The Avalanche returned to form this afternoon, giving up three goals to the Minnesota wild in the first period and never quite recovering despite flashes of competency.
The last two periods against the St. Louis Blues on Friday were 40 of the better minutes this Avalanche team has played this season. So, naturally, the team came out as flat as month-old soda for much of the first 20 minutes. (Gotta keep expectations in check!) The first goal of the game occurred following a really unimpressive breakout pass attempt from Blake Comeau. Instead of hitting either Carl Soderberg or Mikhail Grigorenko skating up ice, he handed the puck right to Minnesota’s defense in the neutral zone, who quickly forced the puck back into Colorado’s zone.