Game 14: Predators At Avalanche, Preview And Open Thread
by Joe Dunman on Nov 8, 2008 3:00 PM MST
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| 6-6-1 | November 8, 2008 | 5-8-0 |
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Relax
I’ve signed all my credit card reciepts “Go Avs!” today. I wore my lucky hat AND I’ll be at the game in person to end the streak. when we win, we can talk about public contribution to my season tickets.
Friendly reminder.
Everybody set your SPG’s.
I haven’t decided if I’m watching tonight or not. It could be pretty painful.
Colorado Avalanche: Gellin' and Propellin'!!!
Watching
With Wife, AND father who is in town… and wearing the lucky Yelle Jersey. We need it
I believe in Peter Budaj
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 8, 2008 6:19 PM MST up reply actions
I’m going to go and get pizza and watch on an internet stream if I can find one.
Now that’s committment!
if you find one let us know
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Do you guys not have NHL Centre Ice?
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
It doesn't work
Loads fine but the video never plays. Might be bcause I’m in Australia, because I use Win2K and therefore have old versions of IE or whatever, or just because my computer doesn’t like it.
by eltharion_doa on Nov 8, 2008 7:00 PM MST up reply actions
I'm too cheap
to pay for it.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Plus
i’m also in Australia so with the exchange rate in the crapper it’d cost a hell of a lot.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
With me being in the military, nothing is too much to pay for me to get to watch my team play. I haven’t been able to watch many the last 4 years, and so this year i told myself I wasn’t going to miss a single game.
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
Sounds like me
I’ve managed to watch two live games in random cities, and like 4 games on TV in two years. This year I just threw down and said screw it.
I haven’t really got the time to watch many games anyway since their on during the day here,
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Home game #500 for the Avs. Lets hope the Avs find something special, like a way to play a full 60 minutes.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
How is this the 500th home game, didn’t they have a 500 game sellout streak which means they’d already have played 500 home games.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Playoffs count
this is the 500th regular season game.
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
HHOF Game
If anyone out there has NHL Centre Ice, I recommend you switch over and watch some of this game! It is in the 2nd intermission now, but there were 5 goals scored in a 6-7 minute span!
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
On a different note...
Happy Remembrance Day!
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
Avs going on power play:
May the goal girl tonight bring us luck: Gisele Bundchen
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
And a NSFW:
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
TJ Hensick
SOOOOOO glad to see him in the NHL!!
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
ITS A MIRACLE
I just saw on the NHL Gamecenter team list that #39 Tyler Arnason is a scratch with both Sakic and Hensiiick in the team lineup.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
HUGE momentum booster for Nashville to start the game.
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
Not even a shot on the 2nd one
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
Arny's a scratch
thats a once in a lifetime event that you missed.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
OH YEAH!
And Hensick is up with the big club…hopefully to stay!!
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
At least he’ll have the chance to show how much better he is than Arny.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
1 game 1 assist, I’d say he’s already shown that.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
You’re right, he’s already equalled Arny’s non empty net point total, plus Arny can’t do anything to show up Hensick since he’s in the box.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Liles….that’s how you play defense…instead of going for the puck he hit the guy.
LAPPY…how did he not score?
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
LOL I answer you, you return the favor…
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
After juggling the lines for a while
it looks like we’ve started to find a chemistry. Hopefully Q powers don’t break us up.
Colorado getting another Power play….
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
DUMB PENALTY! WHY GRAB HIM THERE!!
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
Hmm
It’d be great to see Stastny just try to take a guy 1-on-1. Him trying to get real cute with that pass cost a good scoring chance.
So
If you’re on the ice when the Avs are going to get called for a penalty while already on the power play, why wouldn’t you just give them the puck to get the most time ?
There’s mixed reasons….you can pull the goalie and have 6 on 4 as opposed to 5 on 3. It kind of depends on where you are on the ice.
