WCS Game 1: Avalanche At Red Wings, Preview And Open Thread
by Joe Dunman on Apr 24, 2008 7:43 AM MDT
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There's no way that I could have waited until later in the day to post this thread. Sure, the game doesn't start until 5:30 PM Mountain time (better hurry home from work), but I figured we could all come up with stuff to talk about.
First of all, it's good to see everyone getting worked up. That's what the playoffs are for. I'd link you to Bill's foaming rant at A2Y about the series we're all about to enjoy, but I don't really think it's worth reading. Nothing against him, of course, but the quality of his writing tends to decrease as his heart rate increases, so I'll just leave him alone and hope he takes his medication.
Obviously, the ire between the fans of the Wings and Avs will be pretty high. You'd expect nothing less. But what about the teams themselves? Are they expecting a renewal of the Blood Feud days? Not really.
Adam Foote is all business, because that's how he rolls:
"I think we're a little different from everyone, where we're not even thinking about it," Foote said. "We know it's just a team we have to get through to get to where we want to go. As you get older, you don't get as much caught up in the hype, I think."
I'm not going to post pictures from the old rivalry because those days are done. The Red Wings aren't special. They're just another team in the way on the road to the Cup.
What would a conquest here mean to the Red Wings? They would beat a team that has had a terrible powerplay that they have dominated over the last 4 seasons. A team that, recently, has had mild success but is no where near the elite level of their team. In other words not much. It should be just another playoff series win. Yet they realize the stakes for a loss. A loss to the Avs would be so much worse for the Wings. It would be the unequivocal end of their glory years. 3 president's trophies in 4 seasons (and tied for a 4th) and 0 Stanley Cups to show for it. As if that weren't enough the slaying of their team would be at the hands of their traditional arch-nemesis. Everything is on the line for them, and yet their rival feels free.
That's the kind of attitude the Avs need to take going into tonight's first game. It's been a long time since the two teams have faced each other in the playoffs, and no doubt the few remaining Detroit residents still brave enough to venture into the decimated heart of the city will be thirsty for blood. Detroit fans are tough. They have to be. If you lived in an urban wasteland you'd be a hardass, too.
If they can fill the seats (and they will), the Joe Louis crowd will be a tough customer in game 1. The Avs kept their composure in the Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota and won two games there, but the hostile atmosphere in the Joe will be even tougher to ignore. If they can stay zen like they did against the Wild, they'll be okay.
Speaking of zen, the key to beating the Wings is to get cool-as-ice Nicklas Lidstrom off of his game. Back in February, after Lappy broke Lidstrom's vagina with a solid body check, the Wings dropped the next four straight games. The Avs have to hit the eminent Norris Trophy winner hard and hit him often. Not dirty, not cheap, but hard. He's not used to being hit and he doesn't handle it well---and neither does his team or their fan base. Guite, Lappy and Finger (if he plays at all) should make it their sole purpose in this series to body check the crap out of Lidstrom. Again, not dirty, and with no intent to injure, of course.
Another key will be the defense shutting down Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk, who are both incredibly dangerous on offense and equally dangerous on defense. The fact that both of the Wings' scoring aces are brilliant two-way players is scary. But they're not invincible, and if the Avs' D plays like they did against Marian Gaborik, they could be closed out.
The top two Avalanche lines (whoever they may be---you never know) will be hounded all series. The third line, if Ryan Smyth stays on it, will have to come through. David Jones may have a ton of gold records and a sweet haircut, but he'll need to break through and score a couple of goals. I think he's due.
Finally, please remember that the Avalanche goalie, from this point forward, has no name. You should not mention his name, his number, his nickname, or even the position of goaltender in the game thread tonight. THE AVALANCHE GOALIE DOES NOT EXIST. The first person that mentions him in a game thread will be banned from commenting for the rest of the playoffs---I'm not kidding*.
Chris Osgood, on the other hand, is a future Hall of Famer and probably the best goalie in the league right now. Chris Osgood is a champion. Chris Osgood.
This series is all business. Don't get distracted by the hype or the history---the Red Wings are just another opponent in the Avs' way.
