Darren Dreger

But it's not inconceivable.

So for me, that's the area of watch that I'm most interested in.

And I think that the coach speculation as to whether or not Jared Bednar should be let go is a bit extreme when you look at the resume and the history of Jared Bednar as head coach of the Colorado Avalanche.

And I feel like that's more emotionally charged.

But in saying all that, Brian, I do think that

given that the Avs are obviously a top Stanley Cup contender and they just got swept by a machine in the Vegas Golden Knights, those sort of internal conversations will likely take place.

Yeah, I'm with you.

And I think collectively we had this conversation off air leading into the playoffs.

And, you know, every year on the TSN playoff preview, we all have to prognosticate, right?

You submit who you think is going to win the East, who's going to win the West, who's going to win the Stanley Cup.

And collectively, there was just a hesitation around Colorado.

which felt unfair at the point when you look at the season that they had.

But where does that feeling come from?

And then you fast forward to where we're at now, and again, the sweep at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights.

And yeah, I think you're right.

Something is off, but that's going to ultimately be up to Joe Sackick and senior management to figure out what it is.

I mean, Chris McFarlane has his fingerprints all over this roster.

They added significant depth at the trade deadline, again, to bolster their chances of contending for the Cup.

And

They failed.