No argument here. I was impressed by Guite through most of the season. He was gritty, hard-working, and had some great clutch moments. And 11 goals while playing on the third and fourth lines (with some of the jokers he had to play with i.e. Wyatt Smith) is impressive.

Although I think his stats are quite impressive, I just don’t really think he’s a hero. Whenever I see him on the ice, he always looks like the hard working, blue collar kind of guy with very good positioning. Kind of a defensive minded Smyth; No boy-wonder, but definitely someone you want on your team.

And I don’t know what it is with Americans and their sense of facial hair, but the ‘stache gotsta go! For Pete’s sake, he looks like Earl (My name is earl). It’s almost as bad as Smyth’s mullet! (I’m bound to be banned for saying this…) When it comes to fashion, Sakic and Liles should give the Avs emergency lectures.

My point being he’s not a HERO. He has to work too hard for it.
I’m not saying this is a bad thing (having to work for things), but for people like Crosby, things come so much easier. A hero needs to show that he’s a lot better then everyone else in something for him to be a hero. And even though I really like Guite, he’s just not better in anything than anybody else.

I’m also not opposed to facial hair, but at least make it look like you don’t care (all scruffy (is this a proper term?)). A carefully maintained ‘stache (see picture in post) just doesn’t have that biker era feel to it.

MY FIRST TYPO!!! (then clearly has to be thAn)

Guite has definitely been good for the Avs. He is one of those players you really need on a team, a great 3rd line/4th line checking guy. We need to hang on to him, maybe he’ll turn into someone like Yelle soon. And Yelle was good too, so that’s high praise for “Geets”.

Just another stat to mention. Guite had a shooting % of 10.7, 6th best on the team and 0.2% above superjoe. It maybe he’s smarter with his shots, or unlike Arnason (5.6) he actually takes advantage of his chances.

As for the hero debate…Guite is one of those “little” guys that isn’t expected to succeed. He’s not Joe Sakic or Peter Forsberg. We love to see the little guys succeed, and while that doesn’t make them a “Hero” in the mythological sense, it makes many of us feel better about ourselves because maybe, just maybe, if he can do it so can we. I mean how many of us would love to be in his shoes, playing in the NHL right there along the great ones like Sakic, Forsberg, etc. He has had to work for everything he has, and we might just give him a little more respect because we know that he has had to “earn” what he is getting and he’s not just some overly spoiled superstar.

I totally agree. In fact, one of the things that impresses me most about him is that he has contributed from day one (starting last season). Guite comes out and not only does his job but scores goals with a great bit of accuracy and creates chances. Hence, the assists. He really steps up when it counts which is the mark of a hero. What was so great about Luke Skywalker until Return of the Jedi? He showed up and got the job done when it counted. You can’t tell me Luke isn’t one of the greatest heroes of all time.

I think Hlinka deserves a eulogy. Maybe I’ll try to post one this weekend if no one picks up on this comment.

Speaking of Hlinka and other Free agents, i just noticed that new fandangle box on the side with the Free agent status’s in it, pretty fancy but why no Theodore in that list, isn’t he a free agent of some kind.