The game starts at 5:30 PM Mountain time, 7:30 PM Eastern and will be shown on Versus. Be at Joe Louis Arena or be here.
ESPN preview.
NEW ADDENDUM: The Avalanche Wikipedia page has taken a beating from Wangs fans. Check out the revision history page, specifically the mentions of corrected vandalism. Word has it that someone changed the team name to "Colorado Douche Canoes." Though not exactly similar to the team name ("Assalanche" would have been better), it's still pretty funny.
ADDENDUM TWO: Terry Frei is all class, and echoes what we've said about the rivalry being dead and gone.
*I told you, hockeychic, that I wasn't kidding. You are hereby banned until the Avs are eliminated from the playoffs or win the Cup for purposely trying to jinx the team.
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I won't
This has nothing to do with the Avs-Wings game but it's too damn funny to ignore, Sean Avery will be interning at Vogue during the summer, shouldn't he be training or something.
http://thebiglead.com/?p=5527
Re: I won't
In all fairness, I'd take an internship at Vogue if I could afford the cut in pay. I mean, models everywhere!
Avery has taken some flack for this, but he's really pretty smart---and a tail-chaser at heart.
Re: I don't know
Weird that a guy is interested in fashion or weird that it's Sean Avery that's interested in fashion? I'm no dandy, but I think most men could use more ties and fewer pairs of cargo pants.
Both
mainly that a guy's interested in fashion. Although my idea of good fashion is jeans and either a hoody or hockey jersey and always with a hat, doesn't matter if its another country or next door i always wear a hat so i'm probably not the best person to talk about fashion. With the exception of one Fox Riders Co. long sleeve dress shirt every other collared shirt in my wardrobe is sport related.
Re: Both
Remember that Avery has lived in Los Angeles and New York City for most of his professional career, and he's dated a Hollywood chick. The environment in which he lives is quite a bit different than most guys in this country.
Not that he isn't a douche. Don't get me wrong, I still think he's a moron.
Ties are great
I'd send you a pic of what I'm wearing today but I wouldn't want to distract you from the game ;)
by Shane @ Mile High Hockey on Apr 24, 2008 1:52 PM MDT up reply actions
Re: Osgood
Its quite obvious
Osgood could solve all the problems in the world with his greatness, he just chooses to use all of it on stopping pucks, can you say 14-0 with less than .050 save percentage playoff stats, i know Osgood can
Espionage Report
I have been scouting the Red Wang fan comments. Short version, I can't wait to taste their shocked tears as the Avs punish their mighty Wangs.
The surprising thing to me is how little they know about the Avs, yet Wings in 4,5, and 6 games is foregone. They assume that Sakic and Forsberg are out only forwards who can play defense. They assume our '3rd line' is our checking line and that our '4th line' doesn't have the depth to get ice time, while their 4th gets 10 mins a game! Woohoo. Nevermind that we roll 4 lines and our 4th is our checking line. They talk like our defense trash, slow, and made up of 4,5, and 6 pairing guys. They assume our defense is turnover prone to the Wings forwards (?). The best is the assumption that the Avs don't play a physical game. Teehee.
If the game was played according to fan knowledge, the Wangs would be rudely awakened by the depth that the Avalanche have right now. The preds had very little depth BEFORE you account for losing 2 of their top guys. BRING IT ON.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Apr 24, 2008 9:01 AM MDT reply actions
Re: Espionage...
You make a good point about the Predators. The fact that they scored two victories with their burned-out lineup speaks volumes. Sure, part of that was due to Hasek sucking, but it's still noteworthy.
Re: Espionage...
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Apr 24, 2008 9:26 AM MDT up reply actions
Red Wangs
Glad you approve, I see you have it up on the main story. *pats own back
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Apr 24, 2008 2:53 PM MDT up reply actions
bad news guys
melrose, eklund, and clement all picked the Avs. we're doomed.
...unless i jinx Osgood! I predict he'll save every shot with the awesome power of powerade! he's the greatest goalie ever! he'll have babies! 400 BABIES!
*&%@!
Et tu Eklund?
