Sam Girard
Avalanche rally, stun Oilers in OT 6-5 to advance to Stanley Cup Finals
Reputation vindicated. The Colorado Avalanche reached the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since their 2001 title run on Monday evening, eradicating their recent reputation of being a highly-talented group of youngsters that couldn’t perform when the lights shined their brightest. Down 3-1 early in the third period and missing one of their star […]
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Clipped Wings on the Blue Line
The Red Wings defensive corps has been the subject of discussion in the early part of the season. There were low expectations for most of the defensemen to start the season. The puck movers were expected to be Filip Hronek and off-season acquisition Nick Leddy. Rookie Moritz Seider was still, at the time, very much […]
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