Game 23 Recap: Canucks 5 - Avalanche 2
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 20, 2009 10:43 PM MST
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Tonight's Top 10 List: Top 10 Ways to Ruin DDC's Evening.
1. Have a hockey game start at 10 pm eastern time
2. Make me watch that Timberland boot commercial for the 275,000th time
3. Marek Svatos, 2nd-line left winger.
4. Waste two PP goals
5. Blow a 2-goal lead for the 2nd straight game.
6. Blow a 3rd period lead for the 2nd straight game.
7. Chris Stewart: 0 shots in the last 4 games. That's an average of roughly zero per game.
8. Wondering whatever happened to that Kyle Quincey fella.
9. Give up the winning goal on a 1-on-3 breakaway.
10. Go 3-6-1 after starting the season 10-1-2.
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Interesting fact: of the 8 players who have played in all 22 games, the one with the lowest point total is…Kyle Cumiskey
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 20, 2009 10:45 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Woah
Glad I missed this one, I’d be pissed. Sounds like we need to fix the D, even though it’s looked so promising. Agreed on the ET start time — impossible on work nights.
I take it the game thread is full of fail pics? [checking now] OK, good. horbayj’s sad panda pic is a great end to things as well.
Let’s get the wheels back on that bus, eh?
by AHead on Nov 20, 2009 10:57 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Not full, we were actually having fun for 40 minutes…..
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 20, 2009 10:57 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
but then we forgot what fun was like in the last 10 mins of the third
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
by horbayj on Nov 20, 2009 11:19 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
10. Go 3-6-1 after starting the season 10-1-2.
And 1-5 in the last six…maybe the wheels have come off?
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 20, 2009 10:57 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
sorry 1-4-1 in the last six….
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 20, 2009 11:05 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yup.
Wheels are coming off. This was just a horrid excuse for a hockey game. Seriously, blame it on youth, but where, tell me where, do you learn how to blow these kinds of leads and let in 5 unanswered goals? I’m blaming Budaj. He’s the Suxors. No, not really, but this shit is getting old. Old, I tells ya
Get rid of the loser point
09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!
by TheRed on Nov 20, 2009 10:58 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Wonder how many people will blame this one on Anderson…It won’t happen, nor should it, but if the roles were reversed….
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 20, 2009 11:00 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
i dont even know where to begin…
once again, i pass up potential game of mini golf for..this..
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
by horbayj on Nov 20, 2009 11:04 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t want to be the bearer of bad news, but Anderson hasn’t looked all that tremendous lately either. His last 8 games, he’s given up 3 goals or more 6 times. His GAA in that span is 3.46 and his sv% is .894
if Peter Budaj or Jose Theodore or David Aebischer have an 8 game stretch like that, he gets skewered.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 20, 2009 11:31 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Anderson’s built up a lot of good will. I have no idea what happened to him tonight. I know something went wrong on that near goal, but after that it looked like he gave up on his defencemen and took it upon himself to do everything in frustration.
I was right behind Luongo in the third (granted, very last row), and when Anderson made that bizarre dash to the corner – trust me, it looked weirder from the stands than it did on TV. Then again behind the net. Just plain weird.
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by Ryan Classic on Nov 20, 2009 11:36 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Nobody will blame Anderson
which is what makes it sooooo hypocritical, IMO. If you are going to skewer Budaj for the Oilers game and put the blame of the loss on him, you sure as shit better do it Anderson. But you don’t, so that makes you a hypocrite. Why am I not reading that Anderson should be put on waivers? If you check the stats, Budaj numbers were BETTER than Anderson’s in the last two games. That has to be a mistake, cuz Booodai is the Suxors.
Anderson played like a monster in October, which is why Saaco rode him. Goalies get hot and when they do – play them!!!! If they can steal the win, cool! But to expect a goalie to do that for an entire season is unrealistic. Anderson is coming back to Earth, and in doing so it is exposing the flawed play of the team. That isn’t a bad thing. There are issues the Avs must address, and now: Don’t sit on a lead; play a full 60 minutes; play solid defense; shoot the puck to the net; be aware positionally; don’t take stupid penalties. And most of you can come up with even more detailed problems. THOSE are the things that concern me, not who is in goal. If those things aren’t fixed soon, we will be watching a season like last year.
The Avs are a young, inexperienced team. The vets HAVE to step it up and be leaders, both on and off the ice. I still consider this year a rebuilding year, so I know there will be ups and downs. My hope is to see progression this year, not regression.
