The Colorado Avalanche are currently stuck on a plateau — or, a state of little or no change following a period of activity or progress — otherwise known as the 2013-14 season.
I know what you’re thinking, to hop plateaus would imply hopping from one level ground to another level ground. In other words, hopping plateaus would be redundant.
Another issue with the theory is that the Colorado Avalanche have regressed the past two seasons, which would imply that they have descended from one plateau and gone to another.
In other words, they have gone from a division winning team, to a playoff bubble team more often outside the picture than in the picture.