Mystery Behind Avalanche’s Stunning Meltdown: What Went Wrong in Their Shocking Collapse?
But even in his 95th playoff game, even after winning a Stanley Cup and a Hart and a Lindsay and a Calder, MacKinnon felt the weight of the last two games of this epic first-round series against the Stars.
“Oh, yeah, we’re human,” MacKinnon said before Game 6. “This is what we love to do — we want to keep going, we want to win. We definitely feel lots of internal pressure to win.”
And they didn’t win. Again. Despite having the momentum. Despite having their health. Despite having a 2-0 lead with 12 minutes to go in Game 7. That pressure will only build from here. Next spring, jobs very well might be at stake.
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