With the new rules, if you are in your D zone, I’d give up the puck because the face off will be in you offensive zone.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
See
I’d rather the 5-on-3 because there’s a lot more open ice to make something happen. But I guess if the unit has everything set up already, it would be easier to pull the goalie and slot in the 6th guy than trying to win the faceoff and set it all up again.
Exactly, and if you don’t score the second penalty hasn’t started, so you still get that 2:00.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
With 30 seconds left
I can understand keeping it all set up, but if it’s for an extended period of time, I say go for it.
Calgary has lost to Columbus 3-1
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
Good deal!
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
Avs still scoreless in the first period….how long has it been since we scored in the first?
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
Did you ever find a video link?
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Nope
Found Flames v CBJ but that’s it. And over anyway.
by eltharion_doa on Nov 8, 2008 7:50 PM MST up reply actions
I tried earlier and it was taking it’s sweet time to load, probably my crappy computer but i’ll give it another shot.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
It's a little jerky
But watchable. Thanks, mate!
by eltharion_doa on Nov 8, 2008 7:53 PM MST up reply actions
I LOVE
listening to Don Cherry on Coaches’ Corner!!!
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
My favourite comment so far
on JTV .com,
trade smyth and hannan to free up space to begin with, get biron, zetterberg and bouwmeester…sakic will retire…we have heaps of space
Why go after Biron, he’s not that much better than Boods has been, the Wings would never give us Zetterberg and it would cost heaps to get Bouwmeester.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Boumeester
would be a great pickup. We could use a mauler like he is, but at this point his value is overrated a little bit too much.
Zetterberg and Bouwmeester would both be great investments but they would cost us way too much to and the chances of even getting one, let alone both is next to impossible.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Well
I focused on Bouwmeester because he probably will be traded this year, but his return won’t be the originally hoped for Hossa-like return. We have recently found a happy trading partner in Florida, and we might be able to strike a reasonable deal with them again. That being said, I think Bouwmeester will ask for way too much money per year, probably in the $6-8 million range, and Colorado straight up can’t afford that and he isn’t worth that money.
Are we, talentwise, that bad? Because it feels like we either massively overrated our team pre-season, or we’re severely underplaying our talent.
If it’s the first, maybe we’re just all homers. But if it’s the second…wtf is wrong with our coaching?
I'd say underachieving
but we did have a great pre-season so we may have got our hopes up as well.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
To start the second period:
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
This is getting stupid
another post, and this is like the Oilers game earlier this year where we blasted 4 of them in a game.
Bad break. No goal though. :-(
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
Gah
this is frustrating, but I really like the Lappy-Guite-Tucker line. They’re making some stuff happen. And Hensiiick is for real. He has zero reason to go back to Lake Erie.
I like
the line because it is not the “punch” line!! HAHA!
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
i gathered
not much happened when i left to get some lunch, came back about 5 mins later and there were no new comments
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Yup!
Not much going on. Kind of a boring game compared to the Leafs Canadiens game i was watching earlier.
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
Right now
Its all about the small plays…because there aren’t any big plays going on. Hensiiick has made a lot of small plays that are going to turn into big plays pretty soon.
I wish
we didn’t let Danny Hinote go to St. Louis!!
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
Did you know
that Danny Hinote is married to Jenny McCarthy’s little sister Amy?!
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
Avs penalty
holding
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Hannan made a bad pass right to a Preds player and a quick pass created the chance.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
You sound surprised, why.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Hahaha
I’m not at all surprised. Just disgusted. We’re winning, and the defense has really played solid overall and a perfect game is unreasonable to expect, but damn it sucks to give the other team prime scoring chances like that.
Does that mean
Hensiiick already has more points than Arny.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
They
actually have the same now.
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
2 games and 2 assists…
But that ties him with Arny for points…Arny has two “even I can’t miss this” goals
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
Maybe Hensiiick
Is now sleeping with everyone’s wife.
by eltharion_doa on Nov 8, 2008 8:28 PM MST up reply actions
THEO FLEURY!!
