It wasn’t a handshake line at the end of this remarkable seven-game series for Mikko Rantanen. It was a hug line.

The Mike Krzyzewski of college hockey, DU Pios coach David Carle, lives just down the street. Make a call, Josh Kroenke. Better yet, make five or six.

For nearly two and a half periods, the Avalanche had put up a defensive wall. Rantanen busted it down with two individual efforts.

Instant reaction from the Avalanche’s 4-2 loss to the Dallas Stars in Game 7 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series.

Half of McGregor Square came dressed for church. The other half prayed for a miracle that never came.

Two teams will enter American Airlines Center on Sunday night in full belief they will win 13 more games this season.

But putting the Nuggets and Avs at the same time? Why not just slap fans wearing a Colorado jersey across the face as they enter the arena? The lack of respect is insulting.

Gabe Landeskog’s incredible comeback journey earned more plaudits Friday morning.

One of the wildest Stanley Cup Playoffs nights in the history of Ball Arena turned on one of the craziest own goals any hockey fan is ever going to see.