I would be remiss if I didn’t comment on the Avs’ failure to keep the pressure on early in the second period. Vancouver gave the Avalanche every opportunity to put the game away and the Avs, rather than failing to capitalize, passed on more than one chance to rush Luongo and put the Canucks in a deeper hole.
The Canucks game is the first in a week of marquee matchups for the Avalanche. Tuesday’s game versus Vancouver is followed by the Florida Panthers’ first visit to Craig Anderson’s new digs since they let him dip to Colorado in the offseason.
Avalanche defenseman Ruslan Salei, fresh off of a season-long injury, is back among the ranks of the unavailable.
Chris Stewart recorded his first career hat trick in what has been an absolutely shockingly good season for the strong, quick forward.
Wojtek Wolski tried not to sound like he enjoyed it after the game, but you know he relished the opportunity to down the Avalanche a day after Colorado traded the talented Left Wing to Phoenix.
Just over 24 hours after Paul Stastny & Brian Rafalski played as teammates in Vancouver, they will face off as competitors in Denver. Stastny will lead his Colorado Avalanche against Rafalski’s Detroit Red Wings in a rivalry game tonight.
Despite an early-season demotion to Lake Erie (AHL) and a shoulder injury at Dallas, the Avalanche expect great things from young Master Stoa in coming seasons.
What’s red and blue and shares a time slot with the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics? The 2010 Colorado Avalanche!
The Atlanta Thrashers played well without the recently traded Ilya Kovalchuck, but bowed in overtime 3-4 to the Colorado Avalanche
The Atlanta Thrashers played well without the recently traded Ilya Kovalchuck, but bowed in overtime 3-4 to the Colorado Avalanche