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Apr 24, 2008 9:22 AM MDT up reply actions
Awwww
I didn't mean you should ban yourself, as I'm sure it was on accident. Just edit the story... :-)
Re: Monty Python
"We are no longer the Knights who say Ni".
"We are now the Knights who say...Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-PTANG. Zoom-Boing. Z'nourrwringmm."
Love that movie!
who is the avs goalie, anyway?
just kidding, just trying to get people banned for breaking the rules....
the sbnation red wings blog is deader than the state of Wings hockey in the early to mid 80s, so I thought I'd come over here and mix it up with you guys for the duration of the series.
I'll get crap for saying this, but the Wings should have won the cup last year, they had the team, and Hasek playing well enough to do it, until 45 seconds remained in game 5 of their series against the Mighty Dorks, when, after having nursed a 1-0 lead half the game, future first ballot Hall of Famer Nick Lidstrom made a mistake and put his stick on the ice to try and block a shot. Hasek was square to the shot, and would have stopped it, one more clear, and the Wings would have been up 3-2, with all the momentum, and ready to move on. But Lidstrom's stick deflected the puck over a stunned, and immobile Hasek's shoulder, and naturally, the Ducks won in overtime, took the momentum and won the next game and went on to glory.
As a Red Wings fan, I have no expectation that the Wings will win the Stanley Cup this year. It's been too many years of having a dominant regular season team go down in flames to a hot goalie, whether it be Kiprusoff in 2003, or Edmonton's netminder a couple of years ago, etc. I look at Hasek stumbling and bumbling against Nashville, and all the abuse we as Wings fans have hurled at Osgood over the years, and think, well, let's set the bar low, and hope we get a ride to enjoy.
Playing the Avs is special, though, for all that we as fans went through in the 7 year WAR, that ended so beautifully and poetically, from Wings' fans point of view, anyway, with the 7-0 whitewash in game 7 of the 2002 western conference finals.
So let's put it this way....quoting my favorite perversion of the Barney (yes, the purple dinosaur thing) theme song....
"I hate you, you hate me, we're a dysfunctional family...."
let's have some fun
(wings in 7 for a prediction, home ice rules in the end)
by pmukh on Apr 24, 2008 11:37 AM MDT reply actions
Re: who is the avs goalie, anyway?
Welcome aboard, pmukh. As long as you promise to play nice, you can stick around.
Please be aware that this is a community specifically for Avalanche fans, though, so be conscious of your place. Thanks.
Welcome pmukh
Glad to have you aboard. As an aside, that is the one of the most literate post I've ever seen from a Detroit fan. It was educated, balanced and didn't have any of the my-feces-don't-stink-even-though-my-city-does air about it. Good on ya.
I shan't be attending the thread this evening as I have a rec league makeup game tonight, then I have to read the closing documents for the house Mrs. @ MHH and I are purchasing tomorrow, and then I get to pack.
Good times.
Jibble_cribbits: Out
For the game thread. Softball league tonight.. will be watching on TiVo after my league game.
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 24, 2008 12:01 PM MDT up reply actions
.
This is going to be tougher than the Wild but after that first round, we know it is possible to win this. This one I'll be watching and I'm really excited. See you guys later.
Just in case
Hasek makes his way back to the crease this series, I deleted my signature. It was too negative to the greatness of his goaltending.
Good move
Good move. There is no limit to Hasek's greatness.
by Mike the Avs Fan on Apr 24, 2008 12:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Re: Just in case
The only goaltender in the history of hockey that is anywhere near as amazing as Chris Osgood is Dominik Hasek.
Osgood
Chris Osgood is the epitome of manliness. All women want him, all men want to be him. Chris Osgood, you're my hero! Truly, he the greatest man/goalie/hockey player/athlete to grace us with his presence.
by Mike the Avs Fan on Apr 24, 2008 12:34 PM MDT reply actions
Us...
