The Kroenkes sent shockwaves through Denver when they decided to can Nuggets coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth this past April. You can bet those shockwaves were felt down the hallway.

Standards are high for the Colorado Avalanche, and with just one series win since lifting Lord Stanley in 2022, they've fallen short of those standards the last few seasons. Those same standards exist on the opposite side of the building with the Nuggets, and when that team floundered late this past season, Josh Kroenke did not hesitate to make big changes at the top. Kroenke, who is more "hands-off" with the Avalanche than he is with the Nuggets, might not stay that way if the Avalanche bow out early again in the spring.

Make no mistake, coach Jared Bednar and general manager Chris Mac

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