Ralston Valley [e]Xpress Newspaper

It was a disaster for the last two seasons for the Colorado Avalanche. Large number of losses, star players injured, and very incefficent staff members had brought the Avs to a standstill for a long time. Now everything has chaged for the best with the 2010 season. After an outstanding regular season, the Avs have clinched the final playoff birth in the Western Conference. It was a two days since the Avs had upsetted the heavily favored Sharks on Sunday after a deflected goal in overtime had set the Avalanche 2 points ahead of Calgary. The only thing the team needed now was one more win and for Calgary to lose. Yesterday, news had gone around that the Flames had lost to San Jose 2 – 1 which was big news for Colorado. The only thing left was to win against Northwest Division Rivals, The Vancouver Canucks. It was a long game that lasted back and forth until it reached the shoot out. After 3 misses from Vancouver, the NHL’s top rookie, Matt Duchene had a chance to make an even bigger name for himself as a hero of Colorado hockey. He then emrged victorious with teh Avs jumping over him and goalie Craig Anderson. The Avalanche have entered the Playoffs 12 of 14 years.