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It's on suspended Colorado Avalanche player Valeri Nichushkin to win back hearts and minds as the Avs head into Game 5 against the Dallas Stars. Nathan MacKinnon can't skate away from Father Time forever.
Wyatt Johnston turned 21 on Tuesday, when the Stars flew home from Colorado with a 3-1 series lead in their second-round Western Conference series. They could wrap it up at home with a win in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
Colorado's first-round series began with a couple of clear advantages for the Avalanche and a couple for the Jets. The margins against the Dallas Stars are much tighter.
Chris MacFarland and his staff have an incredible core of homegrown stars to build around, but the Avalanche also needed to look externally to fill significant needs.
The Dallas Stars got one day off between their Game 7 victory over last year’s Stanley Cup champion, and the start of what could be a drastically different second round in the Western Conference playoffs against well-rested 2022 champ Colorado.