The Colorado Avalanche are eager to get started with the 2011-2012 NHL season to quickly prove to the rest of the NHL that last season is a distant memory and that this franchise is ready to compete again.
One player who could go a long way towards helping the Avalanche get back to their winning ways is Peter Mueller.
Mueller was acquired at the trade deadline two seasons ago from the Phoenix Coyotes, and his acquisition was felt immediately.
Mueller posted 20 points, nine of them goals, in 15 games for the Avalanche before a season-ending concussion suffered at the hands of Rob Blake.
Without Mueller's outstanding production, the Avalanche fell to the Sharks in the first round of the playoffs in six games.
Mueller came to camp the following season looking to have a big year based off the immediate success he enjoyed after his trade to Colorado, but was quickly derailed when he suffered another concussion in his first preseason game that kept him out of the lineup for the entire 2010-2011 NHL season.
Now Mueller finally seems ready to put that chapter of concussions behind him and be an impact player for his team aga ...
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Colorado Avalanche: Peter Mueller Might Be the Biggest Factor in 2011-2012
September 2nd, 2011 by Kevin Goff Leave a reply »
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