Morning Flurries: Scott Wedgewood appreciation
ST. LOUIS, MO - APRIL 7: Scott Wedgewood #41 of the Colorado Avalanche looks on prior to a face-off against the St. Louis Blues on April 7, 2026 at the Enterprise Center in St.
Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Connor Hamilton/NHLI via Getty Images) | NHLI via Getty Images What’s the playoffs without a little hype, especially for a team leading their first round series such as the Colorado Avalanche. Here is the latest installment of Peak Access from the organization.
Following the Game 1 win over the LA Kings, netminder Scott Wedgewood was interviewed by the TNT crew. They went over his stellar performance but also questions about the pads Wedgewood uses, his relationship with fellow Avalanche netminder Mackenzie Blackwood and how he prepared for the Kings in particular. And after the Game 3 win against Los Angeles, superstar defenseman Cale Makar joined the post game program to discuss his heavy workload and the sweet goal he scored in the game to put the Kings on the brink of elimination.
As we get deeper into the playoffs, more controversy is going to emerge over hits and one aspect of the never ending saga is should players have to fight over clean hits? (Never mind how we define them in the first place). “There used to be more hits back in the day, and it was more normal.
Now there’s a big hit, and it’s like, ‘Oh, fuck. We’ve gotta fight him. ’" Why are NHL players so often forced to fight after perfectly clean hits?