Avalanche Are on the Rope - History Says Don’t Count Them Out

The Avalanche are in the kind of spot that makes people start muttering about momentum, margins, and all the other playoff clichés that turn out to be true. Sports Illustrated frames the question the way every smart front office does when the calendar tightens: what does history actually say about a team that suddenly looks stuck? There is no shortage of pressure here, but the past has a way of making chaos look a little more manageable if the right bounces show up at the right time.