Column: Troy Renck argues Avalanche should part ways with coach Jared Bednar after playoff sweep
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5d ago· 8 min readenOpinion
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Summary
Troy Renck argues that despite Jared Bednar being the best coach in Avalanche history and a good person, he should be fired after the team's humiliating first-round sweep by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2024 playoffs. The article contends that Bednar's system no longer works in the postseason, and that the team's three consecutive years of underperformance since winning the Stanley Cup in 2022, culminating in this sweep, warrant a coaching change.
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He is the best coach in franchise history. Yet, running it back would be the worst thing the organization could do.
The best team in hockey was clobbered. The Avs were broomed away like so many cigarette butts and plastic daiquiri cups.
It is not all Jared Bednar's fault that the Avs picked a bad week to play their worst hockey. But let's meet in the middle and say half the onus is on him because of a system that no longer works in the postseason.
It is not all Jared Bednar’s fault that the Avs picked a bad week to play their worst hockey. But let’s meet in the middle and say half the onus is on him because of a system that no longer works in the postseason.
