Deen’s Take: How Goaltending Has Become the Key to the Avalanche’s Recent Success

The effects of solid goaltending can easily trickle down through the lineup. For example, last year when Justus Annunen came in late in the season and handled backup duties, he gave the team confidence in a goalie that wasn’t named Alexandar Georgiev. In the first 60 or so games, it felt like Colorado couldn’t put…