Avalanche By The Numbers: 2009 Edition
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Aug 21, 2009 11:51 AM MDT
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Well, isn't this interesting? Late yesterday, Craig Stancher posted not one, not two, not three but FOUR articles at ColoradoAvalanche.com detailing a SLEW of number changes for the upcoming season. If you've been reading along at MHH, you know that numbers are kind of important to me and I'm absolutely thrilled that the team went into so much detail on all the upcoming changes.
Not to long ago, I speculated on what some of the new Avs would be wearing. Let's see how far off I was. I had Matt Duchene wearing #9. Not there was much doubt there, but it's now official: Doogie is going with 9. Don Balls can now breathe a little easier. Kyle Quincey is sticking with #27, but those are the only two I got right. With his normal #31 taken, I thought Craig Anderson might go with #30, but he's going with #41. David Koci is going with #28 (can he grow some cool facial hair?) and Tom Preissing is indeed going to wear a number other than #42 for the first time in the NHL; Preissing takes #20 as Chris Stewart is sticking with #42.
While Stewart (and David Jones and Cody McLeod) are sticking with their 40+ numbers, several other players are making a change this year. Kyle Cumiskey is switching from #48 to #10 (you think he called Wyatt Smith to ask permission?). And T.J. Hensick will be attempting to tap into his old Michigan success, switching from #37 to the #7 he wore as a college stud. Finally, in a move I'm not sure I complete understand, T.J. Galiardi is giving up #43 to wear Tyler Arnason's old #39. Ruh roh. Their old numbers won't be idle for long, as new draftee Stefan Elliot is taking Cumiskey's #48, Radar O'Reilly will don Hensick's #37 and newly signed Justin Mercier will wear Galiardi's #43.
Rounding out the new assignments, Brett Skinner will wear #3, Darren Haydar will have Brad Richardson's old #12, Wes O'Neill is escaping from the ugly #62 to the more glamorous #2, Derek Peltier is switching from #50 to #6 (he wore #5 in Minnesota, but, alas, Brett Clark has that sewn up), Ryan Stoa will wear #29, Brandon Yip will wear the number #59 vacated by Phillipe Dupuis as Dupuis is changing to #11 and Matt Hendricks will wear Andrew Brunette's old #15.
The new numbers aren't reflected on the team's roster list yet, but I believe the camp rosters are supposed to be released soon.
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Crikies. I’m gonna have no idea who anyone is this year.
by Rather Dashing on Aug 21, 2009 12:33 PM MDT reply actions
well
If you see a #39 actually body check someone and skate rather than coast around in big circles then it’s safe to say that it’s NOT Arnie.
I think i may also need a printout of the roster for the first few games.
It’s all a ploy to sell more programs at the can.
by Ben from Portland on Aug 21, 2009 12:58 PM MDT reply actions
Unless the team manages to trade some more veterans for draft picks or prospects, most of the guys that changed their numbers probably won’t be on the roster anyways, save for injury call ups.
by c0nquistad0rian on Aug 21, 2009 1:04 PM MDT reply actions
Hensick
Actually tried to get #19. PL, horrified somebody could be so stupid, sentenced Hensick to one month hard labor in Siberia.
Joe Sakic. Forever our captain.
I don't buy it,
I’ve never seen Hensick work for more than three shifts in a row, to speak nothing of a month…
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - "Hey Brother, can you spare a Left Winger?"
A new #39?
The world isn’t ready for T.J. “Why is this puck in the way, it’s ruining my running-record” Galliardi jokes!
#39
I misread that as TJ Hensick taking #39 and almost did a spit take. Would have been too appropriate.
it really would have been too ironic, don’t you think?
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Aug 21, 2009 2:19 PM MDT up reply actions
Skinnerrr!!!
We shall return to Galactic Days standing strong, and unafraid, we'll carry on...
by Pinchy The Lobster on Aug 21, 2009 3:31 PM MDT reply actions
Phew, someday he’ll be the lynchpin to the second coming of Roy trade… right?
The 2009-10 Colorado Avalanche: Aiming for the Charity Point
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Aug 23, 2009 9:00 PM MDT up reply actions
The articles did acknowledge that this information was provided because some fans were interested. You know this means that someone with the Avalanche organization probably does actually read this site on occasion. Bring on the paranoia!
by Inebriated Simian Miscreants on Aug 24, 2009 9:42 AM MDT reply actions
heh. yeah, but if that were really the case we’d have ice girls and our old jerseys back.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Aug 24, 2009 9:48 AM MDT up reply actions
Baby steps people, baby steps…
Though I doubt we’d have the old sweaters back, unfortunately.
MHH: Like the Avs organization, we’ve now officially lost our minds.
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
by Americanario on Aug 24, 2009 2:04 PM MDT up reply actions
So where should we focus our efforts: The burgeoning Anti-Tucker Campaign or the Quest for Ice Girls?
2008-2009 Colorado Avalanche: Dry Humping Mediocrity
I know that if we add Ice Girls, that wouldn’t drive Tucker away. If we got rid of Tucker, would that attract Ice Girls to the team? Maybe we can kill two birds with one stone.
Otherwise I’d say, no question, get the Ice Girls.
by Inebriated Simian Miscreants on Aug 25, 2009 8:02 AM MDT up reply actions
Hilarious
It seems obvious we need ice girls to improve Hannan’s game and keep Anderson focused. Budaj has steroid Flanders to keep him focused, so no problems there. As for Tucker, what would happen if we sent him to Lake Erie? That certainly works well in NHL 09.
worse case scenario (and by worse case, I mean best case) is that we send him down and someone picks him up off of waivers before he makes it to LE.
MHH: Like the Avs organization, we’ve now officially lost our minds.
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
by Americanario on Aug 25, 2009 11:16 AM MDT up reply actions
The downside is toronto's
They still have to pay him for like five more years.
Get rid of the loser point
08-09 Avs- can we decline the penalty?
Looks like Chris Stewart is changing his number after all
http://avalanche.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8473485
listed as #25
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Aug 25, 2009 1:34 PM MDT reply actions
He was waiting on a reply from Shjon Podein
The 2009-10 Colorado Avalanche: Aiming for the Charity Point
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Aug 25, 2009 1:37 PM MDT up reply actions
So will Preissing change his number again in order to claim #42???
MHH: Like the Avs organization, we’ve now officially lost our minds.
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
by Americanario on Aug 25, 2009 7:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Goddamn it people. Pick a fucking number and stay with it.
The Savage has spoken. Let it be done
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
I’m guessing he will, yes
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Aug 26, 2009 8:48 AM MDT up reply actions
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