The Duke Doesn't Know Squat
by Joe Dunman on Oct 31, 2007 6:56 AM MDT
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Buried at the bottom of this piece by Adrian Dater about how Wojtek Wolski doesn't suck anymore is a small blurb about Milan Hejduk's imminent return to the Avalanche lineup on Thursday against the Penguins.
Hejduk hurt his back doing squats in the weight room. After nearly 10 days of rest, the pain subsided and he should be back on the Avs' second line, centered by Paul Stastny, for the game against the Penguins.
I've done a few squat presses in my day, and I know very well how important it is to follow proper form. If you're the least bit off-balance and/or not properly aligned, you can do some serious damage. The more weight you squat, the more dangerous the exercise can be, obviously.
At 6-0, 190, and with similar athletic experience, a guy like Milan Hejduk can probably squat 250-300 pounds pretty easily. But if the back is not aligned correctly or the bar is positioned poorly, a serious injury is almost a given. Hopefully the extended rest period is enough for Hejduk to regain his impressive form from earlier in the season. He was looking pretty sharp---and so was Paul Stastny, who looks like a little lost child out on the ice without Hejduk on his wing.
So, remember kids, proper form prevents injury---don't end up like The Duke.
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Educational
I was going to make a smart ass remark about the amount of weight the woman in the picture is squatting, then I noticed the muscle in her legs and changed my mind. She could crush me with those things andIwouldntbeupset.
By the way, today is Wednesday and there hasn't been hockey on TV since Sunday. You know what tonight is? That's right, it's business time! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGOoh...
I was going to put a post on ITCS about a stoned stick boy witnessing a serenade between Q's mustache and Theo's goalie stick with this song (with Granato doing the guitar cameos) but in the end I decided against it for two reasons. First, the game is on Thursday and I don't know who's in goal so the Wednesday thing doesn't tie in and two, I'm not sure anyone but me appreciates my own sense of humor.
Re: Educational
I think the "Business Time" song is just about the only somewhat humorous thing the Flight Of The Conchords ever did. Their Comedy Central show bored me to tears.
But hey, it's cool. I get it.
Yeah
The other stuff they've done is hit and miss. They are like Sanberg of Saturday Night Live, only less funny and taken to such an extreme that it's boring. I think they are pretty talented but it's like having a whole plate of Humus. That shit is a condiment, a side dish. I don't need a whole plate of it.
Re: yeah
I'm with you on the hummus. I love me some hummus, but it's got to be either a side dish or a pre-meal appetizer. You can't live on the stuff alone.
And are you trying to tell me that "Lazy Sunday" got taken to an extreme?
Lazy Sunday
No way, it was a short clip. It was perfect. With FOTC, they tried to make a whole show out of it. You see? Portion control. Dick in a Box is brilliant but I don't need to see a full hour of programing with Zombie dance and Lazy Sunday. Kind of like Hummas.
this may be offtopic
but I was reading the Post today, and in the article about Wolski there was an interesting bit:
"Now, Wolski is on the top two lines, and Andrew Brunette has dropped down to the third line."
Guess that answers the question about what's going to happen with the lines now that Hejduk is back.
Smyth / Sakic / Svatos
Wolski / Stastny / Hejduk
Bruno / Arnason / ???
Maybe Bruno and Arnason will have chemistry, who knows. Richardson or Hlinka might look nice on that line with Bruno and Arnason too.
Lines
Is Richardson back yet? I assume that until he returns the third line will probably have Bruno/Arnason/Hlinka for now. That would add a little speed to an otherwise fairly slow combination.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around Marek Svatos being on the top line.
i keep hearing
richie's close. he's in good shape, been skating the whole time and everything. if not this coming game, probably the next.
I kinda understand Svatos playing up -- it spreads your talent around so people just can't shut down your best line and be ok. Plus, as much as I'm critical of him, Svatos deserves it. He's working hard, playing passable D, hitting, and most all, he's scoring.
as for Hlinka on the 3rd, don't underestimate Q's crush on Smith. Bruno / Arnason / Smith will sadly probably be as likely. I do think that if Hlinka plays on the 3rd, that line has an excellent chance for Arnason success -- two excellent playmaking/passer wingers should be a good match for him.
Smith
It must be said that Wyatt Smith is playing very well on the penalty kill. He's as much a part of the PK's success this season as any other player.
That said, he doesn't belong on the third line because he can't score a goal to save his life. He's offensively retarded.
Arnason needs someone who will inspire him to play to his ability---Hlinka, while struggling point-wise, still hustles on the ice and plays like he really wants to stay in the NHL. Arnason could use the mentoring.
OK, I'm speechless. Just found this out.
http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/...
I'm not sure how much to believe this author since he didn't even know that Salo was a safety net for Aebischer, not Roy. But he claims that Edmonton had their choice of Ballard, Gilbert or Boychuk.
OK, I absolutely hated that trade to begin with unlike a lot of Avalanche fans at the time. I hated it for a few reasons. First, you're sending a horrid message to Abby going in to the playoffs. Second, we knew from experience that Salo did not have the stuff to carry a team to the cup so what was the point? Third, as a backup Salo would have to accomplish something that in my memory had never, ever been done. That was come in after a starter had been pulled and carry your team through the playoffs. If the point was to win the cup then he simply made no sense whatsoever. Especially when you consider the fact that we knew he was done after the playoffs. Unlike most Avalanche fans at the time I just didn't think giving up Gilbert was worth Salo. Gilbert is a big mobile defenseman and while he wasn't projected to be better than Boychuk and Ballard I thought he was in a perfect spot with the NCAA to let mature and see.
I'm just shocked that the Avs would have offered Boychuk and Ballard. I'm not sure if that's more shocking that Pierre was that desperate or that Edmonton chose Gilbert over those two.
Salo
I can't believe the author didn't realize that Patrick Roy had already retired by then. What the hell?
As far as the trade for Salo, though, all I can say is this: The Avalanche should NEVER, EVER trade players with any other team in the Northwest Division. NEVER EVER. Somehow, no matter what, the Avs always seem to get the short end of the stick.
And yes, I'm talking about Jordan "Glass Joe" Leopold, too.
Leopold nick name
Leopold needs a good nick name. I haven't thought of one yet but this has to be made a priority.
Feel free...
to use my moniker for Leopold: Jordan "Symphony of Miscues" Schmeopold.
Ok, so it's not catchy, but it's an accurate summary of his Avalanche stint so far.
As far as a backup coming in a relieving a starter on the way to a Stanley Cup, isn't that what Ward did in Carolina a couple of years ago? He had a whopping 28 starts in the regular season before putting the Canes on his back in the playoffs. Also, Roloson was traded to the Oilers to take the place of a shaky netminding group and he took them deep, and it can be argued to the Cup if he hadn't gotten horrible crippled in the Finals.
Just sayin'.
Re: Feel free
Hey, I don't think anybody said it couldn't happen, but it's pretty rare. Was Dubie able to carry the Islanders deep into the playoffs when DiPietro went down? Nope. I can't think of any other examples off the top of my head, but I know that the number of backup goalies who failed is much larger than those who succeeded.
And I think we can all agree that Salo wasn't on par with Ward or Roloson at his best.
True...
but since when has anybody named Dubie ever compared favorable with anybody else?
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