For one Avalanche newcomer, Colorado’s 4-0 loss Wednesday night was, in its own weird way, a surreal experience. For another, it was the latest opportunity to reflect and gather more wisdom.
The variety of reference points that form the patchwork of Avalanche hockey in December 2022 presents a fascinating coaching project for Jared Bednar. How long that project will last is unknown. One more game? A week? A month? It’s an unusual blip in time for a defending Stanley Cup champion, one that Bednar hopes can be useful.
“They’re going to learn as a group what it takes to be able to play in this league,” he said Wednesday night after the Bruins shut out the Avalanche (13-10-1).