It's not the fire that needs to be put out, so much as it's the spark.
The Avalanche's Devon Toews, a 53-point defenseman on the NHL's deepest and most dynamic roster -- no, really, this dude's on the second pairing -- was gliding backward across his own blue line. And I do mean gliding. Almost upright. Almost ... casual.
Playing possum?
Hey, whatever works:
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Like, yeah, it's lousy that J.T. Compher's left alone in the low slot by Teddy Blueger, his team's sharpest defensive forward.