HAHA!! Where is he at now!?
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
I think I heard he was thinking of trying to make a come back….
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
I ’m sure i heard he wanted to start playing baseball, i have no idea where i read it but it seemed strange.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
No
no you cant, untill you speak real english
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
So much for that power play….0 for the last 11 at least.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
0-5 tonight
0-6 vs Wild
0-4 vs Chicago
0-2 vs San Jose
2-4 vs Columbus
So Avs are currently 0-17 on the power play.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
He was an awesome player!
His last playing season was with the Belfast Giants where he had 22 goals and 52 assists for 74 points in 34 games. He now is a part of the ownership group of the Calgary Hitmen with Super Joe.
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
in 2005-06
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
Well
I’d say we won that period, but it’s really been a pretty even game, which isn’t good. We should be wailing on Nashville, imo.
lol
I switch over to the Stars-Sharks game and they have the entire Stars roster listed as a scratch.
That could be a one-sided affair
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Only 1-0 Sharks so far
but the same quick, precise breakouts they pulled off against us are consistently putting pressure on the Stars. They’re really, really good.
Stars and Sharks
locked up in a good one. Avs/Red Wings type atmosphere to it! 1-0 sharks 2min to go in 1st
"I can't hear Jeremy because I have my 2 Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears!" -Patrick Roy
I know
He hasn’t scored a single point this year, thats really pathetic. He definetly needs to work on that.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
It is Budaj's fault.
His tendency to talk to his posts has backfired on him because he apparently pissed off those posts and tonight they’re exacting their revenge by getting in the way of multiple Avs would-be goals. Where Dater is failing is that he is right in blaming Budaj, but hasn’t taken the proper initiative to go down and interview the posts to get the scoop on Budaj’s verbal abuse.
I never thought of that, it makes perfect sense. he’s also pissed off his pads by treating them badly and they’ve taken revenge by throwing out huge rebounds. It all makes perfect sense.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Yup.
His hot-headed, abusive personality causes all things around him to seek revenge. When the defense doesn’t clear the puck, it’s because he never picks up any checks. When a puck hits the post, it’s because Budaj gave them a tongue lashing and they haven’t forgotten. When the offense fails to score goals, it’s because the forwards are tired of being shown up by Budaj in practice when he takes off on “breakaways” and shows off his goal-scoring potential and screams “THATS HOW YOU DO IT!”
If Budaj wasn’t such an arrogant, selfish jerk, this team would be one of the top teams in the league.
Savage and eltharion - where in OZ?
Sorry this is off topic of the game, but I’m here freezing my a$$ off in Winter Park and I miss living in Manly (the NSW one, not QLD)
Perth, Western Australia
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Very nice. We road tripped from Perth to Broome, and I definitely could have handled living in WA for awhile (a long while to boot).
Yeah
it’s not a bad place to live, the lack of ice hockey rinks, and fans, kinda ruins it but other than that it’s pretty cool.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
I got lucky in Manly, I had two Canucks that I surfed with. It was fun putting the smack on the Oilers and the Maple Leafs fan. Honestly the only good part about moving home was that my wife got me tickets to 10 games the year I moved back. Though i do miss listening to the broadcast while “working”.
Never been into surfing
I’ve met a few hockey fans around, I actually ran into a Canucks fan at the shops once, I was wearing my Budaj jersey and he came up to me and we started talking. Having started playing ice hockey as a goalie this year it’s good cause there’s actually a fair few hockey fans around.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Balmy balmy Townsville.
Real hockey weather up here…
by eltharion_doa on Nov 8, 2008 9:05 PM MST up reply actions
Huh
You live in Townsville but you’re an eagles fan, I find that weird. I thought you’d be from WA.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Nah
Grew up in Tassie, uni in Adelaide, Brisbane for a year for work then transferred up here.
I’m a vagabond.
