The Avalanche have reached the first ten game checkpoint of the season at 5-5-0, an even .500. Not bad after starting the season 0-4, but still plenty of room for improvement, even with the ever growing list of injuries that they cannot escape. How much bad luck can one team have with injuries over three seasons? What have the brightest sports been so far? Where can they improve the most with important games coming up? Is Georgiev running out of chances? Finally, what have the biggest surprises of the season been?

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