The Colorado Avalanche reached the midpoint of the season on a high note with plenty of positives, but there are also some areas that can still improve.
The Washington Capitals returned to DC and to normal waking hours on Thursday. Their first obligation was to host the Dallas Stars, who I think are a very good hockey club. Scott Wedgewood misplayed a puck behind his net, which made it easy for Aliaksei Protas to get on the board first. Tyler Seguin was…