Again, it’s not the results that concern me as much as the lack of emotion, the lack of fire that I see. For whatever reason, the Avs just don’t seem all that excited to play hockey this year. It’s such a change from all that fun of last year. Did everybody getting paid (don’t forget, this team is almost maxed out against the cap) get everybody complacent?

The Kroenke family sure isn’t going to want to hear that if so. The players got their money, but so far they’re coming up a day late and a dollar short on effort and passion.

I won’t panic with any team until at least the 25-30 game mark. We’re still only at game No. 14. So, time for panic? No. Time for some real concern? Uh, yeah.

-Adrian Dater of All Things Avs after the Avalance 5-2 loss to the Canucks. Read more on this topic from Dater.