Joel Quenneville and the Colorado Avalanche are no longer synonymous. The coach and Avs agreed to part ways this evening, one week after the Avalanche were swept by the Detroit Red Wings. As reported by The AP:

"Whatever happens going forward, my memories are all going to be positive here," Quenneville said.

Avalanche executive vice president and general manager Francois Giguere doesn't have a timeline for when he'll hire a new coach, but he does have one requirement -- an up-tempo philosophy. He wants the Avalanche to play with more speed.

"We've always been an organization that's been a puck possession, upbeat, high tempo, high energy, attacking [team]," said Giguere, whose franchise captured the Cup in '96 and '01. "That's the way the Avalanche have always played and I think that's the way I foresee this team continuing to play."

In three seasons with the Avalanche, Quenneville amassed a 131-92-23 record.

Management in Colorado is looking to get back to the fast-paced game that they were known for when they won the Stanley Cup in 1996 and 2001.

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