6 Reasons Erik Johnson Should Not Consider the Minnesota Wild

#5: Colorado Scenery is Beautiful

Minnesota has some nice lakes apparently. For the most part, though, the state is just flat as a pancake. (That’s part of why the state is so susceptible to arctic cold blowing in from the frozen North, also known as Canada).

If you have to question how Colorado beats that, you’ve never been to Colorado. Or seen pictures of Colorado. Allow me to rectify that now.

Denver, Colorado:

Denver, Colorado. Photo credit Wikimedia Commons

Colorado Springs, Colorado:

Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo credit Wikimedia Commons

An hour’s drive from downtown Denver gets you into the mountains, by the way — they’re not far at all. It takes a little longer to get to Vail, but it’s well worth the trip:

Gore Creek Drive, with Gore Range in the background. Vail, Colorado. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

An hour’s drive from St. Paul gets you to… I don’t know. But I’m guessing it’s not this:

Colorado mountains. Photo credit Wikimedia Commons

Or this:

Colorado mountains. Photo credit Wikimedia Commons

Professional hockey players like Erik Johnson only get four guaranteed days off a month per the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Seems like EJ should want to spend it somewhere nice.