TSN and Avalanche Fans Know: It's Not Over

by Joe Dunman on Oct 20, 2009 8:45 AM MDT in News Comment 48 comments

How would we here at Mile High Hockey react if a Tampa Bay Lightning blog started bad-mouthing the Avalanche organization and relentlessly criticizing Colorado players? We'd ignore them, because who cares? The last thing we'd do is waste our time arguing with the fans of a team we don't care about. There's no rivalry between the Lightning and the Avalanche, and you can't just make one up out of thin air.

Just as you can't create rivalries out of nothing, you can't just decide that an old, bitter rivalry is dead. And you definitely can't claim that it's dead when you purposely act to keep that rivalry alive by going out of your way to engage the rival fans on their home territory.

I bring this up again because the Avalanche play the Red Wings again on Saturday. And, I'd like to bring something else up, from TSN:

This rivalry will never die, even if I have to give it daily mouth-to-mouth.

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Oh god… hangover from several long playoff runs?? The poor guys…

More like a hangover from several long homosexual love affairs and off season orgy injuries… rhetorically speaking, of course.

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

by Pinchy The Lobster on Oct 20, 2009 8:58 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Of course. You’re not encouraging off season orgy injuries, you’re just recognizing that they exist. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

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 9:00 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha! Yes.. I would ever want any Red Wing to be injured during something as special as a team orgy… I’m mean, but not THAT mean.

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

by Pinchy The Lobster on Oct 20, 2009 9:08 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

See what happens when I get up early? I mess up my posts…

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

by Pinchy The Lobster on Oct 20, 2009 9:10 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder if any Wings blogs will try to use this:

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 9:15 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

What idiots… “brianiacs” should be capitalized!

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

by Pinchy The Lobster on Oct 20, 2009 9:24 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

It took me three reads to find that. More coffee stat!

by Mrs @ MHH on Oct 20, 2009 9:40 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

what moran wrote that?

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

by David Driscoll-Carignan on Oct 20, 2009 10:23 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Where’s my “Get a brian” sign? These morans are gonna hear about this one.

by AHead on Oct 20, 2009 11:29 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who are all these “morans”?

I was looking for a bunch on “morons”

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by Americanario on Oct 20, 2009 1:13 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, I resent the not caring about the Tampa Bay Lightning! I care about the Avs! :oÞ

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Raw Charge, an SBN Tampa Bay Lightning Blog. Calling shotgun in the clown car.

by Cassie McClellan on Oct 20, 2009 9:15 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh, well, you know what I mean. Not care enough to hate you!

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 9:16 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

The one thing I will always remember about the Lightning is when Hejduk potted the over-time penalty shot…2003? I think I still have that game (ESPN 2) on video cassette somewhere. I always remember getting a chuckle because Tim Taylor scored on us…and since my parents were big “Home Improvement” fans, and I was less mature…OK, I’ll stop

by chiavsfan on Oct 20, 2009 9:25 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wasn’t Tim Taylor a Wings fan? Oh wait, that was Joey from Full House.

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 9:28 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

So many flash backs right now….

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

by Aph on Oct 20, 2009 9:30 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

The good kind, or the bad kind?

by chiavsfan on Oct 20, 2009 9:31 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, Tim Taylor was a Wings fan, too.

by Rather Dashing on Oct 20, 2009 9:30 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are you sure? I can’t remember.

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 9:34 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah

he’s from Detroit. There was even an episode where he went to a Wings game, but had to sell the tix and got busted for scalping. hilarious hi jinks ensued.

Don’t know why I remember that

The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time

by Jibblescribbits on Oct 20, 2009 9:36 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

because it was pure comedic awesomeness

by jd21 on Oct 20, 2009 10:26 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

He did...

Live in Detroit, so that makes sense. I miss that show.

by AaronHawn on Oct 20, 2009 9:36 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’m calling shenanigans. Nobody lives in Detroit.

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 9:41 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

OK ESPN and TSN

We get it already! The Wings are gay. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Hey Peter McNab, I'm starting to see sunshine and rainbows here.

by Bob in Boulder on Oct 20, 2009 9:38 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Wait…what?

by chiavsfan on Oct 20, 2009 9:44 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

That will never get old.

by Mrs @ MHH on Oct 20, 2009 9:46 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

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

by Pinchy The Lobster on Oct 20, 2009 10:17 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

You just made me crack up at work. Damn.

Hey Peter McNab, I'm starting to see sunshine and rainbows here.

by Bob in Boulder on Oct 20, 2009 10:20 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not that there’s anything wrong with that. I admire his courage in coming out so publicly.

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 10:36 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm calling a major foul here!

Did you just use the word “courage” to describe Kirk “slash then run and hide behind my shield” Maltby, possibly the most gutless puke to ever put on an NHL uniform?

Hey Peter McNab, I'm starting to see sunshine and rainbows here.

by Bob in Boulder on Oct 20, 2009 10:41 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I apologize. What was I thinking?

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 10:45 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

“Pinchy’s Amazing Images” – LOL

Colorado Avalanche: Please excuse the mess while we are under construction.

by hockeymom on Oct 20, 2009 11:24 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

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

by Pinchy The Lobster on Oct 20, 2009 1:39 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Please don't stop!

Hey Peter McNab, I'm starting to see sunshine and rainbows here.

by Bob in Boulder on Oct 20, 2009 1:56 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just absolutely don't understand how anyone

in their right mind, not mentioning any names, could call themselves a true Av fan and not hate the Wings …. or even, Roy forbid, openly admire them. Such a freak, again not mentioning any names, might even start to make up rules excluding present douchery wearing the winged wheel for “being on their last legs” or because “they are there only for one year, max.”

Hey Peter McNab, I'm starting to see sunshine and rainbows here.

by Bob in Boulder on Oct 20, 2009 9:46 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Makes no sense to me, either.

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 9:51 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have to give it daily mouth-to-mouth

I volunteer to help!

Okay, I’m done now…

by Mrs @ MHH on Oct 20, 2009 9:46 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I missed you too!

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 9:51 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, and speaking of power rankings, ESPN has Colorado in third place. Red Wings are overvalued at 16th.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/powerranking

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 10:06 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

the wings are over valued at 30 :P

Make Me A Milkshake, Malkin! - Mike Lange

by horbayj on Oct 20, 2009 10:14 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

You guys are wrong. The avs/wings rivalry is dead. I couldn’t care less about the wings. Yep, I couldn’t care less about those cheap, douchy, a-holes a bit.

This team will make the playoffs and upset the Sharks in the first round...it's our turn.

by An Unmitigated Disaster on Oct 20, 2009 11:45 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs