Game 39 Preview: Ducks at Avalanche
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Dec 22, 2009 6:00 AM MST
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| Anaheim Ducks |
8 MT / 10 ET / 3 GMT |
Colorado Avalanche |
| 14-14-7 | December 22nd, 2009 |
21-15-3 |
| 35 pts | Pepsi Center |
48 pts |
| t-12th in West |
Denver, CO |
3rd in West |
I know for most of you, the Wild own the dumbest name in hockey. For my money, it's the Ducks. The Ducks? Seriously? Am I supposed to be intimidated by a duck?
Anyway, for reasons I'm not sure I understand, tonight's game starts at 10pm here in the east coast even though the game is being played in Denver. The Avalanche have a 4 point lead on the Calgary Flames, so regardless of the outcome, the Avalanche will spend their Christmas break in the top 3.
The Avs haven't had a 3-game winning streak since October 28th. Three times since they've had 2 straight wins, only to follow that up with a dreadful game (the 5-3 loss to Edmonton, the 1-0 shutout by Minnesota and the 6-1 win by Washington). Tonight is attempt #4, and I think we're looking at a W. Why? Since 2000, the Avs are 6-1-1 in their last day before the Christmas break with the sole loss coming in 2005 (to the Wild). The Avalanche haven't gotten everything right in the last few years, but they sure know how to give us a happy holiday.
What, you thought I was going to do two negative previews in a row?
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for imtimidation, id pick the maple leafs, blues, islanders, oilers, stars, ducks, senators, canadiens, and canucks. theres alot out there then just the ducks.
Pujols takes out "I" in BIG and "A" in MAC, previously considered to be an unyielding, consonant threat
What, no Penguins?
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
by UZ on Dec 22, 2009 9:02 AM MST up reply actions
Penguins are fucking badasses. They kick ass and take names. You don’t mess with penguins.
(I mean, of course, the animal. Cindy Crosby and the ilk ruin the badasseric name of penguins)
I spent more effort eating a pudding than Tyler Arnason skated last year.
Truth.
Ever see a penguin fight a big seal? They most certainly whoop some ass!
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - Time to grow a pair, boys!
You’ve obviously never been bitten by a Duck.
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
I bit him back.
with a bit of Hoisin sauce!
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - Time to grow a pair, boys!
they’d be better off using a swan. seriously. those mofos are freaking nasty!
"They're unbelievable, really good...They sure don't look like 18-year-olds out there." - Joe Sakic
by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 11:52 AM MST up reply actions
Canadian Geese here in the Chicago area…those things are evil incarnate
If this is a re-build...we should do it every year.
not just the canadian kind. horrid creatures wherever you go.
"They're unbelievable, really good...They sure don't look like 18-year-olds out there." - Joe Sakic
by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 2:19 PM MST up reply actions
I hate Geese
They love to land on, and subsequently shit on, soccer fields.
I have played on countless goose-shit infested soccer fields in my nearly 30 years on this earth.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 22, 2009 2:27 PM MST up reply actions
It's too easy....
Your problem is that you play soccer, not that you play soccer on goose-shit-filled fields.
I kid, I kid…
"I know everyone has their own opinion, but your opinion is wrong. "
Hello
Caution: Colorado teams are better than they appear.
by ShadowPenguin on Dec 22, 2009 3:53 PM MST up reply actions
A Red Wing is also a duck.
…and no, I do not fear them!
All I want for Christmas is the Stanley Cup.
Yeah, not going to be watching this one live. That 3:30 AM weekday wake-up call really kills the Central Time zone, rooting for a Mountain Time zone team thing. Though it’s worse for DDC
As noted, I am not a big Peter Budaj fan. Just so everyone knows...you know, so people don't have to point it out every post. That doesn't mean I want him to fail, as some have suggested...that is all
McNab mentioned this game
last night during the telecast and said that this was a team the Avs wanted to keep buried. I didn’t realize they were off to THIS poor of a start but I find myself agreeing with the man. Ain’t nobody wants to be the springboard that brings the Ducks back into serious contention.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Dec 22, 2009 6:34 AM MST reply actions
Flying V.
