A Fitting End
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 12, 2009 7:34 PM MDT
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This weekend was the Avs season in a nutshell. Good effort. Both winnable games. Both losses - shutouts to boot. You can't win if you don't score - something the woeful Avalanche offense has shown us three times in the final four games. Peter Budaj and Andrew Raycroft teamed up to allow just 3 goals in the final four games. The Avalanche lost all four.
In the end, the Avalanche finished dead last in scoring with a pathetic 190 goals (34 less than last year). That's the 2nd worst offensive season in the post-lockout era, just one goal better than the 189 scored by the Islanders last year.
The Avalanche allowed 253 goals, 26th in the league (and 37 more than last year). In case you're thinking what I'm thinking, the Capitals were just a shade better with 240 allowed.
While the season is over (thankfully), there's still a LOT to cover. The draft lottery is on Tuesday night, which, of course, we'll be covering. There's also the question marks over the status of Francois Gigurere, Tony Granato and Joe Sakic and we'll certainly be offering our useless opionions on those stories (I personally believe we'll see some sort of movement in all three of those areas quite soon). I have already started work on the boatload of final grades and hope to start milking releasing them by the end of the month. And certainly we'll be discussing the upcoming draft (June 26th) and the start of free agency (July 1st). In short, I expect the next 12 weeks or so to be quite busy for the Avalanche and it will definitely be a busy one for Mile High Hockey. Stay tuned...
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by the way, how is it that Altitude failed to interview Lappy during an intermission for either of the games this weekend?
Hyphens cause writers more trouble than any other form of punctuation, except perhaps commas.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 12, 2009 7:35 PM MDT reply actions
how does this even surprise you? They are always 3 weeks late with everything, and shockingly retarded for people earning a paycheck as a “news outlet”
altitude muppets, nothing more
I suspect they were in full media blackout mode for any venue that could let Lappy talk freely. In true Avs management fashion. Honor him in a video clip fest pregame for his 1000th but then keep him quiet so when we ship him off in the off season people won’t get wind of it early.
interview his mom, not him…
A la the skrastins iron man video then subsequent trade.
ok, I’m clearly insane.
by Ben from Portland on Apr 12, 2009 10:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Can i finish the top 19 AVS of all time?
Foote
Hejduk
Roy
Forsberg
Sakic
in order of 5 down to #1
by Ben from Portland on Apr 12, 2009 10:34 PM MDT reply actions
A Fitting End in the Last Two Games
As follows:
1. The last game being a shutout.
2. Guite’s stick just spontaneously collapsing during a breakaway when he might have actually scored.
3. Budaj having a perfect game against the Canucks, only to have the lone goal of the game scored against him off the skate of his own defenseman.
Interesting statistics in your post. Let’s see 190 goals in 82 games equals an average of 2.317 goals per game. Hmmm, not so good. I read once again Dater ranting on about what a mistake it was to let Theo go. One thing I always notice missing from his agrument supporing Theo? Facts. Oh Dater, Theo’s GAA is 2.87. Not good enough. Budaj’s: 2.86. Just slightly better than Theo’s (same with SA: .900 for Theo, .899 for Boods). News flash for Dater: Theo is not the answer to the problems that plague the Avalanche (especially with his outrageous cap hit). Getting an actual offense that can score some goals is. I hope the draft and restructing this summer helps with that. Oh, and by the way, for all you Lehtonen supporters, his GAA is 3.06.
FWIW I did make the RE-SIGN LAPPPY sign (hyphen included) and I waved it during the game. The fans at The Can cheered, but I didn’t think they would show it on TV because it is not “politically correct” if you know what I mean.
Congratulations mfured on the jersey win. My son sure wanted that Budaj one!
Avs. Sticking it to the Red Wings
I love Guite, but we all know he wasn’t going to score on that breakaway.
Hyphens cause writers more trouble than any other form of punctuation, except perhaps commas.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 13, 2009 11:00 AM MDT up reply actions
thanks! i cant in good conscience wear it [it smells like ass for one thing, also, its a unipron], so i have to frame it or something. it was sweet to see the players up close too, i kinda forget that they are actual people.
decent end to a crummy season. lets hope for the best after the offseason!
awaiting the draft...
Hold up, which jersey did you win. I would have loved to get the Boods one.
The Savage has spoken. Let it be done
"Two roads divurged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
Well
My friend had a dream that I won the Budaj jersey and he kissed me after he gave it to me. Obviously, it didn’t come true… he didn’t kiss you, did he? *Sigh. Hopefully there will be a next season with Budaj. I was severely disappointed he didn’t play in the last game.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
You weren't the only one
disappointed Budaj didn’t play. My son started booing Raycroft when the announced him. He was totally pissed. I didn’t quite understand that call.
Avs. Sticking it to the Red Wings
Sakic will retire
IMO, his face said it all while they were handing their jerseys to fans. I’ve never seen that look on his face before.
I don't believe in Peter Budaj.
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