Colorado Avalanche: Best Moments of 2018

DENVER, CO - APRIL 16: Members of the Colorado Avalanche congratulate Colorado Avalanche goalie Jonathan Bernier (45) following a win after a first round playoff game between the Colorado Avalanche and the visiting Nashville Predators on April 16, 2018 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO. (Photo by Russell Lansford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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DENVER, CO – MARCH 02: Mikko Rantanen #96 of the Colorado Avalanche scores against goaltender Alex Stalock #32 of the Minnesota Wild at the Pepsi Center on March 2, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Getting in Minnesota’s Head

During the 2017-18 season, the Colorado Avalanche went 3-0-1 against the (hated) Minnesota Wild. The lone loss was in 2017, so it doesn’t count for this post anyway.

The ensuing three games went as follows:

Jan 6 at Colorado: Avs 7, Wild 2
March 2 at Colorado: Avs 7, Wild 1
March 13 at Minnesota: Avs 5, Wild 1

Get out your fingers and toes to count all those Avs goals — 19, to be exact. The Wild scored just four.

I’ve taken heat for my Minny hate, which as you can see doesn’t calm me at all. I hate the Wild. It all stems from that horrible Game 7 ping heard around Avs Nation.

So when I heard Wild players remarking that the Colorado Avalanche had gotten into their heads a little bit with all that goal-scoring… Well, I’m not going to say it made up for the ping. However, it put a smile on my face as wide as the Grinch’s.

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