Article: NEXT UP: SAN JOSE SHARKS, AVS SET FOR 2ND-ROUND MATCHUP.(Sports)

Byline: Rick Sadowski, Rocky Mountain News

The Colorado Avalanche is getting ready to make its way to San Jose.

The fourth-seeded Avalanche will open the Western Conference semifinals against the second-seeded Sharks at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday night.

The matchup was set up late Monday when the No. 6 Calgary Flames defeated the No. 3 Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in overtime in Game 7 of their quarterfinal series. Calgary will meet the No. 1 Detroit Red Wings.

"For us, I don't think it really matters who we play," Avalanche right wing Milan Hejduk said earlier in the day. "We want to win the Stanley Cup, so we have to beat ...

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