The Colorado Avalanche defense is the Rodney Dangerfield of hockey — it never gets any respect. The best it ever gets is an acknowledgement that Erik Johnson is a great defenseman and Tyson Barrie is a clutch player.
Colorado Avalanche
Except for the current inception of the Denver Broncos, Colorado sports has always had an offense-first mentality. To me that says the majority of the team’s effort goes to scoring. To me that also makes for more exciting hockey.
However, I also fully acknowledge that good defense is to hockey what strong bass is to a rock song.