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Game 38: Kings At Avalanche, Preview And Open Thread

On Thursday the Avalanche faced the best team in the NHL.  Tonight they face the worst team in the NHL, at home in Denver, with an increasingly healthy lineup.  The odds are definitely in Colorado's favor today.

No word on who will play in net tonight for the Avs, but it wouldn't surprise me to see Jose Theodore.  Considering that Peter Budaj has started seven straight games (5-1-1) and the opponent today is the Kings, it wouldn't hurt to rest Boots and put Theo in goal.  As long as Budaj is right back in for the next game against Phoenix on Monday, of course.

Game starts early today, 1:00 PM Mountain time, 3:00 PM Eastern.  I've got lots to do today so I won't be around for the game.  Anybody watching should contribute to the thread.

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Wolski

Wolski's play behind the net right before Leo's goal reminded me of Turgeon. He just stood behind the net for a good five seconds before he got it to Leo. Incredibly weak goal, by the way.

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 1:33 PM MST reply actions  

Yikes

Shot off the crossbar by Calder. Theo got lucky.

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 1:34 PM MST reply actions  

End of the first

Only five shots by L.A., and the Avs are up 1-0. Not much to complain about so far.

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 1:40 PM MST reply actions  

Story on Smyth

Apparently in 1990, Smyth had a 100 goal season in 25 games! Holy smokes, he must have been the most dominant player ever growing up.

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 1:54 PM MST reply actions  

Penalty on Stastny

Hooking...Kings have been getting some good pressure recently. Hopefully the Avs can kill this one off.

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 2:05 PM MST reply actions  

sigh...

Gigantic shot by Blake. Man, I miss that guy.

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 2:06 PM MST up reply actions  

Penalty over

Not fantastic work, but good enough.

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 2:09 PM MST up reply actions  

We caught a break

Puck went in, but the play was blown dead because of a hand pass. That was a close one. By the way, the Kings have the 7th best PP in the league. Who knew?

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 2:07 PM MST reply actions  

Coach Q is certifiable

I don't care what excuse you have, putting in Theo is a horrible choice because you haven't let any of your goaltenders get a start after they lose a game in regulation.  It's a horrible message to Budaj if he's still the clear starter and it's a nightmare if Q is still rotating them based on wins.  I hope Theo's start is purely coincidental rather than this win/loss rotation.

by Dario on Dec 29, 2007 2:16 PM MST reply actions  

maybe...

Normally I would agree, but I think this might just be a case of giving Theo a start against a weak team, and giving Budaj a start. Now if Theo starts again on Monday...I'll be furious.

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 2:20 PM MST up reply actions  

umm

By "giving Budaj a start", I mean "rest". Duh.

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 2:21 PM MST up reply actions  

Cumisky

raced back to break up a 2 on 1. Great job. Of course, he caused it by pinching in, but still. Nice job.

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 2:22 PM MST reply actions  

PP

for the Avs. Not having to watch it suck was nice while it lasted...

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 2:26 PM MST reply actions  

And it's over

I've seen worse PPs, but we still got nothing from it.

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 2:29 PM MST reply actions  

Mcleod

just got a 10 minute misconduct for wanting a rematch with Ivanans right out of the box. He's got some attitude, and I like it. Avs get another PP because of delay-of-game.

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 2:32 PM MST reply actions  

End of the second...

and the Avs will start the third with 58 seconds left on the PP. We really need an insurance goal...

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 2:33 PM MST reply actions  

PP over

A couple more nice chances, but still nothing from it.

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 2:51 PM MST reply actions  

Dustin Brown....

The Altitude's love-fest for him is getting annoying. In other news, Armstrong just scored to tie the game. Crappy play by Hannan. #*@(

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 3:05 PM MST reply actions  

FU*K

Kings have taken the lead. How the hell we can compete well against the best team in the league and suck against the worst is beyond me.

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 3:09 PM MST reply actions  

Game, set, match.

Kings win 3-1, with the Koptiar empty-netter. Right now, they're the type of team that it's not a huge deal to beat, but to lose to them is absolutely infuriating Fire Quenville, magically fix Foppa's ankles, trade Liles....ANYTHING. This level of play is just not acceptable. Terrible, terrible game.

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 3:26 PM MST reply actions  

ok, ok.

Now that I think a tad bit more, it's not that we were outplayed, except for the third period, we just got screwed on a couple lazy plays. I still think something should change though. AAGGGHHH.

by Rather Dashing on Dec 29, 2007 3:27 PM MST up reply actions  

I can't believe

I can't believe we lost this game... I really can't... This should be a wake-up call (once again) for the Avs players. Being up 1-0 is not an excuse to let up as you may have learned tonight. This is so "last season"... At least we made someone happy as the Kings finally end their 8 game losing streak. Congratulations...

(Oh, and I want to thank whoever that made the schedule for putting this game at such great hours for me. Having an Avs game at 8 PM only happens once or twice per year. Thank you)

Almost 5,000 miles away... It's the Portuguese Avs Fan!

by LuisAvs on Dec 29, 2007 3:29 PM MST reply actions  

Caught a whiff...

Have to admit I wasn't watching the game too intently, having had to DVR it and then skimming through most of it waiting for the action. Watching with one eye and reading a book with another when LA scored their first goal. Didn't see the particulars until I replayed it, but I caught a distinct whiff of Hannan right after the goal and sort of knew what had happened.

At this point, if he cut the mullet and swapped jerseys with Jeff Finger, could you tell the difference between the two players? Except for the monstrous gap in salary, I mean.

by Dan Winkler on Dec 29, 2007 4:52 PM MST reply actions  

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