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Colorado Avalanche Decade in Review: 20 Memorable Moments

By Nadia Archuleta

DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 30: Joonas Donskoi #72 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates a goal against the Florida Panthers with his bench at the Pepsi Center on October 30, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The Panthers defeated the Avalanche 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)
DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 30: Joonas Donskoi #72 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates a goal against the Florida Panthers with his bench at the Pepsi Center on October 30, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The Panthers defeated the Avalanche 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – NOVEMBER 06: Matt Duchene #9 of the Colorado Avalanche smiles prior to the game against the Nashville Predators at the Pepsi Center on November 6, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images) /

6. Memorable Moment: Duchene Scores While Offside

It’s ironic that the most memorable moment from that awful season was an even more terrible one. Matt Duchene scored a goal against the Nashville Predators while being way offside.

In an of itself, the play was funny more than anything. There’s not even an iota of a question that Duchene is offside:

This moment is especially notable because it essentially ruined modern hockey. The official didn’t call offside because he thought another call was going to be made. When Duchene scored, no one had any recourse to overturn the goal. And so the coach’s challenge was born for offiside reviews, and no goal seems to be safe anymore.

Duchene talked this last fall about that infamous goal. He remarked that he knew it was offside, so he almost didn’t pick up the puck. But he did, and he scored. He explained his reaction:

"“After I scored, I thought I was going to get jumped. I kind of half-celebrated [thinking] someone’s going to come… like, is [Shea] Weber on the ice? I hope not.”"

When teased that he’s the reason for offside reviews now, he good-naturedly laughed that he was at least “known for something.”

All well and good because it was no longer his team that got railroaded by an offside review. But that’s for a little later.

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