 Following the Winter Olympics, the Avalanche struggled but eventually clinched a playoff spot with 95 points on the season, a 26-point improvement from the previous year's effort, and good enough for eighth place in the Western Conference.The Avalanche fell in the Western Conference Quarter-finals to the top-seeded San Jose Sharks in six games.Stan Kroenke purchased full ownership in the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in 2010.