Well, the Colorado Avalanche are back to needing work on the defense. The defense’s lack is a very disappointing development this season.
The defense was finally supposed to be Colorado’s crown jewel after all those years of it being the team’s Achille’s heel. We have two young studs in Cale Makar and Samuel Girard with a stable of veterans such as Erik Johnson and Ian Cole to complement them.
What’s more, the defensive corps finally has depth. Beyond those four players, we have the up-and-coming Ryan Graves and our menacing Russian Nikita Zadorov.