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What Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar just said about his team has fans questioning everything


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Theodore Mosby
November 28, 2025  (7:25 PM)
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Some comments hit harder when the Colorado Avalanche feel stuck between gear shifts in a long season. Jared Bednar's latest message captured that tension while echoing core Avalanche identity.

The head coach did not sugarcoat the challenge. He said the staff has stopped checking the standings and instead locked attention on internal habits that usually carry Colorado through rough pockets. His tone felt familiar, calm but sharpened by recent inconsistency.

Jared Bednar resets the Avalanche focus with a clear message.

"I haven't even looked at the standings...we're competing against ourselves right now, that's the way I look at it. Getting our game in order, developing the habits that we need to win." -Bednar
Nathan MacKinnon remains a force with over a point per game, however the team has lacked rhythm behind its top trio. Bednar wants the exits cleaner, the forecheck tighter and the short shifts consistent.
That context made his quote resonate because it redirected pressure inward rather than toward the scoreboard. The Avalanche need cleaner five man layers before standings truly matter.
Fans have grown restless with the uneven play, and many believe this reset comes at the perfect moment. The group has enough talent, but the details have slipped too often during second periods and penalty kill rotations.
Bednar's comments surfaced in a short clip circulating online, highlighting how he framed the objective as developing habits that win in April and May. The message carried the same emphasis he used during the 2022 title run, when structure often set the stage for skill to take over.
Colorado's recent losses featured slow neutral zone transitions that forced defensemen into repeated recoveries. Bednar wants quicker first touches and more center support beneath the puck. That adjustment often decides whether MacKinnon's line attacks with speed or dumps out under pressure.
The Avalanche also need steadier secondary scoring. Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar keep producing, but the bottom six has struggled to outchance opponents. Depth issues tend to exaggerate every mistake and Bednar clearly understands the urgency to rebuild trust in the system.
His stance frames the next stretch as a test of identity rather than a standings chase. The Avalanche know what works, and now comes the slow grind of tightening every bolt until the game looks familiar again.
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