Two nights after playing poorly and losing its opener 4-1 to the St. Louis Blues, the Avalanche bulldozed the Blues 8-0 on Friday at Ball Arena. The game story is here. Five takeaways: Confidence Just two games into the season, the Avs already realize how dangerous they can be. And they proved that against one of the NHL’s best teams, the 2019 Stanley Cup champions. Colorado will still have bumps in the road, a bad loss here and there.