Bednar Keeps It Cool as Avalanche Face 0-2 Hole

The Avalanche are staring at an early deficit, and Jared Bednar is not handing out panic with the morning coffee. He is leaning into the old playoff truth that a series is a series, not a two-game verdict, even if the room knows the margin for error is already thinning. Colorado has been here enough times to understand that chances get more expensive by the night, and the next game starts to feel a lot bigger when the cushion disappears.