It might be a stretch to say the Maple Leafs and Avalanche are worthy of the Spider-Man meme, but there's definitely overlap as both teams look to process heaps of raw talent into ring culture. That and more in Dixononsports' Weekend Takeaways. 👇
are worthy of dropping the Spider-Man meme, where different versions of your friendly neighbourhood superhero stand around pointing at each other as if to say, “Hey, aren’t you me?”
What I do know is, there’s definite overlap in terms of where the Leafs and Avs are in their franchise arcs. Saturday’s 5-4 comeback win by Colorado over Toronto — the home side trailed 3-0 and 4-1 before using two third-period goals to pull even, setting the table for’s OT winner — made for fantastic viewing, but it certainly won’t make or break the seasons of teams with aspirations as lofty as those held by these squads.
When a team is in a championship-or-bust stage, it’s too easy to overlook what they do in a regular season often characterized as nothing more than a dress rehearsal. With that in mind, let’s carve out some space to appreciate what Colorado has done over the past eight weeks. After giving his team a goal it desperately needed late in the second period to pull within two, Makar was down below the goal line, spurring the forecheck with his team trailing 4-3 in the third. It was his work scrapping for the puck along the end boards against Kyle Clifford and Jake Muzzin that created the turnover J.T. Compher was ultimately able to convert into the equalizing strike. Over-35 hockey fans likely see a Colorado defenceman wearing No.
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