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Game 20 Recap: Canucks 8 - Avalanche 2

Something about wheels falling off.

I'm not in any hurry to see those new alternate jerseys again.  Let's just pretend this game didn't happen.

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2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks

by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 9:02 AM MST reply actions  

the only game I know of last night was the one you played in and I heard it was a blast.

This is a hockey board — You fuck with our Hejduk, and the spirit of Lappy is coming. =)-Jibbles

by gl avfan on Nov 15, 2009 9:25 AM MST up reply actions  

What game is right. Definitely passed out and missed the entirety of it:P

by c0nquistad0rian on Nov 15, 2009 9:33 AM MST up reply actions  

Tons of fun! We had a huge, drunk cheering section that did this barking thing every time we scored. (Our team name is Hockey Dogs.) lol. One guy even had a horn that he’d set off after a goal. Too freaking funny.

2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks

by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 9:34 AM MST up reply actions  

That rocks!! Sounds like it was the place to be last night.

This is a hockey board — You fuck with our Hejduk, and the spirit of Lappy is coming. =)-Jibbles

by gl avfan on Nov 15, 2009 12:30 PM MST up reply actions  

anywhere but pepsi centre would be the place to be last night ;)

Make Me A Milkshake, Malkin! - Mike Lange

by horbayj on Nov 15, 2009 12:39 PM MST up reply actions  

We need to name the shade of blue on these jerseys

“Fail Blue” gets my vote, but how about some more options?

“Lazy Blue”

“No O Blue”

“Streakbreaker Blue”

Get rid of the loser point

09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!

by TheRed on Nov 15, 2009 9:02 AM MST reply actions  

Loser Blue

2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks

by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 9:03 AM MST up reply actions  

the wheels fell off Blue

Get rid of the loser point

09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!

by TheRed on Nov 15, 2009 9:06 AM MST up reply actions  

The 2008-2009 Colorado Avalanche Blue

2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks

by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 9:32 AM MST up reply actions  

on fire

mirtle! = )

2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks

by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 11:53 AM MST up reply actions  

+1

love the spam bus..is wellwood driving it?

Make Me A Milkshake, Malkin! - Mike Lange

by horbayj on Nov 15, 2009 11:55 AM MST up reply actions  

Why are the wheels still on it?

The 2009-10 Avalanche: It's like having a banana split while all the other kids are getting an ice cream cone.

I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.

by Americanario on Nov 15, 2009 12:00 PM MST up reply actions  

Make Me A Milkshake, Malkin! - Mike Lange

by horbayj on Nov 15, 2009 12:04 PM MST up reply actions  

2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks

by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 12:09 PM MST up reply actions  

Couldn’t find a blue one without wheels… going to have to go buy a bus.

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by James Mirtle on Nov 16, 2009 12:56 AM MST up reply actions  

Fail Blue by far.

Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.

by InfamousM on Nov 15, 2009 10:15 AM MST up reply actions  

I also vote for Fail Blue

Some more:

Blew
Blue Suede Lose
Blowout Blue
Ya Blue It
Never to be worn again blue
8-goal Blue
Rock Bottom Bluery

by AHead on Nov 15, 2009 1:52 PM MST up reply actions  

i think we just blew ourselves

Make Me A Milkshake, Malkin! - Mike Lange

by horbayj on Nov 15, 2009 1:53 PM MST up reply actions  

There’s got to be a better way to say that.

by AHead on Nov 15, 2009 2:45 PM MST up reply actions  

Rock bottom bluery is pretty amazing.

An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.

by texacogirl on Nov 15, 2009 2:47 PM MST up reply actions  

Yeah, that's good.

Get rid of the loser point

09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!

by TheRed on Nov 15, 2009 3:24 PM MST up reply actions  

bluetuzzi

2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks

by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 2:52 PM MST up reply actions   1 recs

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Make Me A Milkshake, Malkin! - Mike Lange

by horbayj on Nov 15, 2009 2:59 PM MST up reply actions  

Shittiest Blue, baby.

"But there is going to be that seventh game. We'll hope they can patch Linden up and get him in that one. He will play, you know he'll play! He'd play on crutches! He will play, and he'll play at Madison Square Gardens on Tuesday night!" - Jim Robson

by Capt. Kirk on Nov 21, 2009 5:27 AM MST up reply actions  

“You’re my boy” Blue

Get rid of the loser point

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by TheRed on Nov 15, 2009 9:06 AM MST reply actions  

well

at least the Star Wars show was great!

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

by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 15, 2009 9:09 AM MST reply actions  

the matthew good concert was awesome, i love going to shows with short friends, can we say front row?

no mini golf though…

Make Me A Milkshake, Malkin! - Mike Lange

by horbayj on Nov 15, 2009 9:38 AM MST up reply actions  

too much beer, huh?

i tried to warn you.

