The Colorado Avalanche allowed five straight goals in the third period. Five. Straight. Goals. They went into the third period leading by three goals and lost 6-5. That’s what you call a hemorrhage, folks.
They deserved to lose. There were some inequities, especially in the officiating. But the Avs came out flat. The rookies got a little excited and scored first goals (more on that in a later post when I’m not so… bitter). But one of the biggest disappointments of the night was how bad the “best line in the NHL” was. Not bad like didn’t produce anything, but bad like they forgot how to hockey.