Monday they play the Flyers. That is going to be a tough game. I hope the Avs come prepared.
Colorado Avalanche: Please excuse the mess while we are under construction.
by hockeymom on Nov 21, 2009 11:23 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Monday they play the Flyers. That is going to be a tough game. I hope the Avs come prepared.
The next few games aren’t exactly easy either. The Predators are heating up (4 straight wins) and then two games against the Wild in an Away-Home, Back-to-back , the only team in the Division the Avs haven’t beat ye. Then they finish up November in Tampa to start another long 5 game road trip (5 games in 8 days).
If this team doesn’t find itself, thing could get ugly fast.
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 21, 2009 11:39 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Well then...
I don’t know how that game was on TV, but it was a weird weird weird one to see live. Tons of turnovers, players in weird places. On the PP in the 3rd, Svatos was practically at the red line (no exaggerating) deep in the Canucks end, offside by a country mile while every other player was in the Avalanche end.
I’ve never seen a goalie’s mind just disappear like Anderson’s. Did anyone get a report of an injury? He looked like something went wrong on that near-goal.
ryanclassic.net
by Ryan Classic on Nov 20, 2009 11:07 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Altitude mentioned the trainers and coaches were looking at each other after that near goal wondering if Andy was injured. I wonder if that had anything to do with the softies he let in afterward.
Hopefully #9 is not ten less than #19
by InYoFace on Nov 20, 2009 11:10 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
1. Avs need to stop sitting on leads. Glad to see Sacco say the same thing after the game. In fact, Sacco instead of Granato is the only thing keeping me from thinking this team will go down the drain.
2. I have defended Svatos a few times but enough is enough. He needs to start doing……something or ship him out. You are losing your supporters Svatos.
3. I think Quincey made a few good plays but his is gradually disappearing. Why?
4. Andy made a few questionable decisions in the 3rd and even looked a bit fatigued. That is unusual but it is the 2nd game against Vancouver that he did this. Snap out of it!
Hopefully #9 is not ten less than #19
by InYoFace on Nov 20, 2009 11:07 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I’m with ya on two. I have held off til now but frack, enough is enough.
Get rid of the loser point
09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!
by TheRed on Nov 20, 2009 11:40 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, right
Remember when Svatos got hit and was on his knees in front of the Canucks bench with about 8 minutes to go? You know what someone in front of me shouted?
"Hit him like Steve Moore!
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by Ryan Classic on Nov 20, 2009 11:10 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
That’s just sad, Fans like that don’t deserve a hockey team….what a douchetard
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 20, 2009 11:14 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m an extreme pacifist. I can’t even smack talk well. I very nearly got violent.
Here’s the thing: I live in Vancouver. It’s not my hometown. I was born and raised in Ottawa. The people here are good people. The fans here are good fans. My girlfriend, who got the tickets for tonight’s game as a surprise, is an enormous Canucks fan (and blogger). She’s a wonderful person, and embodies everything good about the city, the team, and its fans. I will defend the vast majority of the citizens of Vancouver and the Canucks fanbase.
But there’s always one.
And tonight he crossed a line that I’ve never seen anyone cross.
Tonight’s game was weird. I had a blast at it, despite the loss. I was the only one wearing an Avalanche hat in our section, and I took good-natured ribbing for it. But it’s a game. Some people just don’t get that. It’s sad.
ryanclassic.net
by Ryan Classic on Nov 20, 2009 11:24 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
But it’s a game. Some people just don’t get that. It’s sad.
I rec this part. Over and over
Get rid of the loser point
09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!
by TheRed on Nov 20, 2009 11:42 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll second that.
My guy was so pissed toward the end of the game last night, he turned over and wasn’t gonna watch the rest of the game. This wouldn’t have bothered me so much but the bitching coming from his side of the bed was loud enough that I gave up and turned off the TV just so I wouldn’t have to talk about it anymore. C’mon really? It’s a freakin game. It’s not the end of the world if we don’t win them all.
This is a hockey board — You fuck with our Hejduk, and the spirit of Lappy is coming. =)-Jibbles
by gl avfan on Nov 21, 2009 7:10 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
The Avs don’t have to win them all, but one out of six isn’t going to cut it.
Mile High Hockey: Hoping for the best, expecting the worst, hating the Wings.
by Joe Dunman on Nov 21, 2009 7:14 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I completely agree
I just don’t see getting so enraged that you just would rather never watch again from a couple of bad games. I understand getting pissed if you percieve that the team gets down by a goal and just gives up, but it’s not worth freaking out over.