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by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 9:40 AM MST up reply actions  

no no, stone cold sober..she just wouldn’t have any of it

something about ‘liking what we have now and not wanting to ruin it’

Make Me A Milkshake, Malkin! - Mike Lange

by horbayj on Nov 15, 2009 9:42 AM MST up reply actions  

Ouch. Sorry, dude.

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by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 9:45 AM MST up reply actions  

ah well

truthfully, we’ve been here before, so im surpised i didn’t get a putter to the head and told to smarten the fuck up…

oh right…the game…i uh..well had i watched it..i would just be waking up now..in a pool of my own rye induced filth

Make Me A Milkshake, Malkin! - Mike Lange

by horbayj on Nov 15, 2009 9:48 AM MST up reply actions  

if you haven’t read the GDT, i strongly suggest you do. it’s tear-inducing hilarity. MHH at its best.

2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks

by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 9:52 AM MST up reply actions  

oh, i have, it brightened my night!! loved all the New Jersey hate, very clever

Make Me A Milkshake, Malkin! - Mike Lange

by horbayj on Nov 15, 2009 9:54 AM MST up reply actions  

Read? I thought we made it so you wouldn’t have to read, I swear more than half the damn thing is pictures.

The 2009-10 Avalanche: It's like having a banana split while all the other kids are getting an ice cream cone.

I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.

by Americanario on Nov 15, 2009 11:25 AM MST up reply actions  

well i ‘read’ until where it seemed like the game was over, when the ‘fail’ pictures came around

Make Me A Milkshake, Malkin! - Mike Lange

by horbayj on Nov 15, 2009 11:26 AM MST up reply actions  

and some of those pics were quite disturbing btw (pinchy, i'm talking to you)

2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks

by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 11:31 AM MST up reply actions  

Yeah, even I wasn’t expecting that…lol

Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.

by InfamousM on Nov 15, 2009 11:41 AM MST up reply actions  

Haha, the killing kittens joke definitely took a much more serious tone at some point. It fit the mood of the game though.

by AHead on Nov 15, 2009 1:54 PM MST up reply actions  

haha

i just looked at all of that again. Hilarious. And they say booze is bad for you?

Americanario had me laughing pretty hard last night (of the little I remember)… he definitely wins the pic contest.

All at once, the clouds are parted
Light streams down in bright unbroken beams...

by Pinchy The Lobster on Nov 15, 2009 3:15 PM MST up reply actions  

the canary was certainly in top form!

2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks

by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 3:23 PM MST up reply actions  

haha

i just looked at all of that again. Hilarious. And they say booze is bad for you?

Americanario had me laughing pretty hard last night (of the little I remember)… he definitely wins the pic contest.

All at once, the clouds are parted
Light streams down in bright unbroken beams...

by Pinchy The Lobster on Nov 15, 2009 3:16 PM MST up reply actions  

Are you still drinking? Double posts….

The 2009-10 Avalanche: It's like having a banana split while all the other kids are getting an ice cream cone.

I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.

by Americanario on Nov 15, 2009 3:44 PM MST up reply actions  

At Least...

the “let’s can Sacco” talk hasn’t started yet.

Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.

by InfamousM on Nov 15, 2009 10:16 AM MST reply actions  

i’d like to be a fly on the wall after the game, seeing as he called it a ‘must win’ i wonder if he ust went off on everyone…

or was this as piss poor an effort all around as the score indicates?

Make Me A Milkshake, Malkin! - Mike Lange

by horbayj on Nov 15, 2009 10:27 AM MST up reply actions  

The Altiboobs were talking about how the locker room doors remained closed longer than usual.

The 2009-10 Avalanche: It's like having a banana split while all the other kids are getting an ice cream cone.

I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.

by Americanario on Nov 15, 2009 11:26 AM MST up reply actions  

that’s what i like to hear…never to early to get your ass chewed out…or sit in that uncomfortable silence

Make Me A Milkshake, Malkin! - Mike Lange

by horbayj on Nov 15, 2009 11:28 AM MST up reply actions  

“We got what we deserved tonight.” – Joe Sacco

i like hearing the coach telling it like it is to the fans too

2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks

by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 11:34 AM MST up reply actions  

no sugar coating this year, that’s for sure

Make Me A Milkshake, Malkin! - Mike Lange

by horbayj on Nov 15, 2009 11:35 AM MST up reply actions  

He was asked about Stastny be name, Sacco quick replied that it’s not about one guy…he was very quick to lay the blame on the team and not focus on one “star” player.

The 2009-10 Avalanche: It's like having a banana split while all the other kids are getting an ice cream cone.

