You gotta think Tippet would rather go to Denver than Vancouver. Colorado is on the upswing, lots of young talent, but has sucked recently so low expectations. Perfect storm for a coach to look like a genius if they make a dramatic improvement. Vancouver is much riskier, an older team with some serious flaws that has been a recent contender. Unless he thinks he can win a cup in Vancouver right away, I suspect he'd pick the Avalanche.
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