"Us" as in the entire human race, of course.
by Mike the Avs Fan on Apr 24, 2008 12:35 PM MDT up reply actions
dunno about that strategy
You might give him a swelled head, and won't you feel bad when Ozzie's outsized noggin stops Forsberg on a breakaway late in game 7 that will be the Avs' last gasp?
by pmukh on Apr 24, 2008 1:25 PM MDT up reply actions
Re: dunno
Game 7? I'd be happy if the Avs take it to six games. Not that I think they'll fail, but I have a suspicion that one of the teams will win in six or less. No joke.
Tonight
We will learn alot tonight about how this series will go. Once again, if the series goes long, it will favor the Avs.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Apr 24, 2008 3:03 PM MDT up reply actions
So we shouldn't
even comment on any saves? The puck just magically does not end up in the Avalanche net.
Can we use the term from a certain movie about a certain evil character who's given form of address should not be used? Or is it better to just not address the issue.
Boy now my head is spinning.
Many Dead Things fans are as bad as the media in their ignorance. They have no clue who the Avs are now, or they think the "blood Feud" is going to raise from the cemetery and return to the ice. ESPN has been showing Roy vs Vernon all day....idiots!
Hmmmm
Well, we could just say "the puck was prevented from going into the net by the phenomenon of all the random physical forces of nature acting upon it thusly" whenever the puck fails to cross our goal line...
by Mike the Avs Fan on Apr 24, 2008 1:51 PM MDT up reply actions
How about
We don't mention big saves or anything goalie-related at all, just like in the last series. I'm not sure why this is such a big deal. This is the same rule from the Wild game threads.
Comment on the game, but leave the goalie out of it. He'll get his due in the recap.
Now drop it everybody! Enough!
Bummer
I am extremely disappointed I am going to have to watch this game on Delay. I want to watch now...grrrr
Good luck all
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 24, 2008 5:13 PM MDT reply actions
Holy shit
Is Forsberg not playing?!?!???!?
by Mike the Avs Fan on Apr 24, 2008 5:22 PM MDT reply actions
Is this true???
Come on, someone please say it ain't so! I just went on the Avs boards and some guy said TSN said Foppa is out with a groin injury!!! wtf? :'(
by Mike the Avs Fan on Apr 24, 2008 5:29 PM MDT up reply actions
FRICK.....
How can that happen??? This sucks like nothing else.
by Rather Dashing on Apr 24, 2008 5:31 PM MDT up reply actions
Well..
We need EVERYBODY to beat the Wings. Holy crap I cannot believe this is happening. I canNOT believe this is happening. Nooooooooo nooooooooooooooooo
by Mike the Avs Fan on Apr 24, 2008 5:34 PM MDT up reply actions
Wings Are Down Too
They are missing like four players right now. I can't remember who - Holmstrom and some others - I should know I just read it a couple hours ago...
well
Holmstrom should play though. Stuart is out, but who cares about Stuart?
by Mike the Avs Fan on Apr 24, 2008 5:38 PM MDT up reply actions
ugh.
Apparently he injured his groin during the morning skate.
by Rather Dashing on Apr 24, 2008 5:36 PM MDT up reply actions
For fuck's sake
Morning skate?
Really?
by andrew @ Mile High Hockey on Apr 24, 2008 5:38 PM MDT up reply actions
absolutely
un-fucking-believable
Wow, I feel like hitting something.
by Mike the Avs Fan on Apr 24, 2008 5:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Wow
It was just confirmed on VS. I feel like throwing up.
by Mike the Avs Fan on Apr 24, 2008 5:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Well....
We're gonna need a good one with Forsberg out :(
by Mike the Avs Fan on Apr 24, 2008 5:30 PM MDT up reply actions
Zetterberg
And just like that, the game is tied. Zetterberg scores through the five hole on a shot directly in front of the goal.
High glove
It actually went high glove though when he's in that tight, it's "high pad" really.
by Shane @ Mile High Hockey on Apr 24, 2008 5:59 PM MDT up reply actions
My oh my
Things not looking good in the early going...
AND there's the flukey goal to break the Avs backs.
Son of a...
I left work early for this.
by Shane @ Mile High Hockey on Apr 24, 2008 6:04 PM MDT reply actions
Holy shit
Another goal from the Wings.
They are absolutely dominating the ice.
Is this the same Colorado team that shut down Minnesota?
