Nearly three weeks before the Feb. 25 NHL trade deadline, the Avalanche is inching towards becoming a seller and adding to its glorious 2019 draft portfolio.
Colorado’s goaltending has been below average, the team’s defensive lapses continue with great frequency and coach Jared Bednar says he has tried every forward combination in the “planet” to producing scoring outside the MGM Line. In all facets of the game, the Avs are trending downward, losers of seven of their last 10 games after Saturday’s 5-1 pummeling by the Vancouver Canucks at the Pepsi Center.
The Canucks built a 4-1 lead without the benefit of a power play and leapfrogged the Avs for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff position.