TORONTO—The Colorado Avalanche is at a point of the season where the team knows it still has plenty of work in front of it.
Yes, the club is playing better. It has won three in a row to begin a seven-stop road trip, and there are a lot more smiles and upbeat personalities in the locker room. However, the reality is Colorado is still two games below .500 and six points out of a playoff spot.
The Avs will have their work cut out for them on the next four stops of the season-long trip, including tonight against an improved Toronto Maple Leafs club.