Hey Adler: Feel like making some enemies? If you were going to eliminate four NHL teams, which would you pick? My choices: Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Atlanta Thrashers, Carolina Hurricanes, and the Colorado Avalanche. Why the Avs, one of the most successful teams in the sport? Because I’m from Detroit, and we Red Wings people don’t like the Avs. Okay, okay — it’s a great rivalry. A more rational mind might swap them out for the Columbus Blue Jackets or the Phoenix Coyotes.