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The Wild Wild West: Let’s Get Used to the Colorado Avalanche’s New Division

By King Dawit

EDMONTON, ALBERTA - SEPTEMBER 02: Mikko Rantanen #96 of the Colorado Avalanche is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal against the Dallas Stars during the third period in Game Six of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on September 02, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA - SEPTEMBER 02: Mikko Rantanen #96 of the Colorado Avalanche is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal against the Dallas Stars during the third period in Game Six of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on September 02, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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Anaheim Ducks

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 03: Cam Fowler #4 of the Anaheim Ducks and Gabriel Landeskog #92 of the Colorado Avalanche fight for control of the puck during the third period at Honda Center on March 03, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 03: Cam Fowler #4 of the Anaheim Ducks and Gabriel Landeskog #92 of the Colorado Avalanche fight for control of the puck during the third period at Honda Center on March 03, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images) /

2019-20 Record: 29-33-9, 13th in the West (1-1-1 against Colorado)

Quack.

The Avalanche had trouble getting the best of the Ducks, only amounting to one regulation win. Pavel Francouz shut out the Ducks 1-0 on February 21, while Jakob Silfverberg and Hampus Lindholm topped the series in scoring.

The Ducks, meanwhile, finished near the bottom of the barrel in the Western Conference — the real one — picking defenseman Jamie Drysdale 6th overall. Still led by the same core, forwards Adam Henrique, Richard Rakell, Silfverberg, and a serviceable Ryan Getzlaf, and defenseman Cam Fowler, and team glue John Gibson, the fact that the team made no other big moves than bringing in Kevin Shattenkirk gives the idea the team will finish at the bottom of the West.

Still, the fact that the Avs were only able to figure the Ducks out for one game shows they need to be on their game for eight.

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