I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.

by Americanario on Nov 15, 2009 11:37 AM MST up reply actions  

as well he should...

post game interview quotes:

When asked about more pressure being put on him now that Sakic is gone, Stastny replied, “I gotta be better.”

Tucker said the team needs to get back to the ‘swagger’ they had in the early games (I love that description) but was quick to point out, “Tonight is something we’re not proud of as a team.”

It’s refreshing to hear them speak honestly about their product. SoS still has that “spin it positive” habit going on a bit, but I think that will change.

2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks

by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 11:43 AM MST up reply actions  

there is that accountability from the players, i like it..they know sacco can only draw up so many x’s and o’s, they’ve got to go out and execute

Make Me A Milkshake, Malkin! - Mike Lange

by horbayj on Nov 15, 2009 11:50 AM MST up reply actions  

They were the least of our problems...

…but the jerseys sucked, plain and simple. On my TV they looked like a cross between the Blues and the Sharks with maybe some other generic crap thrown in. In other words, there was nothing about them that made me look at them and instantly say, “hey, them’s the Avs out there!” Or even, “wow, even though they’re reminiscent of some other teams, they still look great.”

Blah blah blah, cry cry cry, what’s done is done…but I don’t think there’s any way that fans buy as many of those as the old 3rds. Those were terrific, these suck.

by Dan Winkler on Nov 15, 2009 10:56 AM MST reply actions  

In person I thought they actually looked pretty good

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

by Jibblescribbits on Nov 15, 2009 11:50 AM MST up reply actions  

Man, I thought they were fine.

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by James Mirtle on Nov 15, 2009 11:53 AM MST up reply actions  

Agree with all of you on the jerseys looking good in person

We ended up buying one for our son. He loves it. Looks good on him.

Beachie: I have seen a picture of you in the burgundy third, and I think this one would look nice on you. Everything is sewn, including the shoulder stuff; no iron-on replica crap. The material is like the unipron. The blue matched the blue of their regular jersey. I saw several women in the jerseys and the lack of striping at the bottom both slimmed and lengthened their figures. I saw a couple of O’Reilly jerseys, which was cool to see. Anyway, that’s just my opinion.

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

by hockeymom on Nov 15, 2009 2:15 PM MST up reply actions  

sweet! good to know! thanks so much; i think i will get one after all. and i am leaning towards the highlander. =)

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by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 2:41 PM MST up reply actions  

I thought the jerseys looked fine. in fact, one feature I didn’t notice on Thursday was that the names on the back aren’t arched. for whatever reason, I really liked the way that looked.

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

by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 15, 2009 3:18 PM MST up reply actions  

I still thought the jerseys looked good

Except for the “Avalanche” written across the back of the collar. W T F. I was ready to buy one until I saw that. I can’t even come up with any kind of creative sentence to describe the magnitude in which that is suck. Design FAIL.

As for the team: Yes, this was by far their worst game. But that’s 2 lackluster efforts at home in a row. Maybe they’re tired of playing their asses off for little fan support?

www.returnoftheghostbusters.com

by BraxtanFILM on Nov 15, 2009 11:00 AM MST reply actions  

But that’s 2 lackluster efforts at home in a row. Maybe they’re tired of playing their asses off for little fan support?

But not the right way of telling the fans ‘hey we’re for real, so come throw down your money’

remeber guys, long season, the great teams all have skids, hell look at the pens

Make Me A Milkshake, Malkin! - Mike Lange

by horbayj on Nov 15, 2009 11:13 AM MST up reply actions  

I also still liked the jerseys…except for the fact that the first time they wore them ended in such a massive fail. I actually really want to see the team play well while wearing them so I can focus more on the jersey and not on the horrific play.

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by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 11:21 AM MST up reply actions  

I hate those logos on the shoulder blades as well. The whole jersey looks like a retarded orangutan with epilepsy put it together in MS Paint.

Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.

by UZ on Nov 15, 2009 7:04 PM MST up reply actions  

Tom Preissing...

was a team worst -4 in his team/season debut. Ouch. Anyone have any analysis on how he actually played?

by c0nquistad0rian on Nov 15, 2009 1:58 PM MST reply actions  

I can’t remember which goal it was (hmmm, why not?) But I saw him about 10ft away form the guy he was supposed to be covering on one of Van.’s scores

Get rid of the loser point

09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!

by TheRed on Nov 15, 2009 3:27 PM MST up reply actions  

He really looked lost out there…it was PAINFULLY obvious this was the first game he played all season.

Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.

by InfamousM on Nov 15, 2009 3:43 PM MST up reply actions  

He had one horrendous giveaway that resulted in a G/A, and was pretty meh the rest of the time.

I’m willing to write it off as rust, but If he plays like that consistently I’d want Wilson in there instead.

