“He’s very physical out there,” Avalanche forward Logan O’Connor said of Manson. “I think that’s a big part of his game that our team has lacked in the past.”
a Gordie Howe hat trickThat’s all he was missing after a goal and assist in the Avalanche’s 4-1 win over the Stars.
If the game last Monday in Dallas counts, then Manson did accomplish the trifecta across Colorado’s first two Stars matchups: a goal, assist and fight all in a week’s work. Plus an especially odd second period Saturday. It was chippy, frustrating and not very dazzling for the defenseman, even if triumphant for his team. That about sums up the Avalanche’s first quarter of the season.
The Avs have had little breathing room before the new year. Every time a player recovers from an injury, it’s counterbalanced by a new infliction. The flawless, sleek style that made Colorado a buzzsaw throughout the playoffs has been replaced by grittier, grimier games. “With all that talent out of the lineup, it’s not as clean as you want it to be,” coach Jared Bednar said.“There’s still a high compete level,” Bednar said. “A high commitment level.
“I’ve done that a million times,” Manson said. “I mean, I don’t know what I’m supposed to do there. If I should just crosscheck him going into the boards? I think what I did was a safer way to go about it.”
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