FanHouse reached Avalanche coach Joe Sacco on the phone in his office at Colorado's practice facility Tuesday morning. The Avalanche, predicted by many to finish last in the West, is off to a 2-0 start after wins over San Jose and Vancouver. The first-year coach was understandably reluctant to celebrate too much -- especially with a seven-game road trip beginning Thursday in Nashville -- but was happy to talk about his team's surprise start.
It's officially the offseason, meaning the time is right to look into the future. We continue our division-by-division preview of the potential wheeling and dealing with the Northwest Division. 
Over 13 years in Denver, the 
