Martin Necas doesn’t have to be Marty Supreme for a roster this deep to march on. He just can’t be Marty Supine. Nathan MacKinnon can do a lot of things in the Stanley Cup Playoffs all by himself. Avancing past scrappy Minnesota isn’t one of them.

Here’s a breakdown of the Avs’ second-round series with the Wild, who have advanced past the second round just once in their history, in 2003. Avalanche vs. Wild matchups: Who has the edge?

Had Brock Nelson been invited to play for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program when he was 16 years old, he would have had the chance to play for current Minnesota Wild coach John Hynes.

The Nuggets are fundamentally flawed. They are nice guys. But by becoming more Zen, they can no longer win.

Get ready to hear the phrase “heavy hockey” a lot in the coming days.

Here’s the full schedule for the Avalanche’s second-round series against the Minnesota Wild.