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Preview: The Martin Necas era begins in Boston

Colorado Avalanche: (28-19-2)

The Opponent: Boston Bruins (24-10-6)

Time: 11 A.M. MT

Watch: Altitude, Altitude+, NHL NET, ESPN+

Listen: Altitude Sports Radio, 92.5 FM

As the Colorado Avalanche embark on their first east coast road trip of the calendar year, they will encounter an unusual quirk in the schedule of back-to-back matinee games. First up is a meeting with the Boston Bruins before heading to New York.

The biggest storyline of the day (decade?) is the shocking trade of Mikko Rantanen and what that does to the Avalanche lineup both in this contest and beyond.