Matt Duchene and the Ottawa Senators visit the Avalanche on Friday night. Question is, will the crowd clap or boo in his first game back in Denver since being traded last season?
“I don’t know what the reaction is going to be, but at the end of the day it’s just a hockey game,” Avs defenseman Mark Barberio said. “I know he is an emotional player and he uses that emotion to play his game, and it’s brought him success in the league. We’ll see.”
Based on social media reaction, Avs fans seem to have a love/hate relationship with Duchene, the former franchise player who requested a trade out of Colorado midway through the 2016-17 season.