Stastny Out Indefinitely With A Fractured Forearm
by Americanario on Dec 23, 2008 11:57 PM MST
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The "S" curse continues to plague the once mighty Avalanche as Paul Stastny had been lost due to a fractured right forearm. Stastny suffered the injury on a shot from the Coyotes Olli Jokinen in the final minute of the third period, while the Avs were trying to maintain a 4-3 lead and with the Coyotes on the power play after Brett Clark took a bad penalty with 1:28 left in the game.
Adrian Dater was the first to report the bad news in his blog over at the Denver Post:
BAD News - Stastny has fractured right forearm
But since the Avs never release news this soon about anything, it was hard to believe until Sadowski reported it at the Rocky Mountain News as well.
Avs Stastny out indefinitely after breaking arm
Fans around MHH and the blogisphere are now really wondering what the organization has done to so upset the Hockey Gods as to deserve two straight seasons of this kind of treatment? The answers have varied but two things are for sure. The Avs are being punished for having had Joel Quenville as the coach in the form of the 'S' curse. The Avs lost Sakic, Smyth, Stastny, Svatos and others last season to injuries, including Sakic, Smyth and Stastny all at the same time right around this time of the season. Already this season we have lost Sakic, Salei, Svatos, and now Stastny to injury and have a few 'S' names that could be added to that list if the Hockey Gods feel so obliged.
The other reason why the Hockey Gods are dealing out this punishment may in fact be the dreaded Unipron! Think about it. The Avs were once a mighty organization on which winning Lord Stanley's cup was the only thing expected every season. Nothing else was good enough. Now the Avs can barely make the playoffs, if at all. And it all started with? The dreaded lockout and the design of the Unipron. For more evidence as to the evil that is the Unipron I will direct you back to a former fanpost by MHH's own Stucturalpoke:
In-depth analysis about Avs' downturn
The Avs need to file a grievance with the league to see if there is anyway they can get rid of these hideous abominations to the game, before all hope is lost.
Have a Mighty Christmas Avs fans...if that is still possible?
And try not to have nightmares about Arnason as our first line center....
ADDENDUM: Speaking of Arnason, Dater has the money quote from his updated blog post about the loss of Stastny:
This means that Tyler Arnason is your new No. 1 Avalanche center, folks. If that doesn’t drive up the alcoholism rate among the die-hard fan base reading here, I don’t know what will.
I'm already drunk. - Joe
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What are the chances that this will prompt management to get off their butts and get a center in to help this team out? The echo in the Pepsi Center is going to be deafening if they don’t.
I think every Avalanche player whose last name begins with “S” needs to legally change their name effective immediately.
Not sure it would matter, the Hockey Gods still know who they are, and they have spread the wealth ,so to speak, this season. Guite, Foote, Tucker, no ‘S’ in any of those.
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
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 Dec 24, 2008 8:19 AM MST up reply actions
Given their track record over the past couple seasons, I’d say the chances equal that of a virgin birth. Merry Christmas, everyone!
by JonHaven on Dec 24, 2008 9:37 AM MST up reply actions
An evil mastergenius who sucks at playing hockey.
by Rather Dashing on Dec 24, 2008 10:08 AM MST up reply actions
Worst Scenario Imaginable
Isn’t what already has happened. It’s this:
Tyler Arnason grasps his new role and rides it like Brad Pitt on that one man chariot thing in Troy and goes on a tear worthy of Achilles himself. His massive production in the next 4 months of the season earn him a $4M per year contract over the next 5 years with the Avalanche.
See folks, it can be worse?
If that didn’t help, you can always go to google image search, type in herpes or other STD and be thankful that your crotchal region doesn’t look like that.
by JonHaven on Dec 24, 2008 9:41 AM MST reply actions
My take:
Fuck it. Let’s role Wolski/Smyth/Hejduk – Hensick/Jones/Svatos – Lappy/Stewart/Jones/Svatos – Guite/Cody 1/Cody 2 – Tucker and Arny is in the pressbox.
