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Avalanche on the penalty kill: Increased expectations, but also two key players to replace

Colorado Avalanche assistant coach Nolan Pratt delivered a simple message to his prospective penalty killers at a meeting early in training camp.

There are a couple of key guys from the PK a season ago who need to be replaced, but Pratt wanted to set the standard high.

“He said, ‘We know the expectation for the (power play) is to be top-five. Why don’t we have the same expectation?” Avs defenseman J . . .