but have already seen on inneffective Av's PP, Clark miss an open shot from ten feet out (seriously, you play in the NHL, and you can't hit a 6x4 net from 10-15 feet away with nobody in front of you? Such is the Avs D), and Cumisky bend time and space to break up a breakaway by the Blues.

Not sure how the first goal was scored.  Anybody see that?

Strikes again!!!!  Smyth creates a turnover down in the left corner by knocking a man off the puck, slides it over to Hejduk, and we're tied 1-1.

Beauty play.

for the Avs.  Guite is playing strong.

The Altitudes have pronounced Toivonen's name at LEAST two different times since I tuned in.

Tivvanen and Tevoynen.  WTF?  

to kill in the early goings of the 2nd.  Good work by the Avs.

Smyth seems to have some real jump tonight and is forechecking aggressively.

Clark has been good and bad. More consistant please.

Finger was out of position on Blues goal, don't know if it mattered though.

Good game so far from both teams.

HEJDUK!!!

for the Blues....

for McClemmett.

Damn.

is 1000x better than anybody else on the Altitude crew.

The pro broadcasters got pwned by a 9-year-old girl...

I don't know if my night can get better.

What a pass by Hlinka

Wolski!!!! Like Butter!!

Almost get another.  

I'm hopeful that those two can work out some chemistry.

Avs really buzzing now!

on a Duke/SOS 2-on-1!!!

Avs up 5-2!!!

and it's 5-2!!!

Avs need to keep banging away at the netminder and driving the net.

NOBODY make any comments about the Avs goaltending.

Don't wanna pull a Joe Jinx at this point...

Theo didn't let Cuminsky know that it was an icing.  The kid was a tad upset, and rightly so...

Avs up 6-2!

but the 2nd period sees the Avs score 5 GOALS, all but one at even strength, usually the result of great work in the offensive zone, winning battles and an aggressive forecheck and attacking D.

Where has that been all year?

What a game!!

I don't really think Toivonen is at fault for any of the goals. The Avs were just pwning left and right. Now they pull him? Why? Can't blame him for the Avs sudden surge.

Just 24 seconds in, Doug Weight scores.  Avs up 6-3

WTF?!?!?!?

6-4 now of Perron's goal...

That was a ridiculously soft goal on Theo.

Welcome to a ten-goal game, with 18 minutes left to play.

Avs up 6-4

Was that Tim Robbins behind Coach Q in the stands?  Looked like him.

and not with Paris. Terrible goal to near post.

My favorite line on the Avalanche has got to be Ben Guite-Cody McCormick-Brad Richardson.

Man, those guys are gritty!

Toivenen is back in the net for the Blues!  WTF?!

is pissing me off more and more as the game goes along. How dare he board Stastny like that?

C'mon Avs, let's make it 7-4.

Some great forechecking by Ben Guite on his last shift.  That guy isn't the best skater in the world be he moves around the ice pretty well.

Great work down low.  Good pressure.  Let's see if they take the foot off the gas again...

7-4 Avs

Paul Stastny scores on a great pass from behind the net by Ryan Smyth!  WOW!

2g 2a for SOS!

7-4 is a score straight out of the 1980s.

Would someone like to explain the hooking penalty that has Marek Svatos in the box?

When a goalie taps one of the posts with his stick or glove, is this his way of figuring out his position or what?

Jay McKee gets called for ramming Arason into the boards.  Another PP for the Avs coming up.

They're still showing some really great puck movement tonight.  They haven't looked this much like a real team since the early games of the season.

for the HAT TRICK!!

8-4 AVS!!!!

HEDGIE!!!!!

Hejduk scores a hat trick and his six points total!!!

Holy crap.  

Avs up 8-4!

McNab just called Hejduk a "perfect" hockey player.  Dude, he's good, but come on!!

Don't waste our time with this crap.

Blues change their goalies again.  Poor Tivo.

Apparently Murray want to inflate Toivonen's GAA as much as possible tonight...

SHUT UP!!  Now Haynes is talking about the Avs getting their 1000th win, but all he's doing is jinxing them.

Lord knows they could give up a four-goal lead in 7 minutes.  Don't put it past them.

Three PP goals against the #1 PK!!???!!!

It is bizaro world...

Wolski scores!  PP goal!!

Now that's a bizarre bit of trivia.  The last time the Avs scored 9 goals was the Bertuzzi/Moore game back in 2004.  Whoa.

lets go for double digits

chases the puck, gets out of position and the Blues score on the PP.

9-5.

Blues score on the PP with a great slapper past Theo.

Though the Avs are still going to win big, at least 9-5, let's not forget the fact that Theodore has allowed FIVE goals tonight.

That's not a good performance.

This is the 1000th win for the Avalanche franchise (including time in Quebec).

14 total goals is pretty unbelievable.

Fun Game!

3. Ryan Smyth

2. Paul Stastny

1. Milan Hejduk

Thanks to everybody for participating.  Sorry I was late to the party.

Gotta go!