Four games into this series, the Avs had done a great job of containing their old pal. Then the guy known as “Moose” … well, he got loose. Three points in Game 5. Four in Game 6. Four in Game 7.

The buzz: In another season, this showdown of the game’s best defencemen would be full of buzz. But of course the Canucks are at the end of a disastrous season and the Avalanche are angling ...