Does mean I get to see a lot of the country though.
by eltharion_doa on Nov 8, 2008 9:08 PM MST up reply actions
Yes it was…but the Avs out hitting 19-9…thats even more cool!
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
Absolutely.
It was like two pirate ships sailing alongside each other shooting paintball guns at one another.
Another Avs goal would be nice.
Make it happen Hensiiick!
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
I don’t see how he gets sent back down. He has been strong on face offs, strong defensively…and set up the only two games he’s played in. My only complaint was that I couldn’t choose him in the SPG thingy
But
what about Arny, we can’t send him down. he’s the heart and soul, look how we play without him, it’s liek we know what were doing. We can’t have that.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
I was thinking the same thing…
But some how Arnason will knock Hesiiick back down.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
well, considering the fact that the very few opinions I’ve made on this thread in past games has immediately been smacked down, Hensick may well get sent down this period
lol
Nah, I think Granato playing Hensiiick in key parts of the Minnesota game might have been a message to management that the young man is ready to stay here.
Yeah
Granato seems like he’s wanted Hensiiick to be in the team for a while, hopefully he can make it happen.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Crap I forgot a goal girl to start the period.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
Interesting fact
I believe Tucker’s goal was his 200th NHL goal
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Wolski shooting….
and the Avs getting a power play. Currently 0-6 tonight and 0-18 streak.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
Yep, lots of passing around the boards, but nothing that creates a shot. The opposition defense is doing very little chasing because we aren’t trying to pass across the ice. When we finally shot one from the point it created a chance…Smyth just put the rebound wide.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
Jones
has speed that you just don’t see coming, and apparently de Vries had no idea because he just got blown by. Another penalty on him.
0-7 tonight 0-19 streak….2-23 in last five games
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
thats not even funny.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Showing clips of Keminsky. man I miss him :(
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
Set up by?
TJ Hensiiick.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
I hope
Arny’s at least taking notes in the press box
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Psh
When he’s not spilling his drink and shying away from any contact whatsoever, people probably don’t even know he’s there.
Yeah
he seems like the guy who would stand in the corner all night. Apparently he’s a really funny and popular guy in the locker room.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Ellis
seems to have a big career ahead of him.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Another Hensiiick chance for Smyth and it’s another F’n Post!
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
Empty Net
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
wheres Arny when you need him.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
They only thing he can hit…
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
Only because
he gets confused because he can’t see the goalie and doesn’t know where the net is.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Love that play
Empty net, and Wolski and Stastny just keep pinning the puck against the boards and killing more time. Awesome job.
Smyth wrap around Empty Net and he hits the damn post again….
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
How is that even possible.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Budaj gets shut out, but still has rebound problems and looks slow going side to side.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
It'll all be
the D’s great play that got us the win, Budaj was just lucky.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
YES
Boods gets a shutout, how will Dater blame Boods for this.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Like I posted above....
Budaj gets shut out, but still has rebound problems and looks slow going side to side. )
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
Yeah
Your post came up not long after i poster mine.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
For the Win!
Gisele – NSFW
And another for luck – NSFW
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
Boods
gets first star as well
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Hensiiick with the second star
Clear grounds to be sent back down right there.
by eltharion_doa on Nov 8, 2008 9:35 PM MST up reply actions
We can’t afford his ups and downs. We need the reliable consistency of Tyler Arnason. Sure Hensick has had one assist each game, but what will happen next? what if he gets no points for an entire game? We can’t risk that. We must bring back a player that we can rely on to only get a point when the game is in the bag, right?
What if he actually plays for a full game. We cant have that sort of work ethic in our team. We need people who will stand around like Pylons in this side.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
we CAN NOT have Hensick and Budaj being two of our best players. It is unheard of. What are they thinking? They could really hurt the feelings of all those players making more money than them….and that would be a disaster since everybody (including Raycroft!!!!!) makes more money than they do…I think.