This is a hockey board — You fuck with our Hejduk, and the spirit of Lappy is coming. =)-Jibbles
by gl avfan on Nov 21, 2009 7:18 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Or staying up over if you’re sick and need sleep. = ) Last night was the first game I’ve ever stopped watching before the end (even during the abyss that was last season) and only because I didn’t feel the need to force myself to stay awake in what was surely going to only get worse. However, I had hoped I’d get on MHH this morning and be mad I missed an amazing comeback. If I had, you all know I would take one for the team and stop watching games like that early all the time!
2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks
by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 21, 2009 12:57 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
If I had, you all know I would take one for the team and stop watching games like that early all the time!
I’m actually not sure that I could do this, but I would certainly pretend if it would help. It was truly not a pretty sight in our bedroom last night before I finally gave up and turned off the tv.
This is a hockey board — You fuck with our Hejduk, and the spirit of Lappy is coming. =)-Jibbles
by gl avfan on Nov 21, 2009 1:09 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
= ( perhaps i should be a little more appreciative that my sole bedmates right now are a slobbery dog and a rodent-killing cat. lol.
2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks
by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 21, 2009 5:14 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, there are definately times when I would trade you. :)
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by gl avfan on Nov 22, 2009 6:56 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s just douchebaggery on a grand scale.
I should never be taken seriously.... Seriously!
by AvDog on Nov 20, 2009 11:19 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Just a few observations....
1. I am SICK AND F’N TIRED of the Avs quitting in the 3rd period. If that’s not addressed soon, we might as well break out the “Welcome Adam Hall” banners.
2. another thing I noticed…when the power play shows up, the penalty kill goes away, and vice versa.
3. I love you BMF, but we need you back now!
4. The sooner we trade Hannan, the better.
5. Canuck fans are the lowest forms of life on Earth.
6. If the defense would stop allowing 2nd and 3rd chance shots, Andy wouldn’t be so damn fatigued.
7. SoS, something has to give SOON. I’m willing to support you through this struggle, but damn it man…you need to score on the road, and Duchene needs to score at home.
8. When we have golden chances…WE HAVE TO BLOODY WELL CONVERT. This missing the net BS has to stop. Yes, SoS, I am looking at you and Svatos and Hannan.
9. The idiot penalties have to stop.
10. Words just cannot describe how pissed I am after these last two games.
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Nov 20, 2009 11:19 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I don’t really understand 4. I think Hannan’s been our most consistent defenseman all year.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 20, 2009 11:32 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s a personal hate thing with him now.
I know we have more pressing concerns, but I just think Hannan has been nothing short of a bust, and it’s getting around that time where he goes stupid and take the idiot penalties again.
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Nov 20, 2009 11:33 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Like it or not – there is no justification for trading the current edition of Hannan except the concept of selling high.
by HugoAgogo on Nov 21, 2009 1:54 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
At the moment, I can settle for putting the Hannan deal on the backburner, but we do need to look at possibly shipping him out of town before the value goes back to nothing.
I can’t figure out the one thing that’s missing? Is it heart? Is it a chemistry problem? it’s annoying really.
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Nov 21, 2009 6:51 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
missing on the team?
simple answer: talent. they have some, but they need a lot more of it.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 21, 2009 7:30 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree. Hannan is not flashy but he has played well. His job is to shut down the other team and when he is on the ice he is doing a pretty good job of that.
Hopefully #9 is not ten less than #19
by InYoFace on Nov 20, 2009 11:34 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
He's been worth his money this year.
No doubt. I don’t see any reason to dump him.
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by SlamDunkTheFunk on Nov 21, 2009 6:42 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
If the defense would stop allowing 2nd and 3rd chance shots,
Andywouldn’t be so damn fatigued.
Fixed? Discuss.
Get rid of the loser point
09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!
by TheRed on Nov 20, 2009 11:44 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Dammit, now try
If the defense would stop allowing 2nd and 3rd chance shots,
AndyBudaj wouldn’t be so damn fatigued.
Fixed? Discuss
Get rid of the loser point
09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!
by TheRed on Nov 20, 2009 11:45 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
There ya go…I mean, it’s like a shot is taken, and I dunno about anyone else, I’m almost expecting a rebound that should be easily cleared.