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Dec 22, 2009 7:28 AM MST reply actions
I don’t care what anybody says. The first Mighty Ducks movie was a cinematic masterpiece and we’re all better for having lived during the time in which it was made.
Mile High Hockey: Hoping for the best, expecting the worst, hating the Wings.
Here here
The 3rd one would have been an okay movie too… had it not been completely undermined by the 2nd one. Who’s going to believe those kids can’t make Varsity when they were in the Pan-Am/goodwill games?
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 22, 2009 9:30 AM MST up reply actions
Iceland? Seriously? Iceland is the best team in the world? Followed by the United States? Sigh.
Mile High Hockey: Hoping for the best, expecting the worst, hating the Wings.
yeah
All said, the knucklepuck was kick-ass.
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 22, 2009 10:10 AM MST up reply actions
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!'
This summer I decided to work my way through my movie collection and I watched all three Duck movies. In the third one Joshua Jackson tries to pick up a girl using the line ’They named a hockey team after us" (or something like that). I can only imagine all the guys on the team doing this when they heard that:
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
josh jackson was in that film? i just lost a bit of my love for that guy.
"They're unbelievable, really good...They sure don't look like 18-year-olds out there." - Joe Sakic
by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 2:20 PM MST up reply actions
He’s Charlie in all three movies. One of the few cast members to appear in all three. These were his pre-Dawson days…
"I know everyone has their own opinion, but your opinion is wrong. "
hmmm, since he was in the first one, he gets a pass. i actually liked that one.
"They're unbelievable, really good...They sure don't look like 18-year-olds out there." - Joe Sakic
by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 6:04 PM MST up reply actions
So David, you’re not an Oregon ducks fan either? For me it’s the predators. What we’re supposed to be scared of you because you have an intimidating name? It’s what a 12 year old would think is bad ass. Everyone knows to beat a perdator that all you have to do is roll in the mud and then they can’t see you.
Jesus Saves! Wolski gets the rebound and scores!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 22, 2009 7:34 AM MST reply actions
Or get Jessie Ventura to have some kick ass repeating chain gun…oh wait, he dies. Nevermind
As noted, I am not a big Peter Budaj fan. Just so everyone knows...you know, so people don't have to point it out every post. That doesn't mean I want him to fail, as some have suggested...that is all
Danny Glover >> Jessie Ventura.
"I know everyone has their own opinion, but your opinion is wrong. "
The Toronto Raptors (NBA) are definitely the team of choice of 12-year-olds.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 22, 2009 9:31 AM MST up reply actions
dinosaurs FTW!
The 2009-10 Avalanche: Have the wheels fallen off?
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
by Americanario on Dec 22, 2009 10:29 AM MST up reply actions
You know, technically, a duck is a predator. To fishes, ducks are very intimadating.
I spent more effort eating a pudding than Tyler Arnason skated last year.
All right ,so they have a leg up on… the Canucks.
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
I like how 3 (or 4) of the canadian team names are nationalistic:
Canadiens
Canucks (which is slang for Canadian)
Maple Leafs (the only symbol on the Canadian Flag)
And you could make a case for senators too. Is there something more to Canada than being Canadian? Couldn’t someone be the “Milk Bags” or something.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 22, 2009 11:28 AM MST up reply actions
just need some beaver and life will be good
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Dec 22, 2009 11:39 AM MST up reply actions
Joking aside, I personally think the Beavers would be an awesome team name. But people seem to be disagreeing with me on the “lame animals make great teams” debate
the beavers would be even more fun than the BJs. just sayin.
"They're unbelievable, really good...They sure don't look like 18-year-olds out there." - Joe Sakic
by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 11:53 AM MST up reply actions
That’s pretty much how I approach every day honestly
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 22, 2009 12:14 PM MST up reply actions
Winnipeg Round Bacon, Halafax Maple Syrups.
