For a long time, the Colorado Avalanche has been with those who have difficulty keeping their eyes on the prize. They got many chances to win and often lost in the end. They made it to the playoffs once and it was in 2007 when they lost in Game 7 of the Western Conference Final against Vancouver Canucks (they couldn’t even get past the 3rd round). That’s when things started to go wrong for Colorado as they did not win a playoff series from 2011-2012.