Tuesday's Three Stars: Tucker, a man and his teams

No. 1 star: Darcy Tucker(notes), Colorado Avalanche Toronto fans cheered twice Tuesday, once for a video tribute to Tucker, playing in the city for the first time since a contract buyout ended his eight-year stint as a member of the Leafs in 2008, and once for the Francois Beauchemin(notes) goal that briefly gave the home fans hope. Then Tucker spoiled things. Not quite a minute after the Beauchemin goal cut the Avs' advantage to 2-1, Tucker dressed up drew an elbowing call on Toronto's Mike Komisarek(notes). As the Colorado power-play was winding down, Tucker crashed the net and deflected the puck past Joey MacDonald(notes) for his third goal of the season. It was pretty much all boos from there, but for Tucker (goal, assist, plus-1, 3 shots) you have to figure there's no looking back. The win moved the Avs (4-1-1) into first place in the Northwest. No. 2 star: Thomas Vanek(notes), Buffalo Sabres For a team having trouble scoring goals, it has to be bittersw...