The 2016-17 season was one to forget for the Colorado Avalanche. They bowed out of the season with 22 wins and just 48 points on the year, and entertained the idea of trading their biggest stars to kick off a partial rebuild.
While the Avalanche are done playing hockey for the season, their Twitter account is still going strong as it tries — bless its heart — to make the best of a bad situation.
As such, here are the saddest tweets from the Avalanche account that showcase just how horrible their season was.
Carl Soderberg played in 80 games this season, tallying 14 points. pic.twitter.com/ahS1GHDIro
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) April 26, 2017
Only 15 of 184 players this season had fewer points than Carl Soderberg in 80 or more games played. Last year, he had 51 points.
The point totals only get worse from there.
Andrighetto led the team in scoring in the month of March with 11 points and five goals. pic.twitter.com/TqbK4XYoim
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) April 22, 2017
Beauchemin ranked second among our defensemen with 17 points. pic.twitter.com/byDv4bL8dQ
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) April 21, 2017
Barbs tallied nine points with us, including two goals.
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) April 22, 2017
His 13 points overall this season are a career-high. pic.twitter.com/RS8KnfD54F
Despite the injury, Johnson ranked third among our defensemen in scoring with 17 points. pic.twitter.com/Jetevt4Ltf
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) April 23, 2017
You know a season is bad when they invoke a miscellaneous fact about the alphabet ... or a player’s birth state or country.
Zadorov is only our second player with a last name that starts with the letter "Z." pic.twitter.com/pNxWjeAYpT
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) April 24, 2017
Long Beach native Matt Nieto is the fourth California-born player to dress in a game for us. pic.twitter.com/iCHBxNW9BZ
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) April 23, 2017
Sven is the third Swiss-born player to dress in a game for us. pic.twitter.com/MFN5R7nT8G
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) April 22, 2017
And maybe the most disappointing tweet of them all...
Matt Duchene led the NHL in faceoff percentage with 62.57% this season. pic.twitter.com/iLDbJDgQx2
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) April 21, 2017
Matt Duchene, their 26-year-old alternate captain, tallied only 41 points this year and this is the stat they lead with.
Here’s to you, Colorado. May your next season be a better, and more inspiring, one.