That's not to say vocal support is of no value. It is , just more so to spectators than either competing team. These days support is measured financially by the gate receipts. In that department the Avalanche are in very good shape. I'd be worried if fans were not showing up to the games.
Sparse crowds are a sure sign of a team in trouble.
Martin Brodeur has admitted to admiring Patrick Roy, but his appreciation for the future Hall of Famer might have reached a new level Saturday. The Colorado Avalanche and New Jersey Devils have made strikingly similar journeys to the Stanley Cup Finals. Now I have been Joe Sakic's biggest critic this season. A lot of people out there think that I should now be eating crow after thinking the Avs should get rid of him after the year he has had. Here are the facts.