This was supposed to be the year that the youth movement of the Colorado Avalanche was supposed to hit a snag. However, it wasn't supposed to be a "trip over a rock and fall off the cliff" kind of snag. Finishing only ahead of the Edmonton Oilers in the conference standings was not what the Avs were expecting. Craig Anderson got hurt early in the season and was ineffective when he came back. He was traded to Ottawa, where he played fairly well. The guy he was traded for? Brian Elliot, which only began the trend of looking really bad in trades for the Avalanche. Paul Stastny was on the hot seat this year for underperforming, but early in the season, he looked like the Paul Stastny of old. His numbers fell off just like everyone else's though, when Matt Duchene got hurt. Brandon Yip was supposed to be a 25 goal scorer this year, but only managed 12 goals, a big step back for him. That other trade that backfired badly? Kevin Shattenkirk and Chris Stewart went to St. Louis, where both put up good numbers while Erik Johnson has still yet to live up to first pick overall status and Jay McClement is a third liner, at best.
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