The Colorado Avalanche are hosting the New Jersey Devils in the final game of a four-game homestand the Avs needed to dominate. So far, they’re 1-2. The Devils have already been eliminated from playoff contention.
In other words, New Jersey is already playing meaningless hockey, and Colorado is fixing to. But I don’t want to focus on the negative, so let’s quickly get through some keys to the game:
- Colorado needs to play a full 60.
- The starting goalie needs to bail the team out sometimes.
- The team needs to trust the system.
- The systems aren’t working, and at least some of the coaching staff should be moving on, but we’re not focusing on that.