Following the Senators ousting, the Colorado Avalanche were voted off the Island last night in a 5-2 double-empty netter (we know how that feels) loss to the San Jose Sharks.
Just like the Habs, you had an 8th seeded team giving the 1st seed a run for its playoff money.
Unlike the Habs, the Avalanche were way better than what we see daily. Only a slight stumble sent them into 8th but throughout the year their young players led the way brilliantly under a coach that trusted them and challenged them appropriately and allowed them to play.
Most nights it depended on Craig Anderson. Knowing how he is, his year starts off hot, he stumbles slightly, regains form, then stumbles again. His post season also played out that way, after an amazing 50+ save performance in front of his adoring home crowd and an unlucky goal by Dan Boyle into his own net, it looked like he had no idea how to make a proper save after that.
Speaking of Dan Boyle's goal: You talk about bad luck eh. The Hockey Gods were probably chuckling and saying "OK, enough's enough now. You can go on and win the series, we're just joking with you." However if the Sharks want to go further than the 2nd round, they'll need to be a hell of a lot better than what they were during this series.
To the Avs, this crying fan pretty much sums it up. He totally wasn't in any hurry to leave the rink.
