DENVER, CO – APRIL 22: Gabriel Landeskog #92 of the Colorado Avalanche advances the puck against the Nashville Predators in Game Six of the Western Conference First Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Pepsi Center on April 22, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
The Colorado Avalanche did better than anyone expected in the playoffs. So did some of the players, while others did not.
It was a dream for the Colorado Avalanche to make the playoffs again. We all remember the pain of that 48-point season. And even the year before that, when they lost eight of their last nine to freefall out of playoff contention.