The Colorado Avalanche… might be a good team. Coach Jared Bednar’s systems… might be working.
I hesitate to get too glowing in my praise because in the Avalanche’s 4-1 victory over Minnesota, the Wild were not a good team. They looked slow and a little old, and they weren’t running good systems. According to the score sheet, they played a physical game against Colorado, but it definitely never felt that way.
So, I hesitate to state unequivocally that the Avalanche have turned over a new leaf. However, it appears that they have made steps in the right direction.