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Nov 20, 2009 11:46 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Hannan has played very well this year. I think a part of the problem right now is that Quincey has disappeared which is putting more pressure on Hannan to be better. Trading him would be a mistake.
2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks
by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 21, 2009 12:59 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Can the Avs...
Play 3 periods of hockey? Maybe it’s better that they’re lame in the 1st and better in the next 2 periods.
Get rid of Koci?
Get goals from their “goal scorers”?
Make people pay for cheap shots? (Sometimes an instigating penalty is worth it)
Figure out there is no prize for shooting percentage?
Shoot the puck on net?
I should never be taken seriously.... Seriously!
by AvDog on Nov 20, 2009 11:24 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
1. so far, No
2. Yes, PLEASE
3. No, this team can’t even hit people…let alone make people pay for anything.
4. That would require something this team isn’t capable of…growing a pair.
5. See previous answer.
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Nov 20, 2009 11:27 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
can we blow this team up again and start over?
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
by horbayj on Nov 20, 2009 11:33 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
No no no…this team is save-able…I just question if they have the heart for the hard work it’s going to take.
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Nov 20, 2009 11:34 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
it seems sacco has the drive, based on what some of his comments were after tonight..now he needs to translate that to the team
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
by horbayj on Nov 20, 2009 11:35 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe we should let Sacco lace em up again.
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Nov 20, 2009 11:36 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
if it’ll show the boys how it’s done…im for it
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
by horbayj on Nov 20, 2009 11:37 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I have two busted up knees, but I’ll play…for league minimum too…
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Nov 20, 2009 11:37 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
i say we get the MHH’ers and take them to school
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
by horbayj on Nov 20, 2009 11:38 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Nov 20, 2009 11:38 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Just don’t let them skate at the public rink next to one of the Olympic rinks here. That ice was awful today. Worst I’ve ever skated on.
ryanclassic.net
by Ryan Classic on Nov 20, 2009 11:40 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
i’ve skated on the west ed mall ice
worst. ever.
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
by horbayj on Nov 20, 2009 11:40 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve skated on Evergreen Lake and the Rideau Canal in Ottawa. This was worse. Perfect way to take the girlfriend skating for her first time in years.
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by Ryan Classic on Nov 20, 2009 11:43 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
well look at you mr classy pants
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
by horbayj on Nov 20, 2009 11:45 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Just saying.
Actually, might be good to force the team to skate on the crap ice.
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by Ryan Classic on Nov 20, 2009 11:46 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey now. Evergreen lake was cool in 1985.
Get rid of the loser point
09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!
by TheRed on Nov 20, 2009 11:47 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
i was commending you on your efforts.
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
by horbayj on Nov 20, 2009 11:47 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I missed skating. It was fun to be on that ice, even as bad as it was, and then go watch the pros do it so effortlessly. I appreciated watching Duchene spin around like he does way more.
Raycroft skating out to celebrate with the team at the end of the game was the fastest I’ve ever seen him skate.
ryanclassic.net
by Ryan Classic on Nov 20, 2009 11:51 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
the best ice i’ve ever skated on is at the Toyota Center where the Kings practice. That shit is like glass it’s so smooth.
the worst ice was in Aliso Viejo, a south Orange County cookie-cutter city that embodies all that is wrong with Southern California. go figure, huh?
2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks
by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 21, 2009 1:02 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Just my observations...
In the last few games, the Avs seem to begin letting down in the second period and then coast through the third. Is this the result of having so many young players?
Also in the last few games there seems to be waaaaay too much dump-n-chase. There needs to be more control of the puck going into the offensive zone. imho
by Ace O'Dale on Nov 20, 2009 11:25 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I hate dump and chase
Unless we’re up with about 5 minutes, or the line has no skill, then it’s OK.
by eltharion_doa on Nov 21, 2009 3:36 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
The Avs have been doing too much Dump n’ chase since the franchise showed up. The problem is that we used to WIN most of the chases.
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
by UZ on Nov 21, 2009 6:42 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
agree with this completely. no speed to through the neutral zone, no pushing back of the defensemen, no carrying in. it’s not working.
by thedoctor on Nov 21, 2009 9:25 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
It is high time we started calling this team OUT.
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Nov 20, 2009 11:28 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
the honeymoon is over, time to start paying the bills
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
by horbayj on Nov 20, 2009 11:30 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Can we just… like, not ever play the Nucks again? Ever?
