Avalanche, Golden Knights Carry Old Wounds Into West Final

The Avalanche and Golden Knights are meeting again, and the ghosts from 2021 are not exactly being politely ignored in the hallway. Colorado is shrugging off that old playoff loss, but you can bet both rooms remember how that series felt once the pressure started climbing. In the postseason, history is never just history when the same logos end up staring at each other again. The Western Conference final has enough star power already, and the backstory only sharpens the edge.