(De)Constructing Contenders: An Introduction

  How are successful hockey teams built?  Sure, they have talent, but how is that talent acquired, retained, and renewed throughout the years?  Is there some form of roadmap for rebuilds, blueprints for building wins?  And where do the Avs stack up in all of this? Welcome to BSN Denver’s summer series, (De)Constructing Contenders.  In order to answer some of these…