The Colorado Avalanche have trouble winning after Christmas. Last night, the Avalanche dropped a 3-1 decision at home to the NHL-worst Arizona Coyotes, a team they had just beaten 6-2, all on secondary scoring.
That got me to thinking about something Gabriel Landeskog had said, “Maybe it was too many Christmas cookies, I don’t know.” This is not something the captain said after last night’s loss. In fact, you’d have to go back to the golden Why Not Us season of 2013-14 for that quote.
That post-Christmas game wasn’t particularly golden for the Avalanche. They lost to the Chicago Blackhawks 7-2 in Chicago.