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Mark Kiszla: Can Avs coach Jared Bednar end nasty habit of failure to put the hammer down in NHL playoffs?

Colorado Springs Gazette·Mark Kiszla [email protected]·22 days ago
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MINNEAPOLIS – With the Avs at the playoff crossroads where they often take a really bad turn for the worse, is Jared Bednar the right coach to keep this team on the right track? Well, history tells us: Don’t count on it. “I’m unoffendable,” Bednar said Sunday. No offense. But here’s my truth: Teams coached by Bednar have a nasty habit of pumping the brakes instead of dropping the hammer in the postseason. In their never-ending pursuit of beautiful hockey, the Avs often forget that what’s needed most to close out a playoff series is a ruthless killer instinct. In the wicked, twisted road to the Stanley Cup, trouble will find you, no matter how magnificently talented the team. With Minnesota having punched a hole in the Avs’ aura of invincibility, Bednar has serious decisions to make for the first time this postseason.  Don’t mess it up again, Coach. Who is the team’s starting goalie now?…

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