This story is part of ESPN The Magazines Oct. 12 Owners Issue. Subscribe today!Colorado AvalancheOverall:?77 Title track:?39 Ownership:?92 Coaching: 69 Players:?108 Fan relations: 75 Affordability: 94 Stadium experience:?87 Bang for the buck: 32 Change from last year: -26For the second year in a row, Colorado managed to fall in all eight franchise rankings categories. Although its not quite as bad as 2015s 35-spot drop, the Avalanche are down another 26 places, and thats added up to quite a free fall. Only two years ago, Colorado was 16th overall. Ownership will have a tough time stopping this from snowballing.Whats goodDespite finishing second-to-last in the Central Division this past season, the Avalanche were just six points away from a playoff berth. Thanks to that competitive year and the teams past success, the franchise ranks fairly high in title track. The past is quickly becoming more distant, though: Colorados most recent division championship came in 2013, and the team hasnt earned a conference title since winning the Stanley Cup in the 2000-01 season. At least the Avalanche are a pretty good value, with tickets nearly $15 below the league average and a .500 record despite a late-season collapse.Whats badThe Avalanche share the Pepsi Center with the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Mammoth, a pro lacrosse team, as well as a slew of events that come to the area each year. Because of that, the arena itself, seating included, isnt particularly geared toward hockey (its ranked just 87th this year), and renovations to improve that feel arent likely. As far as ownership goes -- its ranked 92nd -- perhaps thats out of solidarity with St. Louis residents -- the Avs owner, Stan Kroenke, relocated the citys NFL franchise to Los Angeles this past offseason. His shrewd demeanor is good for business but doesnt jibe well with fans or, at times, the cities that host his teams.Whats newUnfortunately for Colorado, whats new is also whats worse -- much worse. The resignation of Patrick Roy in mid-August left the Avalanche scrambling for a coach, and they settled on Jared Bednar, who led the AHL-champion Lake Erie Monsters to the Calder Cup the previous season. The title is nice, but putting a second-tier league coach in charge isnt an awe-inspiring move (fans reacted by dropping the Avs coaching rank 47 spots). The roster, while talented, remains unproven, and the collapse at the end of the past season is reason for a fair amount of skepticism (the players, too, are down 38 spots, all the way to 108th).Next: Calgary Flames?| Full rankings Hydro Flask Cyber Monday .5 seconds to play in the game, Kevin Love never stopped believing that they would come out of there with a win. Cheap Hydro Flask . 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MADRID -- In a game that meant so much for Atletico Madrid, it was Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid celebrating when it was all over.Ronaldo scored a hat trick and Madrid handed rival Atletico a painful 3-0 loss on Saturday in its last Spanish league derby before leaving Vicente Calderon Stadium next season.The victory also snapped Madrids six-game winless streak against the city rival, and gave the club a four-point lead over Barcelona.Barcelona was unable to overcome the absence of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in a 0-0 draw at Camp Nou, a result that ended its home scoring streak that started in February 2015.Madrids gap to Atletico increased to nine points, putting the rivals title chances in jeopardy after only 12 matches.Diego Simeones team, which has lost three of its last four league games, dropped to fifth in the standings.Sevilla moved to third by scoring three unanswered goals -- including two in the final five minutes -- in a 3-2 win at Deportivo La Coruna.ATLETICO MADRID 0, REAL MADRID 3Atletico played well in the emotionally charged game at the Calderon, and was in control of most everything except the scoreboard.It was a tough night, Atletico midfielder Jorge Koke Resurreccion said. We wanted to win it for our fans.Ronaldo opened the scoring in the 23rd from a free kick that deflected off the wall and wrong-footed goalkeeper Jan Oblak. Ronaldo converted a penalty kick in the 71st after he was fouled by Stefan Savic, and closed the scoring in the 77th off a cross by Gareth Bale.We played a great game against a complicated opponent in a stadium where its difficult to win, Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said. Very few teams can win 3-0 here. Its not easy.Madrid had two huge wins against Atletico in Champions League finals, including last season, but it hadnt beaten the rival in La Liga since 2013, when Jose Mourinho was in charge of Madrid.Atletico had won four and drawn two of the last six league games between them.BARCELONA 0, MALAGA 0Without the unwell Messi and the suspended Suarez, Barcelona wasnt able to beat Malaaga at home despite playing with an extra player from the 68th minute.ddddddddddddIt was held by some poor finishing and a great performance by Malaga goalkeeper Carlos Kameni, who came up with key saves at Camp Nou, including a spectacular one four minutes into injury time on a close-range header by Neymar.Messi was ruled out just hours before kickoff because he was ill and had vomited, the club said.We know these types of games are tough, Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets said. We tried but we were unlucky in front of the goal. Thats football. If you dont finish you cant win.Barcelona, trying to win its fifth game in a row, hadnt been held scoreless in 17 league games. The last time it failed to score at least a goal was in a 1-0 defeat at Real Sociedad in April. At home, it hadnt failed to score since a 1-0 loss to Malaga in the Spanish league on Feb. 21, 2015.We played relatively well, but sometimes the ball just doesnt want to go in, said defender Gerard Pique, who played the final part of the game as a striker.DEPORTIVO LA CORUNA 2, SEVILLA 3Sevilla scored twice in the end to rally from two goals down at Deportivo La Coruna and stay near the top of the standings.Deportivo appeared in control after goals by Ryan Babel in the first minute and Florin Andone in the 42nd, but Sevilla got back into the game with Steven NZonzis strike just before halftime at Riazor Stadium.Victor Vitolo Machin, who came into the match as a halftime substitute, equalized with a right-footed shot from inside the area in the 87th, and defender Gabriel Mercado netted the winner from close range after a corner two minutes into injury time.Coach Jorge Sampaoli rested some of Sevillas regular starters ahead of the Champions League game against Juventus on Tuesday.Elsewhere, Eibar moved to seventh place by beating visiting Celta Vigo thanks to a ninth-minute goal by Fran Rico.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni ' ' '