Bednar Leans On Analytics, But the Old NHL Still Rolls Its Eyes

Jared Bednar is taking a page from the modern-coach playbook, and you can already hear the grumbling from the old-school crowd. The analytics angle gives the Avalanche coach a clean talking point, but in this league, a clever quote only goes so far when the results have to follow. This is the kind of line that sounds sharp in a presser and lands differently once it hits the locker room and the stands.