[Sylvanfan]

I think the Avs were expecting Ladeskog to be ready for the playoffs and this sort of stung them. Right now they don't have a lot up front after the two big stars than subtract Makar and that's another blow.

Burkoski, Kadri, Landeskog, Nichuskin all subtracted and Lars Eller and Evan Rodrigues in. That's missing a lot of horsepower up front. They're still good on the backend and Makar will be looking to atone for letting his team down. So they could still win this. But Seattle has no pressure and the Avalanche have not been great with their back to the wall.