The Colorado Avalanche entered the offseason with a few holes in their lineup - but perhaps no area of their game was weaker than their goaltending depth chart.
With both starter Semyon Varlamov and backup Jonathan Bernier sustaining injuries before the end of the postseason - Varlamov before it began and Bernier in the middle of the series - the team was forced to rely upon their two minor league goaltenders, Andrew Hammond and Spencer Martin.
Hammond, while impressive in his first postseason game for the team, has struggled with injury issues of his own over the last few years and has lacked consistency at the NHL level.