Adrian Dater
EDMONTON, ALBERTA – A subscriber of the site, a person from Texas who happens to be in the journalism business but is an Avs fan, wanted me to write about the Avs-Stars playoff series of the past. So this is for him, and maybe you’ll get something out of it too.
The fact is, the Avs and Stars have a rich playoff history. Not as rich and colorful as the Avs and Red Wings, but it’s No. 2, for sure, on the all-time Avalanche playoff rivalry list.
Some history and my memories of covering it all:
1999, Western finals – This is one of the more underrated and great playoff series of all time, in my opinion. The Avs lost it in a brutally tough Game 7, though, so it’s not remembered favorably by longtime Avs fans.
I just have so many snapshot memories of the series, such as:
2000, Western finals
The infuriating video of that Bourque-Deadmarsh sequence is here:
2004, Western quarterfinals
The series highlights:
2006 Western quarterfinals
Here’s that Bruno goal:
How will this Avs-Stars series be recorded in my Dater Diary from 2045? Well, I guess we’ll find out soon, won’t we?