As the Avs celebrated with friends and family on the ice deep into the night, much of the talk turned toward Nathan MacKinnon, Jared Bednar and Joe Sakic. The superstar. The coach. And the general manager.
The frustration was used as the fuel to break through and not only did the Avs get over the second-round playoff hump, they won the Cup. It was similar to what Washington did in 2018. Alex Ovechkin had previously failed to advance to the conference final, but the Capitals stormed to the title.
MacKinnon joined top overall picks Ovechkin, Patrick Kane , Steven Stamkos and fellow Nova Scotia native Sidney Crosby to win Cups with their original clubs. “I still can’t believe it, honestly,” Bednar said about an hour after the game. “I’ve been fortunate to be in some great organizations and surrounded by great people and hockey people, and Colorado is the icing on the cake for me.
“I used to laugh when people said, ‘Well, you have to lose before you win.’ But in this case, for our team, I think those were important lessons learned and helped our team mature.”Colorado Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic during a press conference at Ball Arena May 30, 2022. The Colorado Avalanche take on the Edmonton Oilers Tuesday evening for the first game of the NHL Western Conference Finals.
“We were probably more stressed than the players and coaching staff because we have no control, right?” he said. “We’re just watching and trying to help in any way we can.”
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