Morning Flurries: Are they the juggernauts?

Your daily dose of Avalanche news, along with other interesting stories from around the NHL.

All Avalanche

• We went around the writer’s room and asked some questions about the first round. [Mile High Hockey]
• The blue line of the St. Louis Blues isn’t great, and that might be where the Colorado Avalanche can take advantage. [Mile High Hockey]
• Why the Colorado Avalanche are this year’s playoff juggernaut. [ESPN]

Off the trail…

• Hot coach free agent Barry Trotz interviewed with the Winnipeg Jets yesterday, but was also mentioned as a “key candidate” for the opening on the Philadelphia Flyers bench. [Broad Street Hockey]
• Despite another first-round loss, the Toronto Maple Leafs will not be parting ways with GM Kyle Dubas or head coach Sheldon Keefe.

• Should they stay or should they go? There’s a lot of key members of the Pittsburgh Penguins that could hit free agency. Could you even imagine that team without Evgeni Malkin or Kris Letang? Well, you might need to. [Pensburgh]