Final Grade: Daniel Tjarnqvist
by David Driscoll-Carignan on May 21, 2009 6:00 AM MDT
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| GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GTG | GWG | SOG | |
| 1st Half | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2nd Half | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 37 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
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Midseason Grade: C+
Final Grade: C+
Joined Team: Signed as a free agent on July 3rd, 2008
MHH Nicknames: Tjarmin Ultra
Linemates:
- Leopold (28)
- Salei (6)
- Nycholat (2)
- Clark (1)
Ice Time:*
- TOT 14:39 (6th)
- EV 13:27 (6th)
- PK 1:00 (6th)
- PP :11 (7th)
*Rank is based on total minutes, not average per game.
Best Month: November (2 points in 4 games)
Career Highlights: uh...
Report: After a season in Russia doing the Lokomotiv (uh, sorry), Tjarnqvist returned to the NHL, signing with the Avalanche to serve as their 7th defensemen. Tjarmin seemed to accept that role admirably - he was a healthy scratch (plus one injury scratch) for the first quarter of the season, making his debut on November 24th. You never heard him grouse about sitting and he always seemed prepared when it came time to play.
Basically, he was a solid option. Although he had a couple of big miscues early in the season, once he got his sea legs he became quite steady. He played a smart, simple game in his own end - nothing spectacular, just steady, consistent play. Offensively, there was nothing, of course, but that goes without saying on this team (actually, it gets stated a lot on this team, but that's another show).
Fun Fact: Tjarnqvist played with Peter Forsberg on Sweden's 2006 gold medal Olympic team.
The Daniel Tjarnqvist Drinking Game: Drink when Tjarnqvist is a healthy scratch Drunk potential: Significant
What I Said Last Year: "Jeff Finger and Kurt Sauer didn't want to come back to Colorado to be the 7th defensemen. The Avs have Kyle Cumiskey, but not much else ready for NHL action so it seemed clear that Francois Giguere would be adding some low-salary depth to the Avs."
2008 Salary (and Cap Number): $750k ($750k)
2009-2010 Status: UFA
Outlook for 2009: Tjarnqvist was a nice addition to the club last year and played well in the role he was brought in to play, something you can't really say about the other two signings last summer. I don't think Tjarmin will be back, though, as it looks like Michael Vernace may be capable of filling that role next year. Tjarnqvist should be used to changing teams by now, as he hasn't spent back-to-back years with the same club since before the lockout. But, hey, at least he garnered a shiny new nickname during his stay in Denver!
Next Up: Peter Budaj
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I like adding strange pictures I took at my one Avs game this year. And Mr. Daniel gets a nod for one of the strangest:
I wouldn’t have a problem in Tjarmin came back, IF we didn’t expect much more out of him and pay him as such AND we were able to get rid of a guy or two. But in all reality it’s probably not going to happen. As stated Vernace looked pretty capable of filling out the D corps, as did Peltier most of the time; and also still in the wings is Cumiskey. Just doesn’t give Tjarmin much of a chance.
MHH: Like the Avs organization, we’ve now officially lost our minds.
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and now…………being thrown under every bus in the greater denver metropolitan area….Goaltender, from Banska Bystrica, Slovakia……NUMBER 31 PETER BUDAJ!!!
NHL ON NBC COMMENTARY BY DARREN PANG with guest BARRY MELROSE
PANG – OOOOOO, those greyhounds are just pummeling the kid.
MELROSE – it looks similar to what the NHL did to him on the ice. The kid is just terrible. Im not sure if its the system, the coaching staff, or if its just the high expectations in AVS land to follow being ST PATTY.
PANG – indeed Barry, the kid had a lot of promise in the lower levels, but he gets to Colorado and it all fell out from under him.
With all of that being said, i predict the first F- rating to be Budaj, the other being Arnason.
by FIRE_FG_the_moron on May 21, 2009 11:37 PM MDT reply actions
Hmm
You must be new around here. This board is mostly Budaj fans, even if we acknowledge he wasn’t as good as he could, and should, have been this season.
by Jibblescribbits on May 22, 2009 10:26 AM MDT up reply actions
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