And They Don't Even Play The Trap

As brushed on in a previous blog, the Avalanche isn’t scoring when it matters most. The purpose of every game in the NHL is to score more goals than the opposing team in an effort to advance in the standings. In the case of the Colorado Avalanche, this is not what happened. The last month for the Avs, who have been on the bubble of the Western Conference playoffs since then, has been disastrous on the score sheet. It is amazing that they have even manages to win games *cough* goaltending *cough*.

Aside from a 5-4 SO victory against Buffalo and a 7-1 domination of the hopeless Wild, this is the Avs goals per game since March 1^st. 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 0, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1. The lone shootout goal against Edmonton on March 10^th is not counted, as it did not occur in regulation. But those are the numbers folks. And they sad. Twice the Avs have been shutout, and in the 14 games in March they have scored 4 or more goals twice. Twice. Their goals per game in March: 2.2 so far. Remove the 7-1 Minnesota game and it’s a staggering 1.8 goal per game. The Avs could very possibly miss the playoffs, and they will not have anyone to blame but themselves. Actually that’s not entirely true. Semyon Varlamov and J.S. Giguere shouldn’t blame themselves. They can blame the guys who play in front of them. Good job goalies, you gave it your best!