Money$
Raycroft and Budaj make the same amount ($800k)
Hensick actually makes more than these Avs:
McCormick
McLeod
Guite
Jones
I believe in Peter Budaj
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 8, 2008 9:55 PM MST up reply actions
well, when i said “everybody” I should have said “almost everybody”…and I was talking cap number more than salary (which I consider to be more important in the grand scheme of things).
I was being mostly sarcastic above, but in all seriousness, I guess my point is: blaming the goaltending when the goaltenders are paid roughly the same as the “energy” guys is stupid (I know that you don’t blame them, AD blames him/them) . If salary is a reflection of the percieved talent and importance of the players from the managements perspective, then analysis of a losing streak has to begin with where the management places their priorities and work from there down. Based on where the Avs spend most of their money, clearly they expect more out of the D and O than out of the G. I think the first 3 games of the season could relatively fairly be blamed on Budaj. But the most recent losing streak? No.
The Avs would seem to be built around the theory that they will score plenty and stop shots from happening….when the defenseman that has yet to see a single shift (Tjarnqvist) has a higher cap number than the starting goaltender….then you aren’t really planning on winning games via amazing goaltending.
Sorry for the mini-rant. Not aimed at ANYBODY on this board. Just general frustration.
Agree
Just wanted to clarify.
I agree, the Avs have been (rightfully) expecting better offense and defense this season, and haven’t gotten it. This was the best defensive game of the season, bar none.
I believe in Peter Budaj
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 8, 2008 10:18 PM MST up reply actions
definitely their best. And thank you for not poking holes in my theory/rant using the Stasty Cap number argurment ;-)
what’s the fine for a TUI?
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2008 10:21 PM MST up reply actions
Budaj
also speaks really good english, that surprised me the first time i heard him.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Watched the Minnesota Gophers Game before this one
and Stoa got a short handed goal. He is big, fast, and consistent (has had at least one point in every game this year). I can’t wait to see him in an Avs unipron.
Ack
I gotta jet, guys. Sorry for not hanging around like I normally do, but Saturday night duties call to me. Good win!
No, but he saw limited time after Sakic didn’t return to the ice early in the second. He only got 5:14 of ice.
Svatos got 6:07, as he saw little time as well.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2008 10:02 PM MST up reply actions
Ouch
That looks bad for both of them. I thought Svats played ok. I never even saw McLeod
I believe in Peter Budaj
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 8, 2008 10:05 PM MST up reply actions
Well when your down a man, hard to roll 4 lines…two other guys end up suffering. Jones at least got 10:54, and every one else was 14:00+. But Hensiiick is rolling, so you aren’t going to take ice time from him.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2008 10:11 PM MST up reply actions
True
It could have been a symptom of Sakic getting hurt, but honestly, we never missed McLeod.
I believe in Peter Budaj
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 8, 2008 10:16 PM MST up reply actions
True, Tucker actually looked pretty good filling his spot on the forth line. We might see Hensiiick and Jones playing more, less of McLeod and McCormick (hopefully less of Arny)
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2008 10:20 PM MST up reply actions
Bad give away by Turco and the Sharks take a 2-1 lead with 28.3 seconds left in the game. Tough break for the Stars, who should be going to overtime. Turco really having a bad season.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
No prob. We’ll have to remember Gisele.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2008 10:30 PM MST up reply actions
I’m too lazy to read Dallas papers and blogs but is anyone calling for Turco’s head, he hasn’t played much better than Boods.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
So, why is no one calling for Turco to be traded to the Avs? All the other goalies people were calling for in the offseason are faring no better than Boods and Washington keeps denying they have a goalie carousel. Hell, even Broduer is out so the Devils are tanked. This is not the year of the goalies for sure.
Red Wings Suck
Defensive Pairings
Maybe it was just me, but the D pairings seem to have been shuffled a bit in this game. I couldn’t tell because at times it seemed like they were back to the pairings from every other game this season, but then I noticed Leo and Liles together frequently and also Salei and Clark together a fair bit.
