some of those questions may be a call-up away considering the solid to downright stellar play of the new Avalanche Youth Movement. Right now there is a lot to be thankful for, and a lot to look forward to.