1310 Tickets Matt McClearin dislikes the Colorado Avalanche.

If being in the second round of the NHL playoffs wasn’t exciting enough, the Dallas Stars will face an old, bitter adversary.
It happened! As you may recall, I said last month in the Dallas Observer that we are seeing something exceedingly rare in the DFW sports environment. The Dallas Mavericks of the NBA and the Dallas Stars of the NHL have advanced beyond the first round of the playoffs in the same season for the first time since 2003. Needless to say, we should anticipate many more weeks of hot playoff drama.

That is undeniably true, especially for the American Airlines Center’s on-ice tenant. Nothing can stir local emotions and intensity like a series against a formidable opponent. And, once again, we’ll get just that when the Stars face the Colorado Avalanche in a seven-game series starting Tuesday night. Specifically, the dreaded Colorado Avalanche. 1310 Tickets Matt McClearin

After upsetting the reigning Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights in the first round of the playoffs, the local club now turns its attention to a long-time adversary and, let us not forget, the 2022 Stanley Cup champions.

Let me be clear: I loathe the Avs. I dislike the Avalanche the most out of all 32 NHL teams.