Re: Not at all
Forsberg is great, but he's just one guy. All the Avalanche lines are looking weak. The defense is completely off their game.
Wolski Hurt?
VS guys are saying he's not on the bench.
by andrew @ Mile High Hockey on Apr 24, 2008 6:14 PM MDT reply actions
It's Only the First Period
We are notorious for being slow in the first.
Second and third, here we come.
No worries - even though now we are on the PK
Re: It's only the first period
It's also only the first game. It's not the end of the series by any means.
3rd PK
looked a little better than the first.
I think this game is probably out of hand, but hopefully we can build a little momentum for Game 2.
Or, alternatively, try a different state of hockey, and start taking runs at Zetterberg and Datsyuk.
by andrew @ Mile High Hockey on Apr 24, 2008 6:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Re: 3rd PK
Let's hope they keep it clean. It's one thing to lose, it's another to embarrass yourself while losing.
Angelina
This being such a big rivalry and all, I figured all the Jolie pics would feature firearms of some sort.
Damn,
I should have been home sooner. Avs score first and then take a major dump. Hope the next two periods are better played.
The Difference in the First
Against Minnesota, both teams seemed to play the entire first period tentatively. Each team spent the first feeling each other out, leaving the second, third, and OT to decide the games. One clear difference I noticed in the first period is that the Wings only played the first 5 minutes of the first tentatively. The Avs just did not seem to respond. It was as if they expected the first five minutes or so to set the tone for the entire period.
I think the Wings lead is due to them kicking it up a notch before the Avs were ready for it.
Yep
Absolutely. The Wings have been in a totally different gear than the Avs for most of the game so far.
Commercial
I never understood that Kingsford commercial where everyone just stops on the highway and starts grilling.
Have you ever stood on the side of a highway in the middle of the summer? It's like 120 degrees. Who would want to sit there?
Replay
The replay showed that Ruslan Salei was the guy who took down Wolski. Salei went in for a big hip check and ended up bowling over a Wings player into Wolski's knee.
And McLeod was completely to blame for the Zetterberg goal. That bastard better not be a burden the whole series.
ok
This one is over. Let's try not to get humiliated.
Fight with honor now, guys.
Shit
Another goal. Wings up 4-1.
This is sad.
Theodore can't get his positioning right because the Avs defense can't keep the puck out of the Wings' hands. It's ridiculous. Theodore is out, so we can say his name again.
Sorry
I hate to say it, but I'm about two minutes away from bailing on this game. I'm sure I can find a good movie on HBO or something.
This just isn't the Avs' game tonight.
They're chasing the Wings instead of setting the tone.
They look like they've given up....
maybe they've been reading all the Detroit blogs and bought into them...
Or maybe some one told them they can't win without Forsberg?
by Americanario on Apr 24, 2008 6:43 PM MDT up reply actions
Turning off the TV
Who the fuck is out there in the white jerseys?
It's not even worth listing all the adjectives to describe this exceedingly poor effort. Why are they all so slow and uncoordinated?
by Brad @ Mile High Hockey on Apr 24, 2008 6:42 PM MDT reply actions
and, is Wolski injured?
He's not on the bench now.
by Brad @ Mile High Hockey on Apr 24, 2008 6:43 PM MDT up reply actions
Re: Turning...
I hope it's just all the time off.
Wolski is out and hasn't returned from the Avs locker room. It looked like a knee injury in the replay.
Salei was to blame.
Forsberg out is a problem, but Wolski AND Forsberg out is a death sentence.
Wolski and Forsberg out is indeed bad news
Ugh, that would be horrible.
On the good side - what a laser beam of a shot by Liles.
by Brad @ Mile High Hockey on Apr 24, 2008 6:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Re: Wolski
Osgood didn't have a chance it was so fast, even though he is the BEST GOALIE IN THE WORLD.
GOOOAAALLL!!!
Liles scores off a super-fast snap shot short side, McCormick fed him the puck.
Are they back in this game?
Avs now behind 4-2.
