The Colorado Avalanche traded away a couple of popular players to bolster its chances for the Stanley Cup. Now the Avs' old friends are back, setting up a roadblock. Game 1 of that series will be Thursday at the Pepsi Center.
Game time has yet to be announced.
It is Los Angeles' first series win since the conference finals in 1993. Streaky goaltender Felix Potvin, acquired five days before the Blake trade, resurrected a fading career in the process. The Kings are loaded with firepower, with all-stars Ziggy Palffy and Luc Robitaille, plus Bryan Smolinski and Jozef Stumpel. Copyright 1999-2001, The Gazette , a Freedom Communications , Inc. Company. All rights reserved.