The Colorado Avalanche weren't supposed to be playing in late April. After finishing in last place in the Western Conference in 2008-09, no one would've predicted the Avs to be playoff bound in 2009-10. Under the direction of former Monsters head coach Joe Sacco, the young Avs team took the Western Conference's best team, the San Jose Sharks, to six games before bowing out of the playoffs.  Read More