EP37 Colorado Avalanche - Offside by a Mile

The Avalanche finally resumed their season after the long break.

The first game back was against the Flyers, in Philadelphia, to start the five-game road trip with lots of travel. It wasn’t the best effort, especially with some annoyingly common defensive blunders. The top line struggled, along with the Makar and Graves pairing. Overall, the Avs outplayed the Flyers for the majority of the outing, but the breakdowns and giveaways are a common villain when it comes to the Avs losing games. Also, they didn’t quite have the execution that we’re used to. Could have used some saves from Grubauer in the third, but the blame can’t only fall on his shoulders as he made some brilliant saves earlier to keep it tight.

Avs continue the trip against Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.