Jesus Saves! Wolski gets the rebound and scores!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 22, 2009 3:07 PM MST up reply actions
Sacco benched both Liles and Clark(via Dater) in the last period of the yesterday’s game. I guess he blames them for 3rd period drama. Well, i would feel safer with Salei and Cumiskey. It looks like Liles is pushed around too much lately, power forwards are running over him, while Clark seems out of the position every time.
I have the feeling that Sacco is not content with them both and maybe they will be moved. Where? Don’t know. Of course Kovalchuk can be a dream player. We would have 2 very strong lines in Wolski-Stastny-Stewart and Kovalchuk-Duchene-Hejduk. I am not exactly hockey analyst, despite being Avs fan for more than 10 years, but I think that these 2 lines can win a cup. Even this year. Of course, Kovalchuk’s contract is just too big. But me thinks we are already overpaying Tucker, Clark and Liles. Moving two of them would make enough cap space for Kovalchuk’s contract. And we have good defensive prospects in Shattenkirk and Cohen coming up. Every time I look at salaries of Clark, Tucker and Liles I whine.
Don’t ask why I wrote this comment on this thread. :)
Don’t ask why I wrote this comment on this thread. :)
Shhhh. Beachie might hear you.
If Liles and Clark are a defense pair of trainwreck proportions, then why doesn’t Sacco break them up? Sit one down, play a call-up for a game or two, see what happens. Rolling the other four guys for an entire period of a close game won’t do anything resembling good in the long term. Methinks as soon as Wheels is healthy, we’re going to see a Liles/Cumiskey pairing more often than not.
"I know everyone has their own opinion, but your opinion is wrong. "
Foote-Cumiskey were a pretty good pairing. I think Sacco might be more inclined to put that pair back together and then put Wilson with Liles/Clark
The 2009-10 Avalanche: Have the wheels fallen off?
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
by Americanario on Dec 22, 2009 10:32 AM MST up reply actions
True, though as bad as Liles has been of late, I don’t think that he has put on anywhere near the long running suckfest that Clark has this year. Quincey/Hannan, Foote/Cumiskey, Wilson/JML would give JML something other than a (slow) skating textbook definition of defensive liability to work with and give him a chance at redemption, should he decide to avail himself of the chance. If he doesn’t, then it’s time to either bring in Salei (if that ever happens) or bring up Fahey or Peltier and actually let them skate.
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - Time to grow a pair, boys!
don’t forget – you can’t start writing Kovalchuk into our top two lines without removing 2 of those forwards because that’s what it would cost to get him here. Yeah, those lines would be awesome but trades dont work like that. If they did, we’d already have moved Svatos, Tucker, and Galiardi for Malkin, Crosby, and Ovie. You know, so those teams could unload salary : )
exactly
there’s no reason to trade for Kovi. He’ll either be a UFA or he’ll re-sign with ATL.
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 22, 2009 10:22 AM MST up reply actions
I think he’ll re-sign. ATL is not having a bad season. Pavelec is doing great, and Kane appears to have been a great pick. I see the Thrashers giving him a similar contract to what he has now, just for more time. They’ll probably get him the standard NHL long-term contract for 8-9 years with $1 M at the end to lower the cap impact.
The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind - Humphrey Bogart
I do too, which is why I’m not worrying about it too much.
If it gets close to the trade deadline and he hasn’t re-signed I’ll start drooling a little.
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 22, 2009 10:41 AM MST up reply actions
What, you thought I was going to do two negative previews in a row?
Yes we did, Debbie Downer-Carignan.
"I know everyone has their own opinion, but your opinion is wrong. "
by Mike @ MHH on Dec 22, 2009 8:29 AM MST reply actions 2 recs
A holiday pump up video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De47fjH6RKY
Avalanche 2009-2010: Ostensibly, the worst team in the league. Realistically, top of the NW division.
Twisted Mini Golf?
The 2009-10 Avalanche: Have the wheels fallen off?
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
by Americanario on Dec 22, 2009 10:40 AM MST up reply actions
I stopped liking the Ducks after they removed the “Mighty” moniker.
I was rooting HARD for the Mighty Ducks against the Devils all those years ago in the cup…
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
Me too. That play where Kariya got knocked out of the game and then came back to score a goal right away made me really love the guy.
