DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche enter training camp in an unfamiliar state — with very little drama.

There are no concerns about the availability of forward Valeri Nichushkin or worries over the health of captain Gabriel Landeskog and whether he might be back. There’s no angst over the goaltender, too.

Sure, the first-round loss to Dallas in seven games still stings for Nathan MacKinnon & Co., but it also provides an anger and, of course, drive.

With a core built around Landeskog, MacKinnon and defenseman Cale Makar, they’re eager to build on their legacy, which includes several early postseason exits to go with one Stanley Cup title in 2022.

“This group we have, and the talent and the great pieces we have, if we only got one, it’d be tough,” MacKinnon said Wednesday on the eve of

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