You know it’s been a tough week when the best news for Avalanche fans before Friday night’s OT win over Anaheim didn’t come from the Avs at all. Or from Denver. Or even from hockey, now that you mention it.
The burgundy and blue opened a regular season 0-4 for the first time since 1998. So Team Grading The Week pegs the highlight of the midweek, given the worst opening salvo in a generation, actually stemming from a moment this past Wednesday in Chicago.
The moment? Lonzo Ball played.
Heck, Lonzo Ball didn’t just play.