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ST. LOUIS, MO - DECEMBER 16:Brayden Schenn #10 of the St. Louis Blues avoids Valeri Nichushkin #13 of the Colorado Avalanche at Enterprise Center on December 16, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Rovak/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche: Thoughts on the Spanking by St. Louis

Colorado Avalanche Icing a Relatively Healthy Roster Against Devils

Colorado Avalanche: Random Thoughts from Final Flames Games

Colorado Avalanche Should Finish Strong in Boston

MONTREAL, QC - DECEMBER 05: Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog (92) crosses the blue line with the puck during the Colorado Avalanche versus the Montreal Canadiens game on December 05, 2019, at Bell Centre in Montreal, QC (Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche Captain Gabriel Landeskog Victorious in Return

CALGARY, AB - NOVEMBER 11: Nazem Kadri #91. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche: Nazem Kadri’s First Return to Toronto

DENVER, COLORADO - NOVEMBER 30: Mikko Rantanen #96 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates with his bench after scoring a goal against the Chicago Blackhawks at Pepsi Center on November 30, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche: The Good, Better and Best vs Blackhawks

CHICAGO, IL - FEBRUARY 22: Colorado Avalanche right wing J.T. Compher (37) and Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (19) battle for a puck in the 3rd period during an NHL hockey game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Chicago Blackhawks on February 22, 2019, at the United Center in Chicago, IL. (Photo By Daniel Bartel/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche: Keys for the Back-to-Back, Home-and-Home

DENVER, COLORADO - NOVEMBER 27: Logan O'Connor #25 of the Colorado Avalanche holds his first career NHL goal after a win against the Edmonton Oilers at the Pepsi Center on November 27, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Oilers 4-1. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche: Logan O’Connor’s 1st NHL Goal and Random Observations

DENVER, CO - APRIL 2: Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates after scoring a goal against the Edmonton Oilers at the Pepsi Center on April 2, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche Need to Turn the Tide against Edmonton

DENVER, COLORADO - NOVEMBER 23: Goaltender Frederik Andersen #31 of the Toronto Maple Leafs makes a save against Joonas Donskoi #72 of the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center on November 23, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The Maple Leafs defeated the Avalanche 5-3. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche: Random Thoughts After Leafs Loss

DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 12: Nazem Kadri #91 of the Colorado Avalanche skates against the Arizona Coyotes at the Pepsi Center on October 12, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche Must Ignore Emotions against Toronto Maple Leafs

WINNIPEG, MB - NOVEMBER 12: Cale Makar #8 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates his first period goal against the Winnipeg Jets with teammates at the bench at the Bell MTS Place on November 12, 2019 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche Lose Despite Superstar Performance from Cale Makar

CALGARY, AB - APRIL 19: Colorado Avalanche Center Nathan MacKinnon (29) has words for Calgary Flames Center Mikael Backlund (11) before a face-off during the third period of Game Five of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs where the Calgary Flames hosted the Colorado Avalanche on April 19, 2019, at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB. (Photo by Brett Holmes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche Hope to Keep Dousing the Flames

EDMONTON, AB - NOVEMBER 14: Andre Burakovsky #95 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates after a goal during the game against the Edmonton Oilers on November 14, 2019, at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche: Andre Burakovsky Scores Twice in Loss

EDMONTON, AB - NOVEMBER 11: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins #93 of the Edmonton Oilers battles for the puck against Erik Johnson #6 of the Colorado Avalanche on November 11, 2018 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche Using Injury-Prone Roster in Edmonton

WINNIPEG, MB - NOVEMBER 12: Goaltender Adam Werner #30 of the Colorado Avalanche guards the net during second period action against the Winnipeg Jets at the Bell MTS Place on November 12, 2019 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche Rookie Adam Werner Earns 1st NHL Shutout

WINNIPEG, MB - FEBRUARY 14: Matt Nieto #83 of the Colorado Avalanche plays the puck around the net as Kyle Connor #81 of the Winnipeg Jets gives chase during third period action at the Bell MTS Place on February 14, 2019 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche Looking at New Lines for Road Trip

WINNIPEG, MB - FEBRUARY 14: Ryan Graves #27 of the Colorado Avalanche plays the puck as Brandon Tanev #13 of the Winnipeg Jets defends during first period action at the Bell MTS Place on February 14, 2019 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Avs defeated the Jets 4-1. (Photo by Darcy Finley/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche: 4 Keys for the Extended Road Trip

DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 09: Cale Makar (8) of the Colorado Avalanche chases down the puck against the defense of Dean Kukan (46) of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the third period at the Pepsi Center November 09, 2019. (Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche: Rookie Cale Makar’s Amazing 2-Goal Night

DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 05: Samuel Girard #49 of the Colorado Avalanche skates against the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Pepsi Center on February 5, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The Blue Jackets defeated the Avalanche 6-3. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche Need to Keep Their Winning Ways Against Columbus

DENVER, COLORADO - NOVEMBER 07: Matt Calvert #11 of the Colorado Avalanche skates against Ryan Ellis #4 of the Nashville Predators at Pepsi Center on November 07, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche: Matt Calvert Was the Answer

DENVER, COLORADO - NOVEMBER 07: Andre Burakovsky #95 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates after scoring a goal against the Nashville Predators at Pepsi Center on November 07, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche Score Six Goals in Eight Minutes

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 21: Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche skates against the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center on March 21, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Glenn James/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche Must Stop the Bleeding in Dallas

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - NOVEMBER 02: Joonas Donskoi #72 of the Colorado Avalanche tries to play the puck as he falls to the ice in front of goalie Darcy Kuemper #35 of the Arizona Coyotes during the second period at Gila River Arena on November 02, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche: Slow Starts Cost the Team Two Games

DENVER, COLORADO - SEPTEMBER 19: Nazem Kadri #91 of the Colorado Avalanche advances the puck against Thomas Harley #55 of the Dallas Stars in the second period at the Pepsi Center on September 19, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche Need Win Against the Stars

DENVER, COLORADO - OCTOBER 30: Jonathan Huberdeau #11 of the Florida Panthers scores against goaltender Philipp Grubauer #31 of the Colorado Avalanche 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)

Colorado Avalanche: Spooky Observations from the Overtime Loss

DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 25: J.T. Compher #37 of the Colorado Avalanche skates against the Florida Panthers at the Pepsi Center on February 25, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The Panthers defeated the Avalanche 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche Will Find Their Way Against Florida