I know we are all still reeling from the devastating loss in the first game of the year. It was good to see the Avalanche offense produce after the preseason, but heartbreaking to see the Avalanche defense fall down per status quo. Today we’re going to take a look at a defensive change the Avalanche have made that jumped out at me right away, and that I absolutely hate: the “everyone facing the puck at all time” philosophy. We’ll end with some other notes I had from the game, and a period of meditation.
Defensive philosophies come and go like anything else in the word.