Forever grateful that Joe Sakic isn't a douche bag like Brett Favre.
by Rather Dashing on Dec 22, 2009 9:09 AM MST up reply actions
I don’t like Disney, just the idea that a professional sports team named themselves after a movie called “The Mighty Ducks” and kept the logos and everything.
Plus I grew up on that Sat. morning Mighty Ducks cartoon :3
Bills fan? In Colorado? It's more likely than you think.
by UZ on Dec 22, 2009 9:21 AM MST up reply actions
Mighty Ducks > Ducks
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Dec 22, 2009 9:29 AM MST up reply actions
Tell that to the cup-winning team.
Forever grateful that Joe Sakic isn't a douche bag like Brett Favre.
by Rather Dashing on Dec 22, 2009 9:30 AM MST up reply actions
I cheered hard for the Ducks for a little while because they had Detroit’s number for a few years. That was enough for me.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 22, 2009 9:33 AM MST up reply actions
If she weighs the same as a duck…then she’s made of wood…
And therefor????
A WITCH!!!
(By Monty Python logic, they should be called the Anaheim Witches…Bring out your dead!)
If this is a re-build...we should do it every year.
And what do we do with witches?
BURRRRRRRRNNNN THEM!!!!
Mile High Hockey: Hoping for the best, expecting the worst, hating the Wings.
I lost that movie in our move…I really should get another copy
If this is a re-build...we should do it every year.
I’m guessing there’s enough of us here who could just recite the whole movie line for line for you
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Dec 22, 2009 9:57 AM MST up reply actions
Oh I could do it…but their British accents are better!
If this is a re-build...we should do it every year.
Your father was a hamster and your mother smelled of elderberrys.
The 2009-10 Avalanche: Have the wheels fallen off?
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
by Americanario on Dec 22, 2009 10:41 AM MST up reply actions
i saw nothing of this thread but this. and it made me furrow my brow and then laugh out loud. nicely done, canary. nicely done.
"They're unbelievable, really good...They sure don't look like 18-year-olds out there." - Joe Sakic
by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 11:14 AM MST up reply actions
Am I the only one who thinks tame animals make the best team names!?! penguins – awesome. ducks – pretty sweet. If only they were called the mallards!!! imagine that logo… oh, and let’s not forget the whalers. Total badassery. Sorry, but the lame teams are the ones who are trying to be scary…*cough*monsters*cough*
Eh
Not so sure on Mallards for a pro team… it would work for a minor league team though (especially a Ducks affiliate).
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 22, 2009 10:27 AM MST up reply actions
FYI, there was (and now IS) a team called the Mallards.
"I know everyone has their own opinion, but your opinion is wrong. "
I think the Monster fits perfectly in Lake Erie
The 2009-10 Avalanche: Have the wheels fallen off?
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
by Americanario on Dec 22, 2009 10:43 AM MST up reply actions
I realize we all know this...
but I thought I’d put it all in one place, lest we forget the beauty of it.
The Avalanche are ranked 1st in the Northwest Division and 14 points ahead of last place Edmonton Oilers.
The Avalanche are ranked 3rd in the Western Conference, a measley 1 point behind the leading Chicago Blackhawks and 14 points ahead of last place (again) Edmonton Oilers.
The Avalanche are ranked 6th in the league, 5 points behind the leading New Jersey Devils and a whopping 24 points ahead of last place Carolina Hurricanes.
And this has been done despite being told the Avalanche would be 15th in the Western Conference and the third worst team in the league. Sometimes, the reality of it overwhelms me and makes me simply smile.
"They're unbelievable, really good...They sure don't look like 18-year-olds out there." - Joe Sakic
by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 11:01 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
the avs are on pace for a 104 point total, and despite their games in hand currently, they would still win the NW at their pace.
pretty cool, eh?
