Mission: Stanley Cup Puts the Avs in the Spotlight

The Avalanche are front and center in NHL.com’s Mission: Stanley Cup feature, which means the attention now shifts to how serious their chase really is. Teams in this spot live on the edge between confidence and pressure, because the Cup conversation gets a lot louder once the bracket starts thinning. Colorado has the kind of profile that keeps rivals awake, and that is exactly why this storyline matters now.