Family, pressure, opportunity: Oilers and Avalanche step into a new spotlight

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Much has been made about the stars who will take centre stage in this Oilers-Avalanche series — and for good reason. But, beneath that shimmering surface, other plots are coming into focus ahead of Game 1, too. (SportsnetSpec and WiebesWorld)

Avalanche winger Mikko Rantanen didn’t seem all that concerned by the fact he’s managed only one empty-net goal through 10 games in these Stanley Cup playoffs.

For a guy who led the Avalanche with 36 goals and 92 points in 70 games, both he and the team will be hoping he is right. “I think I’m building in the right direction. Just hasn’t been going in,” said Rantanen. “This is the wrong time of the year to think about your personal stuff, so I’m just playing for the team and doing everything I can to help us win and just play as hard as you can.

“I knew I was in trouble right when I got in the ice with him the first morning,” laughed Barrie, a Colorado teammate back then. “I thought ‘I’m going to be out of here.’ He was exceptional. You could see the way he skated and moved the puck.”

 

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