"They're unbelievable, really good...They sure don't look like 18-year-olds out there." - Joe Sakic
by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 11:07 AM MST up reply actions
aaahhhhh i hate those games in hand! Chicago is leading us with 4 gih! It leaves a terrible pit in my stomach
ok, glass is half full bah hambug stooger, think of it this way: chicago loses all those games in hand. hmmm, not so bad now be it young skywalker
"They're unbelievable, really good...They sure don't look like 18-year-olds out there." - Joe Sakic
by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 11:11 AM MST up reply actions
grrrr. glass is half empty, meant i.
"They're unbelievable, really good...They sure don't look like 18-year-olds out there." - Joe Sakic
by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 11:12 AM MST up reply actions
I guess I'm more concerned with Calgary's games in hand than Chicago's.
Of which there are only 3. They go 2-1 in those, that’s a tie in points, and the Avs have the tiebreaker, right?
"I clearly miscalculated how popular it would be to show Calvin urinating on a Ford logo"--Bill Watterson
by frightenedinmate#2 on Dec 22, 2009 11:14 AM MST up reply actions
If Calgary goes 2-1, the Flames get the tie breaker. They would have one more win.
The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind - Humphrey Bogart
ah.
"I clearly miscalculated how popular it would be to show Calvin urinating on a Ford logo"--Bill Watterson
by frightenedinmate#2 on Dec 22, 2009 11:35 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah we have been kicking Flamer ass this year
but the games in hand isn’t a terrible thing, we have already gone through the tough stretch of our schedule.
ROCKEFELLER!!!
Look at points %, which is the best way to go:
WC:
1. Chi: .721%
2. SJ: .681
3. COL: .632
4. Nsh: .653
5. LA: .635
6. CGY: .629
7. PHX: .622
8. Det .569
9. DAL:.569
10. VAN: .556
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 22, 2009 11:17 AM MST up reply actions
Come on Dallas and (yes) Vancouver…
The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind - Humphrey Bogart
I’m worried about the Canucks, I think they are a good team that just hasn’t put it together, and had an awful start. I certainly think they are better than the Stars or Wings.
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 22, 2009 11:22 AM MST up reply actions
Yes, well, let’s hope that their schedule proves to be their undoing. Things get ultra freaky for them in about a month.
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - Time to grow a pair, boys!
those certainly paint a different story than the current point totals. Those points % numbers put us only .492 points ahead of Calgary at the end of the season, but a whopping 14 points behind Chicago. End of season standings would be:
1. Chi: 118
2. SJ: 112
3. COL: 104
4. Nsh: 107
5. LA: 104
6. CGY: 103
7. PHX: 102
8. Det 93
9. DAL: 93
10. VAN: 91
FYI:
This would be perfectly acceptable.
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 22, 2009 11:29 AM MST up reply actions
Except for DET making the playoffs
The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind - Humphrey Bogart
I wouldn’t mind seeing a Chicago-Detroit series. the ’Hawks always seem to do well against Les Ailes.
"They're unbelievable, really good...They sure don't look like 18-year-olds out there." - Joe Sakic
by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 11:56 AM MST up reply actions
Chicago wiping the floor and ending any illusions of dominance of our shared hated rivals would be pretty sweet.
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 22, 2009 12:15 PM MST up reply actions
I would have no problem with that whatsoever. The best part being that the Avs would face Calgary in the 1st round, which I feel good about. That definitely illustrates how well Chicago is playing, though.
Watch out though. Calgary plays just as dirty as Minnesota when they fall behind. Could be a dangerous series for the youngins.
Mile High Hockey: Hoping for the best, expecting the worst, hating the Wings.
Anderson in net tonight
http://blogs.denverpost.com/avs/
I have a hard time believing this has anything to do with lack of confidence in Budaj, but maybe I am missing something. This “goalie rotation” seems about as insane as Coach Q’s. Oh well, I am sure we will see Budaj when Anderson breaks again.
Colorado Avalanche: Please excuse the mess while we are under construction.
Sacco likes to ride Andy when he’s “hot,” and he’s won the last two. So Andy it is.
Mile High Hockey: Hoping for the best, expecting the worst, hating the Wings.
Hmmmm. If he’s in against the Stars on Sat, I’ll be a little miffed.
