“Get ready to go” – Colorado Avalanche set to face Rangers or Lightning in Stanley Cup Final
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Colorado Avalanche players after win over Oilers
The Colorado Avalanche have secured their maiden berth in the Stanley Cup Final since 2001 and will now play the New York Rangers or the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Avalanche earlier eliminated the Edmonton Oilers in a four-game sweep of the Western Conference Final with a 6-5 OT win in Game 4 on Monday at Rogers Place.
Before this, the Gabriel Landeskog-led side also swept the Nashville Predators in the first round and advanced to the conference final with a six-game triumph over the St. Louis Blues. Colorado will host Game 1 of the Cup Final. On the other hand, New York holds a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Final against the Lightning with four games still left to be played at Amalie Arena.
For those who don’t know, the Avs have won the Stanley Cup title twice, defeating the Florida Panthers in 1996 and New Jersey Devils in 2001.
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“Job’s not done, and it’s going to be another tough series”
This trip to the ultimate game of the tournament also held a special place for Captain Landeskog, who was drafted second overall by Colorado back in 2011 and has been with Colorado ever since.
“I’d probably be lying if I told you I thought we’d be here one day in the 2016-17 season,” Landeskog said, referencing the last year Colorado didn’t make the playoffs, as quoted by ESPN.com. “That was as close to rock bottom as you can come. But at the same time, we showed our resiliency. And then you start making the playoffs and you start believing, then you start seeing progress and start moving. Job’s not done, and it’s going to be another tough series, but we’ll get some rest here and get ready to go.”
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