In the continuing trend of my analysis/opinion proving woefully wrong: Jibblescribbits called for the Clark and Salei pairing in a post a few days ago and then I proceeded to question that based on Salei’s speed and Clark’s puck clearing. If they played regular shifts together this game, the shutout would tend to make me look like an idiot. again. some more. dammit.
I’ll take the win of course. But I’m sick of being the accidental anti-jinx.
What ever give us the wins….if it helps the Avs can prove you wrong all season long.
Take one for the team!
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2008 10:31 PM MST up reply actions
I will
don’t worry. Maybe next game I’ll question Hejduk’s hands in close.
Actually, now that I think about it….I WILL question Smyth’s touch around the net.
You may ridicule me after he scores a hat trick.
Shot wide once, got robbed another time, and hit the post on an empty net…he must really suck.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2008 10:45 PM MST up reply actions
Foote and Hannan got put together. Clark shifted with Salei and Liles at times. But, Foote and Hannan was relatively consistent. I thought they did well.
I like
I likwd these defensive pairings. With Liles and Leo playing ok in their own zone it makes sense to put Hannan and Foote together to have a shutdown pair, and Liles and Leopold for an offensive pair.
Clark and Salei actually look comfortable together
I believe in Peter Budaj
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 8, 2008 10:42 PM MST up reply actions
Sweet game. Boods with the shut out!!!! I haven’t caught up with the game thread but to me it looked like the game tonight was a battle of the goalies and Budaj prevailed.
Red Wings Suck
Neither team was really shooting much. It was more of a defensive battle with the Avs really hitting the Preds. Shots were only 26-20 (Preds). But both teams had some good scoring chances. Half the game was played shorthanded.
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2008 10:44 PM MST up reply actions
????
We won a defensive battle? LOL
Still, Boods was solid and deserved this win. More net, less crossbar would have made this game a blow out.
Red Wings Suck
Blame Budaj
for that, too. My theory is spread out somewhere above.
by A.J. Haefele on Nov 8, 2008 10:55 PM MST up reply actions
I'm just frazzled
It’s not been a good night.
by A.J. Haefele on Nov 8, 2008 11:05 PM MST up reply actions
Heh.
That makes two of us. You know how it is, though. When the ball rolls off the cliff, it takes a miracle to stop it before it hits the bottom. At this point, that hasn’t happened yet.
/end self-pity
by A.J. Haefele on Nov 8, 2008 11:09 PM MST up reply actions
SDTF sorry I wasn’t here to drink with ya.
Texacogirl, I don’t think we actually hit any crossbars. I think they were all posts. Not that I’m trying to split hairs…
I figured. More net less crossbar is a great motto. I try to follow it in my own games. Although the reality is more net, less two feet wide of the open net. think I can get a call up to switch with Smyth?
Well
we clearly hit the post at least twice tonight. Once, Lappy’s shot rode the redline to the post and Smyth for sure hit the post in addition to being robbed. Shots are going to go wide a lot more than hit the goalie or the net. I don’t play but it just seems to be a reality of hockey.
Red Wings Suck
She's right, though.
It’s the nature of the game. Trying to put that tiny piece of vulcanized rubber into the netting behind a padded monster who will eat your soul to stop the puck is a daunting task, so you’re bound to put it two feet wide now and then.
Just relax, and don’t grip the stick too tight, Smyth.
by A.J. Haefele on Nov 8, 2008 11:17 PM MST up reply actions
I’ll work on that. Its just that I’m having trouble coping with getting old. the last league I played in with these guys I scored lots. this time I can’t score at all. I’m also 7 years older than last time. Hmmm…. Its coming back though. I’m gonna go real loosey goosey on the stick next time.
Heh.
Luckily I haven’t had to deal with age issues yet, but if I’m lucky enough, I will someday. I still love your avatar <3
by A.J. Haefele on Nov 8, 2008 11:23 PM MST up reply actions
Hey thanks again. My desktop picture changes every 4-5 days. That avatar just seems to stick around, because every time I look at it I laugh. I can still remember where I was for the first game the avs played, against detroit. With a bunch of friends from “agh” Detroit. Oh, they didn’t like me that game. Or that playoffs. It was nice to see the highlights again on the tube tonight.
