The Avalanche’s 22nd season ended with a thud — a 5-0 first-round playoff loss to Nashville at home. Make no mistake, that’s not what these Avs — the NHL’s youngest team — will be remembered by in Year 1 of the club’s so-called rebuild.
Too many unsuspecting but welcomed events took place for that to be the case — making Colorado’s 22nd season a resounding success, no matter the sour ending.
Of note:
— The Avs made the playoffs for the first time in four years, and for just the third time in the past 10 years.