"They're unbelievable, really good...They sure don't look like 18-year-olds out there." - Joe Sakic
by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 11:57 AM MST up reply actions
I posted this before
I have a feeling [and I think AD confirmed] that Sacco asks Andy about playing back to back games. If Andy thinks he’s up to it, who are we to say he shouldn’t start. Only he knows if he’s ready. Why question the choice of one of the main reasons we are good right now.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Ostensibly, the worst team in the league. Realistically, top of the NW division.
The Avs were good with Budaj in too
most NHL coaches have a rotation for their back-up goalie, so they, you know, actually play him. That seems more commonplace than what is going on with the Avs. Let’s just hope this plan works and Andy can sustain the workload through the season.
Colorado Avalanche: Please excuse the mess while we are under construction.
Maybe Sacco thinks Andy is the next Marty Brodeur. Or Kipper. Or Nabokov. Or Bryzgalov. Or Miller. Or Luongo. Or Quick.
This whole “what backup?” thing seems to be really common anymore.
Mile High Hockey: Hoping for the best, expecting the worst, hating the Wings.
There are ten goalies right now with 30 or more games.
Mile High Hockey: Hoping for the best, expecting the worst, hating the Wings.
and 6 of them have a better save percentage than Anderson
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Dec 22, 2009 12:21 PM MST up reply actions
and all of them have a better GAA
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Dec 22, 2009 12:22 PM MST up reply actions
I think my problem is that I am trying to find logic in what Sacco is doing, and there simply isn’t any.
Colorado Avalanche: Please excuse the mess while we are under construction.
Well the Avs have a decent break between tonight and their next game right?
So Andy gets a big rest no matter what.
(best I can do)
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 22, 2009 12:28 PM MST up reply actions
and is that because the back-up goalie is doing poorly?
Colorado Avalanche: Please excuse the mess while we are under construction.
In complete earnest, would you all be advocating the same way if we had another back-up goalie not named Budaj? Even if he was equally as good of a back-up?
Avalanche 2009-2010: Ostensibly, the worst team in the league. Realistically, top of the NW division.
Yes
especially if my son like that back-up goalie too ;-)
Colorado Avalanche: Please excuse the mess while we are under construction.
You said it not me. I think this would be a perfect game for Budaj. The rested goalie on the 2nd night of a back-to-back…plus travel. It all fits for a Budaj night.
If this is a re-build...we should do it every year.
well if you think he should be playing
than I KNOW it is the truth!!! lol
(I’m kidding with you, you know).
Let’s hope the defense is solid and they keep the goon squad away from Andy!!!!
Colorado Avalanche: Please excuse the mess while we are under construction.
In complete earnest, would you all be advocating the same way if we had another back-up goalie not named Budaj?
Yes I would, I have felt that in all most every situation, when you have back-to-back games the back-up should play in one of them. I also think every team should play a back-up at least 20 games per season
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by Americanario on Dec 22, 2009 2:11 PM MST up reply actions
Finally, that’s a real answer. In my opinion, a back-up should play 12-15. See, now we are disagreeing on a level of degree not something extraneous.
Goalies to me have always and will always be weird. They need certain things. Andy is a top 10 goalie in the NHL. He apparently loves shots and loves to play a lot. He’s admitted to that. Roy was the same way. So is Nabokov now. I would prefer to defer to Andy.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Ostensibly, the worst team in the league. Realistically, top of the NW division.
I think it was Jibbles or Dario, did a post a while back comparing goalies, how many games they play in the regular season and then how well their teams do in the playoffs. The goalies that were playing the most games (Broduer, Miller, Nabokov, etc.) rarely did well in the play offs. Sure there are always exceptions, but they are rare.
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by Americanario on Dec 22, 2009 2:41 PM MST up reply actions
SeeSixWhores just called me weird. I’m not sure how to take that.
On topic, methinks Andy wants as many games as possible to try and make the US Olympic team. This is his one shot, might as well go all out.
Go hard or go home!!
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Go hard or go home!!
Beachie and I endorse this comment!
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just don’t forget the 7 & up part of that deal too.