That’s the bulk of the 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche anyway, might as well break those kids in right.
Colorado Avalanche: Gellin' and Propellin'!!!
Are you doing that damn center first thing? ;)
I’d go with Woolie as a first line center and see what happens too. Actually, I’d pretty much do what you did … except you’re double shifting Jones and Svatos? Are you also going to employ 7 D men then?
MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 24, 2008 10:33 AM MST up reply actions
Yep. Don’t forget Per Ledin. They’re paying him, may as well see if he’s worth a damn before the season ends.
Also, move a defenseman or two for picks, prospects, or younger players to fill any one of the many voids on this team and let Cumiskey and some other young dude play up.
People may criticize that as throwing this season away, but in actuality, the only thing the Avs would really be doing is conceding that they aren’t going to win a cup this year. The experience that those young players would gain being able to play at the NHL for that many months would be quite valuable.
Under normal situations, the argument against call ups is the concern that guys like Hensick playing in the NHL is that he’s getting less minutes and playing with lesser finesse-type guys than he would be getting in the minors. In other words, a first line AHL scorer getting called up to the NHL typically gets put somewhere on the 3rd line and plays a fraction of his normal minutes with checkers instead of scorers.
With the injuries the Avs have, the kids can come up and play their own roles, just at the next level. Some will thrive, some won’t, but lessons will be learned and progress would be made for a change.
by JonHaven on Dec 24, 2008 11:39 AM MST up reply actions
Edmonton did that two seasons ago when they were plagued by injuries and look how improved some of those youngsters are. They aren’t star quality yet, but they are better than the Kings.
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
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 Dec 24, 2008 1:42 PM MST up reply actions
Secret service level protection for Smyth
I swear, he need to hire him a team of guards and possibly put him inside a protective bubble while on the ice. Its like those horrible Final Destination movies. He knows its coming.
I feel like it may be like the scene in Dark Knight, where they are trying to warn the mayor and commishioner (SP?). DONT DRINK THE BRANDY HEDGIE!!!! RYAN, DONT OPEN THE LETTER!! DONT OPEN IT!!
some where Arnason is laughing, and asking Granato ‘why so serious?’. i hope they foreclose his home.
I think Mr. Garrison put it best.
MHH: Shagging Dater one contributor at a time.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 24, 2008 10:31 AM MST reply actions
At least the Broncos make the Lions look like Backdoor Sluts 9?
by JonHaven on Dec 24, 2008 11:41 AM MST up reply actions
At least
We don’t root for Seattle sports. I usually don’t pity a any towns sports scene but I actually feel bad for those fans.
Too true.
It’s sad, but everytime I think things are sad, I remember the travesty in Seattle and feel bad for them and refuse to enjoy the OKC basketball team.
That being said, it hasn’t stopped Colorado sports teams from suffering from a strangely high number of injuries in recent years.
They call me Bubblegum.
by A.J. Haefele on Dec 25, 2008 4:06 AM MST up reply actions
That’s funny, cuz I don’t enjoy the OKC basketball team either.
Colorado Avalanche: Gellin' and Propellin'!!!
You might if they could ever win a game.
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
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 Dec 26, 2008 11:11 AM MST up reply actions
I’m there with you…but I get called a racist every time I tell people that I hate the NBA, but still watch the College game.
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
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 Dec 27, 2008 3:36 PM MST up reply actions
That makes perfect sense
I’ve found hating each non-NHL American sport equally, as in mega loathe them, works well.
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I used to get that too, until I explained that I don’t watch baseball or football above the college level either. If I wanted to watch professionals half-ass it on a regular basis, I would have become a politician instead of an engineer…
Colorado Avalanche: Gellin' and Propellin'!!!
This conversation reminds me of Chris Simon, my favorite pyscho/mega-tough-guy/native american racist.
by JonHaven on Dec 29, 2008 10:35 AM MST up reply actions
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