The Colorado Avalanche are at a crossroads. Patrick Roy leaving has disappointed fans, but the addition of Jared Bednar behind the bench has excited fans.
Still, there are a section of fans who lived and died with Roy and aren’t quite ready to move on. If this team wasn’t good enough for Roy, then they must not be good enough for fans. There are others who separated Roy the player from Roy the coach, are mad that he quit two months before the season, and are excited at what Bednar brings to the table.
My esteemed editor, Nadia Archuleta, falls into the former category.