After ousting the Flames in impressive fashion, the Avs come up against another formidable opponent in the SJSharks. Can Colorado pull off another upset? (RoryBoylen)
. And even though Rantanen wasn’t a permanent member on a line with those two he averaged 21:11 of ice time in the first round to make Colorado the only team to have three forwards who averaged more than 21 minutes. They’ll go as far as their big guys take them.
On top of that, Colorado’s mobile defencemen starred in the spotlight, led by Tyson Barrie, Sam Girard and the late addition of Cale Makar in Game 3, who was signed out of the NCAA after his season ended with a Hobey Baker win. Makar took the NHL by storm and his 65.56 shots for percentage in the first round was fourth-best in the league of all blueliners who played at least three games.
On the other side, the Sharks arrive in Round 2 following a wild end to a wacky series that they probably shouldn’t have won. And that’s not a shot at thethat opened the door for San Jose to make an improbable comeback and win Game 7 against Vegas — the Sharks trailed that series 3-1, goalie Martin Jones was pulled twice and finished with a 3.20 GAA, and the last two games were decided in overtime. This easily could be the Vegas Golden Knights facing Colorado in Round 2.
Stacked with forward talent up front, and with a pretty good collection of defencemen headlined by Brent Burns and
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