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by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 6:06 PM MST up reply actions
I seem to remember a certain guy, oh what was his name…the one who carried around that cane once in a blue moon, who said he was okay to play even tho he felt fluish. i’m not sure trusting a goalie’s opinion of how he feels is always the best idea. maybe andy’s a little more honest about it than theodore was, but maybe he’s not. budaj’s been solid, so i wouldn’t think it’d be a problem to use him. but there’s probably a lot more going on than i have any clue about.
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by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 12:59 PM MST up reply actions
January is a pretty tough schedule. I guess we will see how things work out with this approach of letting the goalie make the decision, but if November was any indication, I think it would be wise to put Budaj in a few games. Nothing against Anderson, just think for the longevity of the team this season it would be wise to give Anderson a break now and then.
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Precisely
Look we are winning. Andy has been great. When we needed Budaj he did great too. Instead of telling the coach, who apparently saved this team, how to use his goalies why not let him decide. Playing Andy is not thereby saying Budaj is bad. This negative inference that keeps getting drawn I think needs to stop.
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I haven't been telling Coach Sacco anything
in fact I have never spoken to the man. To my knowledge, nobody on this site is telling the coach how to run his team.
I guess if this is the stance you want to take, then everytime someone comes up with different line combinations than Sacco’s, they should be scolded with “don’t tell the coach how to run his lines.” And when people make suggestions about trades, I guess they should be scolded with “don’t tell the GM how to run his francise.” Dude, that is the WHOLE purpose of this site. That is what makes it fun. None of us have any say in any of this, and it is really all all a bunch of BS if you want to look at it that way, but we have ideas, opinions, and thoughts about the team we love and we like to share them with others who feel the same way.
So please, don’t use the “you’re not the coach” argument, because it completely negates the entire reason for this site.
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well, we’re pretty much all telling him how to run his team. he’s just not listening
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Dec 22, 2009 2:48 PM MST up reply actions
You are extrapolating on my comment. I just posted above that goalies are weird. I treat a coaches decision on goalies differently. But you must understand something. I hate the whole concept of a “goalie controversy”. I want a starter that never has to worry about that and plays as much as they want. So, there is an underpinning of that in my sentiments.
However, you are right, i shouldn’t suggest we stop talking about it because that does negate the site’s purpose. That was improper. I will just defer to Andy on whether he wants to play and stick to that.
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Sounds good
and I agree that goalies are weird – I live with one!!
And please trust me when I say I am not trying to drudge up a goalie controversy by asking when Budaj should play one of his handful of games. And really, I am okay with Andy in net for the Ducks game, because I think it is going to be a rough one. It would be cool if Boods is in Saturday’s game because we will be there and my son could watch him.
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SeeSixWhores and his mom are making fun of me again!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dude
You need to stomp the yard all up in this piece just to get summa dat respek back, yo.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Dec 22, 2009 3:58 PM MST up reply actions
What a surprise
not.
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Dec 22, 2009 12:07 PM MST up reply actions
You guys also forget, Boods kinda blows against the Ducks. He’s never beaten them, and his GAA is near 4 against them.
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
Anderson’s GAA and Boods GAA against the Ducks is almost the same.
Anderson is 1-2-0 with a 2.70 GAA in his career versus the Ducks, while backup Peter Budaj is 4-4-3 with a 2.84 GAA against them.
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/hockey/hockey-wires/story/1394150.html
However, if the defense plays as poorly as it did last night, and with the offensive firepower the Ducks have (Perry, Ryan, Getzlaf), it makes sense to put your starter in. So, there is my logic – I guess :-)
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slow day for the drug cartel?
Colorado Avalanche: Please excuse the mess while we are under construction.
Budaj’s actually has had a couple of great games against the Ducks where he was the main reason we got a point (loser point, albeit). He’s also had some not-so great games against the Ducks.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Dec 22, 2009 12:49 PM MST up reply actions
Didn’t the Avs have a 4-goal lead in one of those games, only to lose in OT? I remember thinking that I hate their goal “horn” that game…because I heard it too much in the 3rd. Total breakdown game
If this is a re-build...we should do it every year.
what’s worse than the goal horn is being surrounded by people blowing those stupid duck call things. my lord, if nothing else at a ducks game makes you want to get so hammered that you don’t know your own name, those certainly do. trust me. i’ve been there. too many times. already this season.
