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Keeler: Avalanche’s 2C slot replaced Broncos RT as most cursed position in Colorado sports. But Casey Mittelstadt “wants it to work” before NHL trade deadline

2C or not 2C, that is the question. So how come Casey Mittelstadt doesn’t look like the answer?

“We love it here, and obviously, I want it to work here with the team we have,” Mittelstadt, the Avalanche’s second-line center, told me before Colorado faced Minnesota at Ball Arena on Friday night.

“And the way that I think I can play and fit in and help the team. So, yeah, it’s definitely hard for (my girlfriend). And hard for us. But at the same time, all you can do is come to work, try to play better, improve your place.