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Article: Shark attack sinks Avs Colorado dominated in opening game by Marleau, San Jose
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- The Gazette
- Article date:
- April 23, 2004
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Two years ago, when the Colorado Avalanche last
came here for a playoff game, the earth moved.
Now, a new group of Avalanche players will have memories of a
natural disaster at HP Pavilion.
Themselves.
Even an earthquake couldn't have rocked the Avalanche as much as
the San Jose Sharks did Thursday in Game 1 of the Western Conference
semifinals. Outskated and outclassed, the Avalanche has a lot of
regrouping to do after a 5-2 beating, the severity of which cannot be
mistaken.
From goaltender David Aebischer on out, the Avalanche looked even
worse than the team that scuffled down the stretch of the regular
season.
Though it was only one game, San Jose, behind Patrick ...