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
by UZ on Nov 20, 2009 11:41 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
well that was 4…lucky us only another 2
'I googled what the white stuff in a Ho-Ho was, i found out it has NINE cups of sugar..that will KILL YOU, it would turn your blood into fruit punch!'
by horbayj on Nov 20, 2009 11:42 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
SOS
final callout from me of the night. 12 straight games now for Stastny without a goal. pretty sure that’s the longest of his career (prev high would be 10 in 2007)
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 20, 2009 11:41 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Needs to do better. Only because of his godawfukkylarge contract, but there it is. Don’t need Joe thornton, thanks. Need someone who can score.
Get rid of the loser point
09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!
by TheRed on Nov 20, 2009 11:50 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not so upset about the lack of goals. But he has to contribute on the score sheet, score goals or set up the goals either way he has to get points for the team. I could forgive fewer goals if he was racking up the assists. Either way he needs to be better….
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 21, 2009 8:40 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
He had two last night, and one in the Calgary team. His faceoff % has improved tremendously during the roadtrip as well.
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by Mike @ MHH on Nov 21, 2009 11:38 AM MST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, brain fart. Wolski had the two assists I was thinking of last night…
"I know everyone has their own opinion, but your opinion is wrong. "
by Mike @ MHH on Nov 21, 2009 11:45 AM MST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Right as I was typing this up, you’re brain reboots….
Stastny did have two assist in Calgary by the way…He would have had one last night if Duchene had not tipped in Liles goal (assuming it still would have been a goal)
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 21, 2009 11:49 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Sacco needs to have a Phandouche moment of his own…
close the door and just let it fly.
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Nov 20, 2009 11:50 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I want Anderson to do it. With no Foote out there (Foote was out, right? They didn’t announce scratches for some reason), the defence was craptastic, and the goalie should have right of first bitching. Specifically, “you’re so bad I had to contract a parasite that made my mind go nuts and force me to play the puck over by the boards.”
ryanclassic.net
by Ryan Classic on Nov 20, 2009 11:52 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Footer has a concussion.
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Nov 20, 2009 11:53 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks. Was Preissing scratched, too? It was really confusing out there. We had to systematically deduct players to figure out the roster.
Still not sure what happened to Shane O’Brien, either.
ryanclassic.net
by Ryan Classic on Nov 20, 2009 11:55 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Pressing sucks…there is no two ways around it, he looks clueless out there.
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Nov 20, 2009 11:56 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
There’s some evidence of me going “NOOOOO!” on here when that trade broke. Preissing and I go back a few years, and it’s not pretty.
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by Ryan Classic on Nov 21, 2009 12:01 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
it’s pretty amazing to have played just 2 game and have the 3rd worst +/- on the team
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 21, 2009 5:44 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
…and on top of that, look clueless doing it.
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by InfamousM on Nov 21, 2009 6:53 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Why is it surprising? He went to CC :-)
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by Angélique C. Murray on Nov 21, 2009 11:00 AM MST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Hahaha
I thought you knew that algebra was all razzamatazz. A Globetrotter always saves the good algebra for the final minutes.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Nov 21, 2009 6:44 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
How 'bout dem Sioux?
I went to the game on Sat. Felt like playoff hockey already!
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by Hopfenkopf on Nov 22, 2009 8:59 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Isn’t it a Jaw injury?
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by gl avfan on Nov 21, 2009 7:15 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but that could also have caused a concussion.
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by Joe Dunman on Nov 21, 2009 7:20 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
The scratches were all messed up on the ESPN box score last night. They showed Galiardi in the lineup with six minutes of playing time during the second period, but also had him listed in the scratch list with an ankle injury.
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by Joe Dunman on Nov 21, 2009 7:09 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
i think someone needs to call out andy tho too. it’s one thing to play the puck, but it’s another to do it recklessly like he did last night. budaj better get the next start, in my opinion.
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by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 21, 2009 1:06 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree. But I guess I’m one of the DoB ;)
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by gl avfan on Nov 21, 2009 1:11 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
as am i, but this is more about andy not playing up to snuff than supporting boods. you could see his whole body language change after that questionable “non-injury” play. i think it really shook him up, maybe messed up his confidence a bit.
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by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 21, 2009 5:16 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I am a DoB (like I have to announce that)
but I would imagine Anderson will start against the Flyers. It’s not like Boods looked fantastic in his last game. Unfortunately, being the starting goalie for a rebuild team means there are going to be nights when the team collapes in front of you and you just have to man-up and take it. I think it was Ryan Classic who said Andy probably got really frustrated and acted out of that frustration – that would fit his personality.
