Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Pro Quality. Fan Perspective.
Login-facebook
Around SBN: Super Bowl Recipes: A Guide To The Perfect Game Day Menu

One Year Ago...

A year ago today...



Matt Duchene was centering the second line for the Brampton Battalion.

Ryan O'Reilly was playing for the Erie Otters.

T.J. Galiardi, T.J. Hensick, Chris Stewart, Matt Hendricks and Kyle Cumiskey were playing in Lake Erie.

Kyle Quincey was getting acclimated to his new team (Los Angeles) after being waived by Detroit.

David Jones was playing on the 3rd line with Tyler Arnason. Marek Svatos was the left wing.

Wojtek Wolski was playing on the 2nd line with Joe Sakic and Darcy Tucker.

Cody McCormick was our 4th line center.

Paul Stastny had 11 points in his first 7 games.

Peter Budaj was the Avs' starting goalie.

Craig Anderson had made just one appearance for the Panthers, in relief.

Tony Granato was our coach.

 

What a difference a year makes.

Comment 16 comments  |  0 recs  | 

Do you like this story?

Comments

Display:

A year ago today I was…still buried under law books and neglecting my blog duties. Not much change around here.

The Avs may (or may not) suck now, but they've still won a Cup more recently than 75% of the NHL.

by Joe Dunman on Oct 20, 2009 7:17 AM MDT reply actions  

You can see why things shut down...

last season other then injuries the Avs just were just ran poorly…look @ the 2nd and 3rd lines last season theres no flow there how do Jones-Arnason-Svats go together same can be said for Wolski-Sakic-Tucker…now we have a lot of youngins starting together so they can grow and gel with one another.

by SportsDalaiLama on Oct 20, 2009 7:31 AM MDT reply actions  

Speaking of Granato…his brother apparently wasn’t made out for head coaching either. Don Granato was coaching the AHL’s Chicago Wolves (The Thrashers farm team)…missed the playoffs last year (just the 2nd time in the teams 14 years history)…then started the year 1-5 and got canned.

Apparently poor coaching (head coaching anyway) runs in the family

by chiavsfan on Oct 20, 2009 7:55 AM MDT reply actions  

The jury is out on the Granato coaching legacy until Cammi gets a shot. I have a feeling she’d have much more success.

The Avs may (or may not) suck now, but they've still won a Cup more recently than 75% of the NHL.

by Joe Dunman on Oct 20, 2009 7:57 AM MDT up reply actions   1 recs

Hyphens cause writers more trouble than any other form of punctuation, except perhaps commas.

by David Driscoll-Carignan on Oct 20, 2009 8:04 AM MDT up reply actions  

That must be the girl version of hockey hair?

There is basically a cumulative Niagra Falls of shit happening right now.

by Pinchy The Lobster on Oct 20, 2009 9:15 AM MDT up reply actions  

And yet it looks strikingly similar to the male version:

The Avs may (or may not) suck now, but they've still won a Cup more recently than 75% of the NHL.

by Joe Dunman on Oct 20, 2009 9:18 AM MDT up reply actions  

It’s 1993 it looks like. That awful transition period between the 80’s and the full on 90’s.

One also has to wonder if she was considering a mullet at this point in time.

She looks better here:

by chiavsfan on Oct 20, 2009 9:20 AM MDT up reply actions  

Yeah

Except she got Tony’s nose.

Get rid of the loser point

09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!

by TheRed on Oct 20, 2009 1:42 PM MDT up reply actions  

Been saying that for years.

"I know everyone has their own opinion, but your opinion is wrong. "

by Mike @ MHH on Oct 20, 2009 8:26 AM MDT up reply actions  

second worst pickup line ever

Hyphens cause writers more trouble than any other form of punctuation, except perhaps commas.

by David Driscoll-Carignan on Oct 20, 2009 8:41 AM MDT up reply actions  

oh

and the Broncos were only 4-2

Hyphens cause writers more trouble than any other form of punctuation, except perhaps commas.

by David Driscoll-Carignan on Oct 20, 2009 7:56 AM MDT reply actions  

Shut up!

I really don’t want to hear ANYTHING more about that damned team. Ug.

Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Aph on Oct 20, 2009 8:03 AM MDT up reply actions  

How about those Vikings?

There is basically a cumulative Niagra Falls of shit happening right now.

by Pinchy The Lobster on Oct 20, 2009 9:01 AM MDT up reply actions  

Ah, c'mon

They won me $50 last night.

Get rid of the loser point

09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!

by TheRed on Oct 20, 2009 1:43 PM MDT up reply actions  

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

For original fans of the Quebec Nordiques, transplanted fans of the Colorado Rockies, day one fans of the Avalanche and bandwagon fans just looking for a place to root.

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recent FanPosts

Hankatar_small
Proof that Sacco is a bad coach.
Fry_small
FINALLY, The Savage Has Returned, With a life altering question
Andy_small
avs weekend...
Forsberg-retires_1__small
Hockey Pranks and other funny things
Av_glasses_small
An Opinion As To Why The Waiving Of Yip Is Extremely Important
Images_small
Peter Mueller Has Inspired Me
Russia4_small
Varly Speaks (updated with translation)
Hockey_calvin_small
Red 5 Standing By.
At_the_game_small
As the World Turns
Hockey_calvin_small
#4?

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >

View My Stats

Managing Editor

Milehigh-xl_small David Driscoll-Carignan

Assistant Editors

Icon_small Joe Dunman

Mike_logo_2_small Mike @ MHH

148488_10150337054485417_836355416_16934526_6679165_n_small Sandie Gauthier

Gravatar_small Cheryl Bradley

Staff Writers

Me2_small Angélique C. Murray

Godzilla_mario_small A.J. Haefele

Me_small Derek B

Roy_small Brett Shumway

Avalanche_logo_small andidee15