Ben Meyers made his playoff debut 24 hours after his close college friend became a playoff hero.
Meyers, who played NCAA hockey for the Golden Gophers last season, watched some of the Wild-Stars game Monday night, not knowing yet that he would play for the Avalanche in Game 1 the next day. His old Minnesota teammate Brock Faber signed recently with the Wild. Faber — after playing two regular-season games — was in the playoff lineup and made a game-saving block in overtime.
“I saw the block. Pretty cool for him,” Meyers said. “Obviously it’s great that he got in the lineup for a playoff game.