Quoting: kster34
You got swept!
Sure. You do realize that Edmonton's starter, Mike Smith, played injured in that series, right? And that the injuries are so severe that they've effectively ended his career?
If you look at how Colorado performed against each team they met in the postseason, only one really challenged them at 5v5. Here are Colorado's stats in each series:
vs NAS: 59.66 xGF%, 62.69 SCF%, 56.58 HDCF%
vs STL: 59.84 xGF%, 62.93 SCF%, 62.89 HDCF%
vs EDM: 53.28 xGF%, 53.03 SCF%, 46.07 HDCF%
vs TBL: 60.57 xGF%, 60.20 SCF%, 56.73 HDCF%
Edmonton is the anomaly. As for Colorado's vaunted defense, here's how many high danger chances they allowed from each opponent:
NAS: 9.95 HDCA/60
STL: 6.89 HDCA/60
EDM: 15.06 HDCA/60
TBL: 9.00 HDCA/60
Again Edmonton is the anomaly. Now realize that Colorado got much weaker over the summer, while Edmonton got stronger. They're as much a contender as anyone right now.