Bill Peckerskull
Fargin' Icehole
This team needs to be done with missing the playoffs.
I don't think they are quite there yet, given the strength of the West, especially their own Division, and the lack of a truly dangerous 2nd line at this point. They're going to contend for WC spots for at least this year, if not the next 2, IMO. Preds, Jets, and Stars aren't going anywhere anytime soon, and the Blues and Wild are gonna be right there too.
What they need is some teams like LA, San Jose, Preds, Wild, and Blues to finally hit that "past their window" tweener point of just being decent to good, in next couple years before I feel comfortable saying the Avs are a perennial playoff team every year.