I would assume that Budaj is starting tonight.

My Jacob (3-years-old) is all the sudden in love with the Penguins and their “shirts.” But for those who call him Cindy Crosby…he has a new name for you to work with. Sandy Crosby

I have a friend in Michigan who is a giant Pens fan (hates the Red Wings, so that’s OK)…I’m dreading the ribbing I am going to get if this game goes the way I think it will. In other words, I feel for you Joe D!

is finally playing. He made his AHL debut on Tuesday and scored a goal

Apologies to everyone for my significant lack of superness lately. We’re deep into finals and I’m swamped with work, studying, and writing a monster of a Health Law paper. Non-stop fun for me!

As for my brother, he’s always been a good sport and supportive of the Avs and I have always rooted for the Pens when they’re playing any other team. I was cheering hard when they beat the Wings last year for the Cup.

Really? A Hanson brother?

Preissing is only 25 days older than Mike! How cute!

Chris Bourque: son of Ray Bourque. He was in that 2001 locker room celebration as a teenager.

back up goalie Brent Johnson: He was drafted by the Avs but asked to be traded when he looked at the depth the organization had in goal. He has played well in limited duty this year. But he has not always gotten the offensive – or defensive – support from the team in front of him.

Martin Skoula: the sometimes scapegoat defenseman has been a steady 7th man for the Pens and helped them anchor their blue line when as many of 5 of the top 6 were down with injuries earlier this year.

the Penguins have one of the worst PPs in the NHL this year, at least statistically.

I wonder how that may have happened. I wonder what coach is in charge of it.

So I hope Bigfoot makes an appearance tonight. Though he is usually an enigma, if we hangs around for an extended period maybe we can win.

i won’t be here tonight (again) luckily i’ve enlisted Bubblegum into my ‘text me the scores’ club

as for tonights game, i have i feeling it’s not ‘will we lose’ but ‘by how much’

that being said..if the team hates the Shoot Out, we should prob try to score a goal in over time..you know, just sayin

i do have a confession though, i jumped on the pens wagon when they drafted sid in 05 (the hype up here in canada was HUGE) i’ve got 3 sweaters…i know…i know…

GO AVS!!

As if it wasn’t bad enough to face the defending Cup champs on the road, having played in Tampa the night before is a tough task. I had this set rated in my Top 10 Toughest Back-to-Back Games of the season…

Tyler Weiman has been recalled.

Brian Willsie has been reassigned.

Which means….Anderson is injured (let’s hope it’s not all that bad) and Hejduk is ok (thank God).

Andy day to day with neck injury

wishing him a speedy recovery!!

I think you know where I am going with this?

Budaj is 1-1-1 having gotten the OT from last night’s game. Let’s see if the Avs now do for him what they used to do when Theo was our top goalie.

I won’t be on the posts this evening considering I’ve got a game of my own that I’m playing in, so GO BOODS!

I wish I could watch the game but I won’t be home to do so… for obvious reasons.

Anyone know when Salei comes back? I’m curious to see if he can regain his form from 2 years ago.

Happy Birthday Model "T"urnover

So I made this voodoo doll today. thought our boys could use any support they could get. im hoping to make a different jersey for every team. He has the Pens jersey on him. Problem is he needs a name. Any Ideas? I would post a pic of him but I have no idea how to do it.

me either. I was thinking shven. but then i couldnt think why

Why thank you. Glad to be here.

they boys better play accordingly

They officially apologize to all Avs fans and the league. They were unaware of the unprofessional conduct. They agreed every announcer duo has bias but they affirmed not knowing the other team’s roster was unacceptable and the two men would reprimanded accordingly.

That’s right. Fuck you Nashville. Our fans will take down anyone even your commentators.

To Whom It May Concern,

I have subscribed to NHL gamecenter in order to watch the Colorado Avalanche since I am displaced on the East Coast. Now, twice the Avalanche have played the Predators and both times I have received the Nashville feed which meant I received the FS Tennessee game feed. An issue has arisen that is most dire not only to me as a hockey fan but, a dire concern to the sport and the league through a disgusting display of disrespect and unprofessionalism from your announcers; Pete Weber and Terry Crisp.

As a preface, the regional announcers for a sports team act in part as representatives of the team, region, and sport as a whole. These announcers are aired at times nationally and act as messengers of the sport, a sport I cherish, and a sport that needs constant and unfettered professionalism and integrity. They also act as messengers of the broadcast company.

At a bare minimum I deem that announcers should possess three skills in order to function in their capacity of announcers, and the responsibilities listed above:

1. Knowledge of the Home Team (In this case the Nashville Predators)
2. A command on the English language in order to convey the game, both play-by-play and the atmosphere of the game, to the audience. This includes an audience that cannot see but must follow through their ears.
3. Knowledge of the sport as a whole

It is with this third criterion that there is an extreme issue of disgust. At the very least the announcers must understand hockey. Pete Weber and Terry Crisp do. They also MUST understand that the Predators are playing another team. The announcer should at the very least know the players on the opposing team. It is not too much to ask for the announcers to simply read the roster of the opposing team. I understand that all announcers will have bias. That does not bother me. But these two announcers have absolutely no comprehension of the Avalanche roster. Even the most simplistic hockey fan can comprehend an NHL roster. These announcers cannot. There have been repeated instances of utterly disgusting displays of complete ignorance. For example, these announcers call our coach by the wrong name, they seem to have no idea of players who are no longer on our roster, they place players who have retired six years ago as our starting lineup. I have a list of over 40 instances and I will list them if that is needed. They show complete lack of professionalism by not reading, as a bare minimum, the Avalanche roster. This display of ignorance and rudeness is a display of atrocity to the NHL, the Predator organization, and the FS Tennessee broadcast company. I do understand that in the course of fast action play calling, mistakes will be made. That happens to all announcers, but having an understand that Patrick Roy is no longer out goalie, or that Joe Sakic is not our head coach is something a teenager would be able to comprehend and these two official and salaried announcers should not make such mistakes. There will be bias, but showing disrespect for the opposing team is showing disrespect to the sport.

I apologize for the length of this complaint, but I cannot believe this is the first complaint but it should be the last. I do not expect perfection from any announcer or color-man. But the dignity and integrity of professional sportscasting requires the most minimum of standards for the respect shown to the other team; to read the opposing team’s roster, even once, before the game is not too much to ask. These two announcers are a degradation to the game of hockey, a point of reprehension for the Fox Sport Company, and blatant display of disrespect that should not exist in our beloved sport.

Is the ref wearing his whistle in a special place? I think Galiardi knows where it is…

What the heck happened to McNab, did he get jumped outside the Panthers arena last night?