Open arms lead to broken hearts.

The Avs held their media day Wednesday and if their power play is as on point as their messaging, the city should start planning a downtown parade in June.

Val Nichushkin’s availability continues to hold this proud franchise hostage. When coach Jared Bednar and teammates addressed Nichushkin’s suspension in Stage 3 of the player assistance program, I wanted to ask them to blink twice to make sure they weren’t reading off a teleprompter.

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It felt like déjà vu at media day for the Colorado Avalanche.

A year ago, the most pressing questions for the Avs’ top players and coach Jared Bednar were about Valeri Nichushkin, after he left the team during its first-round playoff exit against the Seattle Kraken.

Nichushkin isn’t alone among the key forwards who aren’t available at the start of this training camp, but he was yet again the key talking point Wednesday while he remains suspended from the team through at least mid-November.

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When Bo Nix was asked about the characteristics of a good red zone offense in the NFL, the rookie quarterback didn’t shy away from the truth about his rough experience in critical situations.

“In the NFL, I haven’t figured out a whole lot because we haven’t scored in the red zone, yet,” Nix said after Wednesday’s practice.

Even with former quarterback Russell Wilson across the country in Pittsburgh, Denver’s red zone struggles have remained. In 2023, the Broncos scored a touchdown on 51.7% of their red zone trips, as head coach Sean Payton spent the offseason searching for answers on how to improve the team’s production inside the 20-yard line.

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