Maybe they thought they could rely on Theo
now that there is no one in net they realize they have to actually play the game.
by Americanario on Apr 24, 2008 6:47 PM MDT up reply actions
I thought
The rules still applied....we can say Theo because he's on the bench.
by Americanario on Apr 24, 2008 6:50 PM MDT up reply actions
Re: Maybe
If true, they owe Theo and apology. The poor guy can't be expected to carry the team against an offense like that of Detroit.
Great
Another penalty against the Avs. Not only are they getting beat on the ice, they're being undisciplined. Not dirty, just sloppy.
Tighten the ship, dumbasses.
Where's Foote and Sakic? It's time to kick some ass on the bench.
When I die...
I want to be reincarnated as the bodysuit she's wearing in that picture.
by Brad @ Mile High Hockey on Apr 24, 2008 6:56 PM MDT up reply actions
Geez
Colorado's third line used to be Arnason-Smyth-Jones. Now it's Arnason-McCormick-McLeod.
Smyth and Jones have moved up to replace Foppa and Wolski.
No wonder the Avs are struggling.
Stastny
The Avs may be down and depleted, but Son Of Stastny is having a hell of a game. He just had another scoring chance. Avs are not quite done yet.
Not to mention he's playing physically
I'd love to see him get a little tougher, especially on the back check against guys like Zetterfucker.
by Brad @ Mile High Hockey on Apr 24, 2008 7:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Brunette's feet are glued to the ice
Does he look particularly slow and ineffective to anybody else? I don't mean to find a scapegoat already, and I know he's not the fastest guy on the ice, but he's looked especially flat footed tonight.
by Brad @ Mile High Hockey on Apr 24, 2008 7:07 PM MDT reply actions
Yep
You're not the only one who has noticed.
And what is it about David Jones that makes other teams want to hit him constantly? He took a ton of hits from Minnesota and now the Wings are going after him, too.
He reminds me of Hlinka.
Oh yeah! Hlinka!
In all the excitement of the trade deadline I had totally forgotten about him.
Where'd he go?
by Brad @ Mile High Hockey on Apr 24, 2008 7:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Re: Oh...
Back to the Czech league, I imagine. Or if he's stuck in the press box, I bet he wishes he was back there.
Kitten Sacrifice
The Avs are on the PP but you wouldn't know it. Salei turned it over and the Wings got a chance.
Re: I Swear
Come on, they had a pretty good PP overall. A couple of flubs but some good chances, too.
Sloppy,
Yes we got some chances but mostly cause the Wings got a little sloppy. Avs just not getting bounces like the 30 foot high bounce for the Wings second goal.
by Americanario on Apr 24, 2008 7:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Imagine...
I agree we had good chances. We actually managed to get shots on goal. Just imagine how good it could have been if we carried the puck in with a game plan.
Second Period
Waaaaaaaaay better period for the Avs. Theo got pulled, but the poor guy needed to be saved from that onslaught. A couple of the goals were his fault, but he got ZERO help from the defense in front of him.
The Avs have really tightened their game in the final 10 minutes of the second. And the RPM Line is money in the bank. Good god they're good together.
Hlinka
I mentioned him above, but I think it's pretty telling that Coach Q put McCormick in the game to replace Forsberg instead of Jaroslav Hlinka. Hlinka is a puck-moving center with great playmaking abilities, and McCormick is a banger. Which would you have gone with?
Well
maybe they good coaching last series was a fluke. Maybe Q got lucky. I was a bit worried with how well things went for him. We all know Q has his dog house and for what ever reason Hlinka is in it. It will take much more than Forsberg being out to get Hlinka back in....maybe Forsberg and Wolski???
by Americanario on Apr 24, 2008 7:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah
I can't believe McCormick was put in over Hlinka. The insanity of Q never ends. Last series, all Q did was make the commonsense calls. He was able to out coach Jacques Lemaire by making commonsense decisions. In my book, commonsense doesn't count as good coaching.
Perspective
If that second period had been played in front of the fans at The Can, this game would rock and the fans would be rockin'.
Theo sick
Theodore is out of the building with an illness, and now Tyler Weimann is on the bench. What the hell?