I hate to do this
but I’m using any distraction from reality right now, so I’ll admit this publicly. My background on my computer is a picture of Gambit being freaking hot as hell while leaning against a wall. It’s a common picture for X-Men Legends II: Rise of the Apocalypse.
Ruv u Gambit <3
by A.J. Haefele on Nov 8, 2008 11:32 PM MST up reply actions
Just to avoid
nerding this place up completely, my desktop is Nate Adams(Best FMX rider in the world) doing a Lazyboy Backflip.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Thank you
It is an awesome desktop, it replaced Pastrana’s Double flip at X games.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
I remember watching that
I was freaking out.
by A.J. Haefele on Nov 9, 2008 12:56 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah
I kinda wanted him to stack it so Bilko would get silver, he was robbed the Cliff flip was so much better than Rebauds one handed nac underflip IMO but i wanted him to land it because it was so insane. I can’t believe it didn’t get a 100 score but considering they’ve underscored the 360 since X games 10 it shouldn’t surprise me, honestly theres only two people consistently doing 3’s, Nate and Bilko and it gets scored lower than a flip combination. Its redonkulous. have you seen the Nitro Circus videos they’re awesome. he does the stupidest stuff.
"To have arrived on this Earth as a product of a biological accident, only to depart through human arrogance, would be the ultimate irony"
R. Leakey, Origins; 1977
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Haha
It’s cool man. Lots of things were happening around me while I was watching the game and wasn’t able to focus entirely on the game. Besides, with the way the defense played tonight, I wouldn’t have been able to drink much.
by A.J. Haefele on Nov 8, 2008 11:07 PM MST up reply actions
Hey, thats a good thing. Even I don’t drink every night. I limited it to one glass of The Balvenies 17 year old sherry oak… /homer voice, ummm, sherry oak…
I"m very worried. I drank way more than I usually do during a game, and we won. That is not a streak that I can afford to continue.
Heh
I actually never drink when I have things to do. I’ve had the worst luck ever with police and things, so I keep myself out of bad positions as often as possible. I only drink when I’m not working and have zero school obligations for the next 12 hours at least. And when Leopold has his back to Clowe while he bangs home a rebound he had no business getting his stick on.
by A.J. Haefele on Nov 8, 2008 11:13 PM MST up reply actions
Haha
Yeah. This game really put a damper on the drinking game. Obviously I wasn’t home for the game and I had to drive home. The people around me, however, felt it very necessary to get snookered and they weren’t even watching the game.
Red Wings Suck
I'm okay with it.
The drinking game can be altered if the defense keeps its play to a higher standard.
by A.J. Haefele on Nov 8, 2008 11:19 PM MST up reply actions
Yer a wise man. i have several friends with 4 dui’s. Seems to be a hobby around here. I too, try not to drink when I have things to do. “Things” does not include skiing, frisbee golf, or working in a bar thats playing an avs game. “Things” does include driving
My "things"
that I’m talking about usually are driving, studying, test-taking, cleaning, cooking dinner, writing papers, working, and people watching.
by A.J. Haefele on Nov 8, 2008 11:22 PM MST up reply actions
Preview
Of something for my blog…
I believe in Peter Budaj
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 8, 2008 10:44 PM MST reply actions
Refs
I am happy for the win, so i don’t like bitching, but the refs were out of control tonight.
Both teams had a lot called against them that I thought was absurd. There were some "holding"and “hooking” i thought were egregious. Terrible job by the refs tonight.
I believe in Peter Budaj
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 8, 2008 10:46 PM MST reply actions
Another goal girl just because:
Gisele – Stars and Stripes – NSFW
Now and then we had the hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be PIRATES.
-Mark Twain-
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