What Sacco ought to do is tell the team if they play the way they have played the last three games, he will pull the goalie and they can play with an empty net, because they don’t deserve to have a goalie backstop them. Or, he will just put Clark in goalie pads instead :-)
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by hockeymom on Nov 22, 2009 8:06 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You’re right. Andy will start v. the Flyers. But he needs to shore more discipline. If he’s going to get frustrated and let that affect him, I’d (of course) prefer to see him pull a Roy: not a single rat will hit the ice again. I hope he’s calling out the players too, like Roy would. I know Andy’s not the second coming or anything, but in October, he played like he was. He needs to find that place again.
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by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 22, 2009 10:54 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Not a good idea.
If Clark gets pads on, I don’t think that we’ll ever get them off!
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by Hopfenkopf on Nov 22, 2009 9:01 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
the defence was craptastic, and the goalie should have right of first bitching
In my experience it is never a good thing for the goalie to call me and my giant ego.
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by Savage33 on Nov 24, 2009 6:19 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
ok lads, i think im out for the night, maybe when i wake up i’ll write it off as a nightmare
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by horbayj on Nov 21, 2009 12:00 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
Sorry I wasn’t in the GDT…I was hanging out with some friends, watching the game, and enjoying some bloody marys. I’m going back to the bloody marys now.
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by InfamousM on Nov 21, 2009 12:07 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
I was there for the first period
and then my day of insane travel caught up to me and I fell asleep shortly after the second period started.
I thought you knew that algebra was all razzamatazz. A Globetrotter always saves the good algebra for the final minutes.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Nov 21, 2009 6:45 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
That was like the fail of fails…from Anderson to Wolski. How do you have a team quit when they are UP BY TWO (for the second game in a row).
Time for a team-wide chew out
by chiavsfan on Nov 21, 2009 12:58 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
I see what you did there.
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by Americanario on Nov 21, 2009 8:43 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe it’s because I just bought an Anderson jersey…go figure :)
by chiavsfan on Nov 21, 2009 10:04 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
At first I was going to ask why you were picking on Wolski, but then though it might be something similar to that "Excluding Zetterberg site.
If we ever adopted a name like that we’d have to call ourselves “Excluding Yelle”…..
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 21, 2009 11:02 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you know I actually had to look up the roster, so that I didn’t miss someone? I almost said Anderson to Wilson…
by chiavsfan on Nov 21, 2009 2:34 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Would that have made it “Excluding Wolski?”
by chiavsfan on Nov 21, 2009 4:58 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
On the current roster yes….
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 21, 2009 5:58 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought your new jersey was an Aldersen.
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by gl avfan on Nov 21, 2009 10:29 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
While thinking last night (dangerous, I know) I had the following thought;
How about “C-note” for a Preissing nickname. Because he’s got a heavy contract that you can flash around, but most places won’t accept him/don’t have change for him, so the Avs are kind of stuck with something that should be able to help them out, but can’t use him.
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 21, 2009 12:17 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I prefer “brown note” because every time I see him I want to crap myself.
Get rid of the loser point
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by TheRed on Nov 21, 2009 12:57 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
This.
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by Joe Dunman on Nov 21, 2009 3:58 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I support this as well, but because Priessing continues to shit the bed in anything resembling a defensive position.
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by Mike @ MHH on Nov 21, 2009 4:49 PM MST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
So along those lines maybe “skid mark” would work better?
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 21, 2009 5:59 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
geez, tough crowd. I mean, he’s been awful…but are we really going to throw stuff like that around after 2 games?
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 21, 2009 6:52 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
That's how I feel.
Of course, I didn’t see the two games he played so maybe I don’t understand just how bad he was, but come on. You could pick out two game bursts for any player in the league and if that was all you had seen of him you would think “lol this guy doesn’t belong here”.
I thought you knew that algebra was all razzamatazz. A Globetrotter always saves the good algebra for the final minutes.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Nov 21, 2009 7:27 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
perhaps october made folks expect a whole lot more than they should. thus when a player isn’t that bad ass mo fo experienced early on, it’s easier to judge him unfairly. yes, preissing has sucked. but he’s only had 2 games back since, what, last season? that’s a long time to be off NHL ice.
2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks
by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 21, 2009 11:31 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
you would think that after being beaten so many times you would try to say in position… but no…
Ryan O'Reilly for the Calder.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Nov 21, 2009 11:52 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
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