The Presidents’ Trophy can, with all due respect, get stuffed.
The NHL’s award for the team that nails the best regular-season record is a $350,000 doorstop. The biggest waste of metal since the Old Naheola Bridge. The world’s largest participation ribbon.
“I mean, you know what the goal is here,” Avs winger J.T. Compher said after dropping two goals on Carolina during a 7-4 win over the Hurricanes at Ball Arena. “And (for) this team come playoff time.”
Don’t ya love it?
Not the seven goals. Not the fact that this bunch seems to put up a touchdown now almost every dang time they take the ice.