The Colorado Avalanche are peaking at the right time, giving the defending Stanley Cup champions a shot to repeat
It certainly won't be easy to make it through the talented and tough teams in the Western Conference playoffs to reach the Stanley Cup Final, where it's possible the record-breaking Boston Bruins will be waiting.
Colorado will begin its defense Tuesday night at home against the wild-card Kraken, who won 19 more games than they did last year in their debut season. Star power is still on Colorado's side with MacKinnon and Rantanen up front and reigning Norris Trophy winner Cale Makar on the back end. In net, the franchise made a savvy move to acquire Alexandar Georgiev from the New York Rangers for third- and fifth round picks in July just before Cup-winning goaltender Darcy Kuemper left in free agency for Washington.
“Vezina -worthy season,” MacKinnon said. “What a pickup by us. One of the best goalies in the league and we’re lucky to have him."
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