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

by Jibblescribbits on Nov 15, 2009 4:32 PM MST up reply actions  

He went to Colorado College, no further analysis needed ;-)

Colorado Avalanche Prospects (www.avsprospects.blogspot.com)

by Angélique C. Murray on Nov 15, 2009 5:24 PM MST up reply actions  

What a dope!

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

by Jibblescribbits on Nov 15, 2009 9:17 PM MST up reply actions  

Yeah, CC Sucks! Go DU!!!

by Skijumper on Nov 15, 2009 9:55 PM MST up reply actions  

I would say the Avs stopped playing

but that would imply they ever started. Bad game from the puck drop to the final horn.

Nice thing is that instead of having to go through an entire season of that sort of play, we just have games here and there of it.

I agree with Tucker, they need to get their swagger back. They have been coming out slow lately and teams are taking advantage of that. Once they get back to how they were playing, full of energy and confidence, from start to finish, they will be fine.

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

by hockeymom on Nov 15, 2009 2:19 PM MST reply actions  

I think this game HAD to happen

The Avs have been winning a lot of games while giving up a ton of shots, not taking enough shots, or making comeback after comeback. They need a wake up call and maybe they finally got it.

I think this team is more than just “better”. I think they are pretty good. Great? Not yet. But a loss like this gives the team a good chance to evaluate and fix their problems. Sacco doesn’t seem like the type of coach to let this team just stop working. The players will not let themselves stop either.

I look forward to the Calgary game. We should see a much better Avalanche team.

Hopefully #9 is not ten less than #19

by InYoFace on Nov 15, 2009 3:40 PM MST reply actions  

You're absolutely right

In each of the interviews I’ve read or watched from this game, every person – coach and players – said they needed to go back, figure out what they did wrong, and fix it. I feel pretty confident in saying the next game will look better.

2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks

by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 4:58 PM MST up reply actions  

I’m having a hard time trying to figure out how the next one could possibly look worse.

Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.

by UZ on Nov 15, 2009 7:05 PM MST up reply actions  

Did you sleep through last season or what??

2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks

by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 8:51 PM MST up reply actions  

Actually I kinda did. I missed just about every 2007-2008 sports season because of issues I was having with my life. 08-09 is me getting back in the sports saddle.

Irony: the only Avs game I saw all of last year was live and the Avs won 5-2 over the Pens.

Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.

by UZ on Nov 15, 2009 10:47 PM MST up reply actions  

Lucky you

Get rid of the loser point

09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!

by TheRed on Nov 16, 2009 1:48 AM MST up reply actions  

sometimes you need to get your ass kicked to wake up.

Ryan O'Reilly for the Calder.

by An Unmitigated Disaster on Nov 15, 2009 5:03 PM MST reply actions  

lest you become the leafs

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by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 15, 2009 5:13 PM MST up reply actions  

Or the Hurricanes.

Mile High Hockey: Hoping for the best, expecting the worst, hating the Wings.

by Joe Dunman on Nov 16, 2009 7:15 AM MST up reply actions  

Hey now

They ended their 14-game skid of craptacularity.

2009-2010 Avalanche: The memo the 'experts' sent about sucking was lost en route.

by Drakenlot on Nov 16, 2009 8:01 AM MST up reply actions  

They can now begin a brand new craptacularity skid!

Mile High Hockey: Hoping for the best, expecting the worst, hating the Wings.

by Joe Dunman on Nov 16, 2009 8:18 AM MST up reply actions  

Well I was right!

It DID set me up quite well to watch that Bills game!

Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.

by UZ on Nov 15, 2009 7:07 PM MST reply actions  

Bleurgh

I only saw the third period and for the first part of that, right up until our second goal, I thought the Avs were playing brilliantly. From 4-0 down, to 4-2, I thought oy oy, we might be in with a monumental comeback here! It’s a testament to how well the Avs have played this year that I was even able to think that. Of course, that all came to a sudden end 25 seconds later, when the Nucks made it 5-2.

Oh well.

It's hard to be a saint in this city

by Nemesis44UK on Nov 16, 2009 4:20 AM MST reply actions  

Just unloaded on AD's blog...

damn it, I am tired of these chicken little trolls…

It’s time we just got on the wagon, wait out this slump, and let’s see where this team is. It’s November, and we can turn it around. Come on guys, whatya say?!

Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.

by InfamousM on Nov 16, 2009 6:23 AM MST reply actions  

Here's my AD troll advice

“Never argue with an idiot. They bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.”

I think George Carlin said that, but I am not sure.

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

by hockeymom on Nov 16, 2009 8:52 AM MST up reply actions  

No, it was more of my Jim Fassel stand…which I am about to post on my blog.

Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.

by InfamousM on Nov 16, 2009 8:59 AM MST up reply actions  

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