Mile High Pollster: Dallas or Minny — Who’s it gonna be?

Well, the Colorado Avalanche have advanced to the second round and will enjoy some time off, and that means it’s time for another installment of Mile High Pollster!

First, we will start with the most pressing matter at hand for the Avalanche, and that’s if it will be the Minnesota Wild or the Dallas Stars in round two.

Jared Bednar and his players will get to kick their feet up and watch as Dallas and Minny beat up on each other, but make no mistake, no matter who Colorado gets next, it’s going to be a battle.

First-round MVP

We had this question at the roundtable, so I figured I’d share it with our community as well! I picked Artturi Lehkonen, whose talent still shone despite LA’s shutdown approach.

Gabe Landeskog posting four points in four playoff games is nothing to scoff at, and of course, only allowing 5 goals all series (with just two against at 5-on-5), Scott Wedgewood has to be a part of the conversation.

You might go with a dark-horse like Logan O’Connor, who, despite coming back from hip surgery, looks quick and engaged so far during the playoff bracket.

Power Play Still

The Avalanche went 1/11 on the power play against the Kings, but should we really be worried?

The unit looked plenty dangerous, and LA’s approach suggests fewer goals per period, no matter the situation.

Thank goodness Nate MacKinnon got a power play tally in game four, or else this would be an even bigger talking point.