Colorado Avalanche Stumble into Playoffs, Set to Face the San Jose Sharks
April 11th, 2010 by James Crider Leave a reply »After a disastrous final 12 games in which they only won three times, the Colorado Avalanche accomplished their goal of making the playoffs, finishing eighth in the Western Conference with 95 points.
Colorado will not play until Wednesday or Thursday and their first round opponent was determined to be the San Jose Sharks, after a Chicago overtime loss to Detroit secured the Sharks position atop the Western Conference.
The four-game season series was split, with both teams winning twice.
Keys to the series for both teams with be goaltending. Yes, that seems to be the key to every series, but in this case holds especially true.
The Avalanche are a young, unproven team who are over matched both offensively and defensively by the Sharks. To have any slim chance of beating the Sharks (and believe me, it's slim), it'll be because Craig Anderson stonewalled the Sharks.
He's been the biggest reason the Avalanche are where they are and judging by the fact that he was the only goaltender to have over 2,000 saves this year, I don't think Foote and company are going to be able to shut down the Marleau—Thornt ...
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