Just to get out of the Central, the Avalanche will have to fend off Dallas coming off a trip to the Western Conference final and retooled Nashville, St. Louis and Winnipeg - and handle games against Chicago and Arizona that won't be as easy as they were last year.
Oct 03, 2023 at 12:43 PM ETNathan MacKinnon didn't feel right about how last season went for the Colorado Avalanche. Sure, they shook off their Stanley Cup hangover and won the Central Division but something was off.
“There’s never an easy night at the Central,” Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey said. “It’s a tough division to play. It’s always a grind. The games are physical.” Colorado is the Cup favorite at odds just over 8-1 on FanDuel Sportsbook in large part because of the high-end talent of MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and 2022 Norris Trophy-winning defenseman and playoff MVP Cale Makar. The Avalanche also seem to have found their long-term answer in net with Alexandar Georgiev, who tied for the league lead in wins last season.
The expectations are back in Dallas after 46-goal scorer Jason Robertson, goaltender Jake Oettinger and others got their first taste of a long NHL playoff run. The Stars added Matt Duchene after his buyout by Nashville and are running it back for another season with a core that includes Joe Pavelski and Norris candidate Miro Heiskanen.
Gone are Johansen, Duchene, Nino Niederreiter, Mattias Ekholm and Tanner Jeannot. In are 2019 playoff MVP Ryan O'Reilly, big defenseman Luke Schenn and winger Gustav Nyquist.
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