Joe, delete this shit. The reason why I read this blog is because I’m sick and tired of reading all this biased shite coming from so called ‘professionals’ who make fun of bloggers for not wearing pants.

Pants are overrated anyway

When Granato finds out about what Budaj’s been doing to his sister lately, the love affair will be over.

Man I wish I could get TSN to here Ray Ferraro’s analysis.

That the post has the most intelligent people commenting there. Reason 1000 why I go to this site for my Avalanche fix and not the Denver rags. Btw isnt there a reason Raycroft is and always be a #2 goalie?? (cant fix stupid on the post)

With all due respect, I think you were hitting the bottle a little too hard last night. So was i, but good lord, you didn’t see raycroft flopping around last night? Really? My only explanation is you were seeing double and him being close to ONE of the nets was good enough for you.

(Not posted at AllThingsAvs becuase I don’t want to ruin the record of his commenters with regards to logic)

Just in case my sarcasm detection is malfunctioning, we agree on everything DD except the start of Raycroft in the last game.

There should be no goalie controversy in Denver, I just kinda like seeing the coach playing a hunch by starting a lukewarm backup and I didn’t think the move warranted the calls for Granato’s head and genitalia, no matter how douchey coach Q was with goalies.

This is kinda my same point as the Charmin Ultra issue when he sat for Foote’s return. I like to see a coach play the hotter guys. We just agree to disagree, but I took my Ritalin, so it’s all good.

I am all for more making fun of message board comments.

But in all seriousness (as serious as we get around here) we are damn lucky to have you guys running this blog and some great contributors who actually watch games, love hockey, and are capable of thinking beyond a high school level.

(I tried to do the blockquote thing, but probably screwed it up!)

I have to agree with texacogirl, I think you guys ROCK!

I am at the point with Dater and all the idiots who follow him that I don’t give a shit what they say. I am operating under the “Ignore them. They are idiots. Who cares what they say. We know the truth and that’s all that matters.” attitude. Besides, Budaj could have 10 shutouts in a row against the 10 toughest teams in the league, and AD would still criticize him.

JonHaven really got me thinking last night about how overblown this whole “goalie controversy” has gotten. Maybe Granato’s timing wasn’t perfect, but at some point you need to play your back-up goalie. I was listening to the interview with Tony Granato on the Altiboob station on the way home from work last night and Granato basically said there are a lot of games left to play and both goalies need to be playing well. So, might as well send Raycroft out and see how he does. The test will be whether he continues playing well, including playing against tougher teams like the Sharks, the Hawks, etc., if given that chance. If he does, then we benefit from it with wins, hopefully. If he stinks it up, well there you go. I think the only way Budaj would lose his #1 position is if he tanked night after night giving up soft goals against bad teams. Unlike AD, I don’t claim to know what Granato is thinking, but he just doesn’t seem like the Coach Q type. I also don’t think Boods is going to crawl in a corner, lie in a fetal position, and start watching Lifetime TV and Oprah now that Raycroft is playing some games. I would imagine this is just part of life as an NHL goalie. He said he was a competitor, so “game on.” All he needs to do is continue playing well.

I had said before that I thought Dater was in the category of dung beetles and parasite. I was indeed mistaken. He is more like the tick sucking on the blood of the parasite eating off the as?hole of the dung beetle feasting on the worm infested elephant crap laying on the rotting corpse of a zebra that was pissed on by a rabid hyena. But then again, that might be too good for him.

I sure hope Budaj does well this year and sticks around for years to come. My 8 year old son worships the guy. He wants to be just like him (which is great because he is a super guy). Last year was rough when Theodore came in. My son would boo him at games and say things like “Coach Q is an idiot!” He loves jibbles website with all the avatars!! He said “Wow, these guys really like Budaj. Cool.” I agree – you guys are pretty cool (that last comment made me kind of vomit in my mouth a little)

I appreciate the compliment.

He loves jibbles website

You let your kid read me? I wouldn’t let my own kid read me!

And this is why i’ll never reveal my identity. I’m going to be sued someday for therapy bills.

I want to know when playing the puck became the main criteria for being a # 1 goalie. the G.O.A.T. couldn’t play the puck to save his life, but now it seems thats all you have to do to start games. I’d rather a goalie that can save pucks than score goals.

Jeff Hackett is THE MAN. Goalie Whisperer indeed.

I’ve never wished for the Avs to lose any game at all, untill now. I really want the Avs to lose and lose big just to shut all the muppets at the Denver post up who believe Raycroft is in line for theVezina and his stats are better because he has a better W-L record and his stats are almost the same as Boods.
Does that make me a bad person.