Inside the Avs’ Locker Room: “A big step forward”

BOSTON – Some uncut audio from the game in Boston today, with one additional one from yesterday in Brooklyn.

A couple of notes:

My talk with Alexander Kerfoot continued after I pushed “stop” on the record button. I understand why he probably was a little ticked off by my line of questioning. He’s just played in another brutal overtime loss. He’s part of a team that’s lost seven in a row, and I’m kinda-sorta implying by my question that I think his play has been off lately.

Believe me, I totally respect him not liking that. If I were a player, I’d probably be the most sarcastic, miserable bastard who ever lived to the media. I’m continually frustrated at my inability to ask great questions in the locker room after games like this. I would hate my own questions if I were being asked them as a player. I too often take the easy way out and ask lazy post-game questions.

I’ll keep private what we talked about, but I think he helped me with what I asked, and maybe I helped him a bit too, from my perspective as a reporter for the last 27 years.

We can always be better, is the bottom line.

First up, a frustrated Gabe Landeskog:

Next up, Kerfoot:

Next up, coach Bednar:

Last up, a talk with Ryan Graves after the Islanders game. I really like the kid, hope he succeeds: