Defenseman Erik Johnson says the Avalanche began to gel in November during their weeklong trip to Sweden, which began immediately after Colorado traded disgruntled center Matt Duchene to Ottawa.
“We came together pretty early,” Johnson said from the United Center, where the Avs on Tuesday night solidified their Western Conference wild-card playoff
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Johnson never mentioned Duchene’s name
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http://www.officialpistonssale.com/avery-bradley-jersey-c-1_9.html regular-season games left. They are 8-1-3 in their last 12 games and entered Wednesday night with the sixth most points (88) in the Western Conference. They finished with 48 points last season, and have become the first team to post a 40-point improvement from one season to the next since Pittsburgh jumped 47 points from 2006-07.
“That just goes to show how bad we were last year,” Johnson said. “The worst team in
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Duchene requested a trade because he didn’t want to be part of another rebuild, Avs general manager Joe Sakic said after the three-team deal was completed.
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