Hutton Scratched for Game 2 as Avalanche Adjust Again

Ben Hutton is scratched for Game 2, and Colorado is making another small but telling adjustment before a critical night. Playoff lineups are rarely about one player in isolation, because every scratch changes how the bench looks and how the coaches manage the back end. The Avalanche know these are the kinds of decisions that can look minor until they suddenly are not. When the games get this tight, even a quiet lineup card starts saying a lot.