DENVER — So maybe Colorado has some experimenting to do with its second, third and fourth lines. Maybe the penalty kill needs intense self-evaluation. Maybe the Avalanche lacks depth.
Here’s something that might sound shallow: Who cares with star players like these?
It became tempting to wonder that for a brief stretch Wednesday night at Ball Arena. On the same day coach Jared Bednar made sweeping changes to his forward lines and announced a captain’s absence that will reverberate most noticeably in Colorado’s back six, the top line patched the problems with a swift kick to the jaws of the Winnipeg Jets.
