Well, Avalanche friends it’s been a roller coaster of a start to the opening of the season, but at least we can say we haven’t been bored. I’d rather just breeze over the epic flop we had on opening night, I mean who blows a 4-1 lead in the third? Unfortunately (as I learned) no amount of tequila or whiskey shots will make that memory go away.
That night would have been marred as one of the worst in Avalanche history if it weren’t for one little tidbit: I met Nathan MacKinnon. Yes, the Natty Mac. He just so happened to walk into the Wazzee Super Club, where my friends and I sat drinking our sorrows away when it was observed that “Hey, that looks like Nathan MacKinnon.” To which my other friend replied, “That’s because it is Nathan MacKinnon.” And yes, we had to get a picture, but I am pretty sure I didn’t say a word for fear of saying something idiotic. I barely even put my arm around him in hopes that he wouldn’t notice that I was shaking. Of course the moment he left, we all shouted “WE MET NATHAN MACKINNON!” A cheers that we would carry on the rest of the night.
In summation opening game was a horrific fail that will no doubt be a point of mockery by all Wild fans, however if the night ends with meeting one of the best players on the team, I would say it is a good omen for what is yet to come.
On a side note, what other top professional athlete would go to a random bar after opening night with his dad and girlfriend and order a pizza? His girlfriend, at least that is what I am assuming she was, is also a little blonde. Too bad I’m about ten years his senior… He even gave us a smile, gotta love hockey players. Regardless, it will always be remembered not as the night the Avs played some of the worst 20 minutes of hockey I’ve ever seen, but the night I met Natty Mac!
