At this point last year, the Avalanche were in awe of a season that looked like it could be a complete turnaround from the one the year prior.
Remember this game?
Yikes. After already taking out Nathan MacKinnon, Zac Rinaldo with a nasty punch on Samuel Girard pic.twitter.com/FsmZwWKajF
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) December 24, 2017
Good stuff!
Now, with Christmas Eve 2018 upon us, the Avalanche have a lot to look back upon and appreciate.
They went from the league’s worst team to a playoff darling, surprising and giving the Nashville Predators a bit of fight in a devastatingly tough first-round matchup.