Third Period
Well, the Avs had a good second period. No matter what happens, they had a decent showing for part of the game, and considering how it started, that's not too bad.
Scoring three goals on the Wings with a lineup missing Wolski and Forsberg and a sick Theodore, they can be forgiven.
Already Been Said
Those few players do not make a team. The heart comes from the whole team, not the few.
Re: Already
Sure, but the loss of that many skilled players has an effect. One, not so bad. Three? Bad.
This is the Playoffs
If you are going to win the Cup, it doesn't matter who is on the ice. You play to WIN.
ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?!
Hannan skates off the ice completely unable to stand. He took a puck off the inside of his foot and completely lost his ability to stand.
Good play by Stastny
draws a penalty on Zetterberg - interference.
Hannan hobbled off the ice though....
Stastny
Stastny draws a penalty on Zetterberg. Did he dive? Maybe, but it worked, and any other player on the ice would do the same thing.
Yes maam!
What movie is that from....scary
!
by Americanario on Apr 24, 2008 7:49 PM MDT up reply actions
No clue what movie
but my uneducated guess is probably that new one, Gia. Just to clarify the only reason i know that movie is the fact it gets a mention in Family Guy's Blue Harvest movie.
Arnason
Holy shit Tyler Arnason suddenly transformed into a good hockey player! He just had two great chances and a superb forecheck to gain possession. What the fuck?
Time running out
The Avs have looked superb lately. There's barely a minute left, but the guys have played hard.
Oh well
A tough loss, but it could have been much worse. Avs lose 4-3.
Worse, they've lost Forsberg, Wolski, Theodore and maybe Hannan.
Budaj was freakin' superb in relief.
Boods!!!
We all know I missed that kid.
He showed his promise, as always, in net tonight. Next game will be better, I'm sure, Q, not withstanding.
Will Boots
get the start for game 2 if Theo recovers from his illness, i'd say he does since he shut them out for the last two periods and still faced something like 25 shots.
Take away the 1st period
and the Wings are toast. The Avs need to show up in the first period and we can win this series.
Theo or Boods in game #2? Do you let Theo try and bounce back.
Re: Take away...
Well, they said he was sick and probably shouldn't have started under normal circumstances. He's got a full day off and can rest. I trust if he's healthy again he'll play. He should.
Well shit.
Just when the Avs come alive, I spent intermission and 3rd period waiting inside a Taco Hell listening to the game on my cell phone (had my kid put the home phone next to the tv heh). I'm attributing my bad luck as instant karma for using a certain goaltender's name.
I have paid the price n' done my time.
Hopefully our boys will come out Sat. with the same tenacity they showed in the 3rd tonight.
Hahaa!
Found this on Kuklas Game #1 Live Blog from a MHH lurker:
"looks like the Avs fans are hopping off the bandwagon in droves.
from milehighhockey.com
I will say Osgood is the best goalie in the NHL."
Haha!
WEll, that was weird....
I went to a friend's house to watch the game, I have to say, the Avs were playing with a sucky Theodore, no Forsberg, no Wolski and they STILL almost won. If not for Hejduk hitting that post, or that save by Osgood at the end, it would have been tied. And that 2nd goal was total luck. It goes 30 feet in the air, doesn't hit anything and GOES IN? wtf?!??
I have to say IF Forsberg, Wolski, and Theodore are OK, that we will seriously give the Wings a run for their money, because we almost beat them without those guys.
by Mike the Avs Fan on Apr 24, 2008 10:22 PM MDT reply actions
That second goal
apart from being complete BS, honestly the Dead Wings would have lost to Nashvill without all their lucky bounces. I'm no expert on goaltending so hopefully Mike can help out a bit but i would have though if the puck went straight up off the post and you lost sightof it you'd want to get deeper into the net to prevent it bouncing behind you and in like it did to Theo. Admittedly that might put you at a disadvantage if it goes out into the slot and the other team gets a shot off but surely it's bettter to get beat off a shot than have the puck bounce behind you and in.
Re: That second goal
That sounds like a good strategy, but apparently Theodore was really sick last night and didn't have his head in the game, so that lapse in judgment maybe has an explanation.
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