Peter Forsberg’s return to the Colorado Avalanche lasted just two games, back-to-back road losses in Columbus and Nashville. Suffering through pain from chronic foot problems and lacking the characteristic speed and strength that made him such a terror during the late nineties and early ots, Peter the Great will hang up his skates in Denver tonight.
When a visit from the Calgary Flames elicits a sigh of relief, you know the Western Conference has gotten rough. Through 13 games Colorado is hanging tough in the middle of both the Northwest Division & the Western Conference.
The Avalanche had their chances, moving the puck well, attacking with speed through the Neutral Zone, and generally controlling the flow of play. However, Colorado simply failed to convert good scoring chances into goals throughout the game.
What it comes down to, is that the Avalanche need somebody, anybody to force this team forward ahead of Calgary’s charge. Otherwise, it’s going to be a long offseason for the Colorado hockey faithful.
Once again we find that hockey, like all sports, is a game where it doesn’t matter if you are the better team for a longer period of time. It only matters if you make your opportunities count.
This could be a sweep week for the Avalanche, but odds are that Colorado will lose a game to one of these three non-playoff teams.
There’s something extraordinary about this Avalanche hockey team that causes them to win games that they have no business winning.
Just as the Denver Broncos’ season came to a grinding halt, the Colorado Avalanche finally finished making up for their hot start with so-so-to-awful play since. Now third in the Northwest Division behind both Vancouver and Calgary, the Avs don’t appear to be in Panic! mode… but they should be. The Broncos’ decline after a [...]
Well kiss our pucks, NHL schedulers. The Avs are on the war path now, and it’s all thanks to you.
This week’s stretch of games will undoubtedly be the toughest yet, even as good as the club must be feeling about their chances. Each of these games could be a loss, and one of them is almost guaranteed to be.
