Appropriately, the Avalanche is the best team in the NHL in open ice. The Avs are full of fleet skaters, deft puck handlers and lethal power-play marksmen. Every team wishes it could be like the Avs. For more than a decade, North Jersey has been defending itself against a population exodus. Yet, it's still congested.
Traffic is so bad that people take the trains.
Every team that can't be like the Avs settles for imitating the Devils. Colorado has the Rocky Mountains. They have no equal in North America. People from all over the world come to see them. Jersey's No. 1 vacation spot is the Jersey Shore.