"They're unbelievable, really good...They sure don't look like 18-year-olds out there." - Joe Sakic
by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 2:25 PM MST up reply actions
I'm curious
do they make that same squawking noise when you shove them down someone’s throat?
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I think that actually would make the noise more annoying…
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by Americanario on Dec 22, 2009 2:30 PM MST up reply actions
hmmm, interesting scenario to consider. i will test the theory and get back to you. it may take 3-6 months, but i’m thinking it will be worth it.
"They're unbelievable, really good...They sure don't look like 18-year-olds out there." - Joe Sakic
by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 2:41 PM MST up reply actions
I would request
a video replay of it, it that is not too high maintenance of me.
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i’m sure that will not be a problem as the prosecution is bound to have multiple copies entered into evidence.
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by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 6:08 PM MST up reply actions
Anderson leads the league in shots against
He has seen 1015 shots, next in line is Lundqvist with 968. Backstrom (wild) has ‘seen’ 832 – could be an argument to rest Andy.
Going to the game?
Hockeymom – are you planning to go to the game tonight or just Sat?
Just Saturday
If this works for you we can meet at 6:45 p.m. at the bottom of the stairs in the lobby. If for some reason we don’t connect, our seats are in Section 302, Row 10, seats 1, 2, and 3. Go up the escalator, turn left, and then turn right at the Nacho Station (close the escalators). I am a petite brunette with fair skin, and I will be with a 9 year old boy in a 3rd jersey, and my husband in a home unipron.
Let me know if you have a better suggestion.
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The Ducks? Seriously? Am I supposed to be intimidated by a duck?
In nature, a duck could kick the shit out of a maple leaf.
And besides, the Wild have at least won a postseason game against Anaheim.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
the wild what?
Jesus Saves! Wolski gets the rebound and scores!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 22, 2009 3:11 PM MST up reply actions
Exactly
Team names should be nouns… Wild is not a noun, or at least not predominantly.
That’s it, they are officially the Minnesota Adjectives
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 22, 2009 3:18 PM MST up reply actions
Whoever named the team should have watched this video.
The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind - Humphrey Bogart
They should play that song when the Wildish score! I feel smarter already, now that I’ve packed my adjectives.
All I want for Christmas is the Stanley Cup.
i love grammar rock.
"They're unbelievable, really good...They sure don't look like 18-year-olds out there." - Joe Sakic
by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 7:35 PM MST up reply actions
Team names should also be PLURAL nouns.
Go Avalanches!
Other teams wouldn’t be able to handle more than 1 Avalanche. (besides Avalanches sounds really weird. Avalanche should eb the plural of Avalanche)
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
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by Jibblescribbits on Dec 22, 2009 3:35 PM MST up reply actions
Avalanche record incorrect in preview
Avs are 21-11-6 not 21-15-3 as suggested above. Other than that Good stuff! Go Avs beat the Ducks!!!
Did Svatos get injured or did he get sent down?
I don’t recall seeing him in the last two games or so. Although as poorly as He has been playing recently and the scant ice time he has been getting I could have blinked and missed him out on the ice.
But he has been skating according to AD…so we might see him back after Christmas…..
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by Americanario on Dec 22, 2009 4:46 PM MST up reply actions
and, no, i had nothing to do with that one. just ask his wife.
"They're unbelievable, really good...They sure don't look like 18-year-olds out there." - Joe Sakic
by BeachNSnowGirl on Dec 22, 2009 6:10 PM MST up reply actions
Is there any particular reason the headline says 'Ducks at Anaheim'?
Anyways, the Ducks will forever hold a spot in my heart for sweeping the Wings and Wild in ‘03. And for some reason I’ll forever conveniently forget about the time they swept us in ’06.
can’t believe you were the first person to notice that glaring typo
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Dec 22, 2009 7:48 PM MST up reply actions
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