Hours after saying the right things following Monday’s morning skate in Nashville, demoted Avalanche winger Andre Burakovsky had a stellar performance in Game 4 to help Colorado sweep the Predators and advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
“There’s no time for emotions right now and being mad or anything,” Burakovsky said pregame of his new third-line role. “You just got to help the team to where you can and that’s what I’m doing.”
Because of the Avs’ trade-deadline additions and good health, Burakovsky, who was in a top-six scoring role most of the regular season, is now on the third line with J.T. Compher and Nicolas Aube-Kubel. His focus is to be sound defensively but chip in at the other end if he can.
