The Colorado Avalanche played most of the regular season without Peter Forsberg, yet after the loss to the Red Wings in Game 1 coach Joel Quenneville said that, though his absence was felt, they did learn how to play without him down the stretch. That says a lot about the impact Forsberg has on this team. If he doesn't return for Game 2 on Saturday, the Avs will most likely find themselves in a 0-2 hole heading back to Denver.
Quenneville also has to decide who to play in goal in Game 2. Either go with Peter Budaj, who came on for Theodore and shut the door on the Wings or stay with his number one, Theodore, if he is well by then.
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I can't understand why coaches keep blaming the refs after a loss. Philadelphia coach, John Stevens sat at the podium and sulked over the eledged high-stick by Alexei Kovalev, which, to his dismay, was ruled a goal. There is no point to this, they won't change the call after the game and it certainly does little to help his team. The Flyers lost because they blew a 2-0 lead due to weak defense.
Neither team got a lot of chances at the man-advantage, but both teams took advantage when they got that oppurtunity. Be sure, the rest of this series will be as tight as this first game.
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