https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7307832/2026/05/26/avalanche-character-test-nhl-playoffs-vegas/?unlocked_article_code=1.lVA.RCmk.PotfI_Gs7A1i&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta Nobody doubts Colorado’s des...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7307832/2026/05/26/avalanche-character-test-nhl-playoffs-vegas/?unlocked_article_code=1.lVA.RCmk.PotfI_Gs7A1i&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta Nobody doubts Colorado’s desire to win. But its character is being tested, and its leader might be severely diminished. If the Avalanche are going to keep their dream season alive, it’s going to take something we’ve never seen before from this group. “We still have a chance,” Brock Nelson said — quietly, not defiantly. “So you talk about enjoying the process, enjoying the work, and putting that all first. Just going out there and laying it on the line for one another in the room. I think (those are) the moments that you kind of dream about, having these opportunities to do something special.” https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7307832/2026/05/26/avalanche-character-test-nhl-playoffs-vegas/?unlocked_article_code=1.lVA.RCmk.PotfI_Gs7A1i&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta submitted by /u/TheAthletic [link] [comments]