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2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche Blogger Roundtable DAY 1!


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It's that time of year again, when the hockey-starved masses turn to the technological wonder that is the intrawebs to get a fix as the new season is nigh!  Fear not intrepid readers, the men and women of the Avs blogosphere won't let you down! We've assembled in our secret lair deep in the earth (DDC's basement) to compile a list of questions we know in our hearts you are dying to ask and have answered by total strangers.  Once again, here's the rundown of participants:

Mike and DDC: MHH
Shane Giroux: Avs Talk
Jibblescribbits and thedoctor: Jibblescribbits
Angelique: Colorado Avalanche Prospects
GEO: Avslova Factor
Jay: The Avs Hockey Podcast
Justin and Zach: Avalanche Guild
Adam Hersh: Avalanche of Thoughts
Nic Zamora: Avaholics Anonymous
Matt Jordan: Mile High Mayhem
Sean Payton: Anyone But Detroit
Magnum: Disgruntled Avalanche Blogger
Grant: Hockeyism
Brian Thompson: Colorado Examiner
Tapeleg: Jerseys and Hockey Love
Aaron Musick:HockeyBuzz

and special guest from Korea Aaron D'Albey from The Dog and Pony Show

Without further delay, let's kick this pig!!

First up, we need to take care of some old business: What are you going to do this season to ensure that we increase our online presence such that a complete objective, master-of-deduction Wild blogger won't rate our fans last again?

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Jibbles - If he does it again I shall taunt him a second time.

I could do more than a twitter response eh? But I don't really know what to say. The idea that the Avs online presence isn't strong is preposterous. I'm not really sure how to increase it.

Aaron D. - Aside from blogging more, I'm not exactly sure how to increase the presence. From the looks of it there are even more Avs bloggers this year. Perhaps what we could do is start posting comments on other pages, i.e. snide comments on Wild blogs about how they still don't have a Stanley Cup in Minnesota...and that's counting the North Stars too!

GEO - Personally, I'm disgusted that we'd even consider trying to prove a "completely objective, master-of-deduction Wild blogger" wrong. It's impossible.

But as Aaron said, if anything, the number of Avalanche bloggers is going up. This is a year where the bandwagon fans will be separated from those who are hard-core and do-or-die. The fact that this Roundtable has grown so much in three years is a testament to the Avalanche's online presence. After all, it's pretty tough to write about a team that has about a .00004% chance of making the playoffs, or even seriously contending for a spot.

Aaron M. - A way to increase exposure is just to get our name out there. Cover our team so well that no one can say "where are the Avs bloggers?" Show them what we can do, show them what it take to cover this Avs team and what they did, are doing and will do. Simple as that and then, if some ignoramus blogger wants to put us 26th we can rub our coverage over his face.

Mike - I'm all for any humiliation tactic. And pranks.  He's a Wild fan after all.  He probably needs a laugh.

DDC - It's unfortunate that one pinhead can besmirch the reputation of two groups at once. For example, Wild bloggers are, in general, much more intelligent than that brilliant maroon.

The Avalanche online presence isn't as bad as it has been painted. Officially, the team has some work to do in that area, but they are making some small strides with their sporadic twitter updates and more informative stories on their official site. The team still seems reluctant to recognize the blogging community, but we know they are keeping an eye on us all as we develop. I think the sheer size and diversity of this roundtable - now in its 3rd year - says all that needs to be said about our online presence.

Tune it later today (and the rest of the 9 days) for more questions and answers.  Remember to visit the contributors' websites and blogs often throughout the season to stay informed on your Colorado Avalanche.

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Hell, even I was thinking about joining the Avs blogroll…that was before the ‘report" was released. I still haven’t made my final decision yet.

And Jibbs…I think you should fart in their general direction. Afterall, their mothers ARE hamsters, and their father smell of elderberries.

by chiavsfan on Sep 21, 2009 6:17 AM MDT reply actions  

I blow my nose at him.

The 2009-10 Colorado Avalanche: Aiming for the Charity Point
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time

by Jibblescribbits on Sep 21, 2009 8:57 AM MDT up reply actions  

This had better be good!

I took a day off from taking a day off.

Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast
for it is a human number its number is six hundred and forty two.

by Pinchy The Lobster on Sep 21, 2009 10:49 AM MDT reply actions  

Is there a video or something?

I don’t get it….

Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast
for it is a human number its number is six hundred and forty two.

by Pinchy The Lobster on Sep 21, 2009 10:52 AM MDT reply actions  

yeah, they’re answering this question: What are you going to do this season to ensure that we increase our online presence such that a complete objective, master-of-deduction Wild blogger won’t rate our fans last again?

but i didn’t see it very well either. Could we highlight it better, Mike?

by thedoctor on Sep 21, 2009 10:55 AM MDT up reply actions  

That is a tough subject… they may be in there a while.

Let him who hath understanding reckon the number of the beast
for it is a human number its number is six hundred and forty two.

by Pinchy The Lobster on Sep 21, 2009 11:25 AM MDT up reply actions  

God I love that movie

Definitely the most side-splitting look at the prospect of global nuclear annihilation ever made.

Where will you be on October 1st, 2009 at 6:45 PM Mountain Time?

by Bob in Boulder on Sep 21, 2009 1:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

The question was generated from this Fanpost linkage.

The horrible photoshop of the logo was just out of spite…

2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Nothing Inspirational Comes to Mind

by Mike @ MHH on Sep 21, 2009 12:25 PM MDT reply actions  

The real Avalanche fans are the ones NOT sitting on the blogs talking about how the season is going to suck. Have some faith! Ill be an Avs fan for 100,000 last-place seasons before going bandwagon and wearing a wings or pens jersey. I make fun of those people….

by RedWing Bandwagon Rides on Sep 21, 2009 12:30 PM MDT reply actions  

Where did anybody say anything about jumping on another bandwagon?

Also, as there is no hockey played during the summer and none of the preseason games are televised, where are fans supposed to interact if not on THE premier Avalanche fan community?

I also patently disagree with your assertion (veiled though it may be) that having a dose of reality mixed in with your fandom makes you somehow less of a fan. The Avs were dead last in the conference and third worst in the league. One draft pick and dumping the team’s leading scorer is not a recipe for an instant turnaround. The general consensus here is that they may surprise and be in the hunt for a low playoff seed if everything goes right, but the reality is another bottom 3 finish in the West, which would only accelerate the rebuild.

Ohh, and welcome to MHH.

2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Nothing Inspirational Comes to Mind

by Mike @ MHH on Sep 21, 2009 12:37 PM MDT up reply actions  

ummmm, what?

The 2009-10 Colorado Avalanche: Aiming for the Charity Point
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time

by Jibblescribbits on Sep 21, 2009 12:45 PM MDT up reply actions  

I stopped reading

Once I read

before going bandwagon and wearing a wings … jersey.

Seriously, don’t even joke about that. It’s a crime against humanity.

So long Super Joe. In a class of your own in every sense of the word.

by Drakenlot on Sep 21, 2009 1:46 PM MDT up reply actions  

Perhaps you have not seen?

The Darcy Tucker argument?

Where will you be on October 1st, 2009 at 6:45 PM Mountain Time?

by Bob in Boulder on Sep 21, 2009 1:31 PM MDT up reply actions  

Exactly. I think somebody needs to post Joe’s video here, pronto!

by Mrs @ MHH on Sep 21, 2009 1:56 PM MDT up reply actions  

Something is messed up with it (at least on my computer) but here’s a link to the fanpost

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 Sep 21, 2009 5:50 PM MDT up reply actions  

ahhhh, i love that video.

The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Anything is possible.

"To all the cynics, I'm sorry for you, ... I'm sorry you can't believe in miracles."
-Lance Armstrong

by BeachNSnowGirl on Sep 21, 2009 10:44 PM MDT up reply actions  

Little known Wild factoid

Exposed by this post. The Wild logo was the result of a contest won by a 1st-grader using Microsoft Paint. The runner up was a stick figure on skates being chased by a stick mountain lion. So it could have been worse.

Where will you be on October 1st, 2009 at 6:45 PM Mountain Time?

by Bob in Boulder on Sep 21, 2009 2:27 PM MDT reply actions  

I thought their logo was just Cookie Monster’s mentally challenged brother.

The 2009-10 Colorado Avalanche: Aiming for the Charity Point
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time

by Jibblescribbits on Sep 21, 2009 2:39 PM MDT up reply actions  

Oscar the grouch after the train wreck?

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 Sep 21, 2009 5:50 PM MDT up reply actions  

That’s not the Wild logo, it’s new age art featuring bloody stool and urine.

2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Nothing Inspirational Comes to Mind

by Mike @ MHH on Sep 22, 2009 2:12 PM MDT up reply actions  

I’m not sure that there’s a difference between the two.

2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - "Hey Brother, can you spare a Left Winger?"

by Hopfenkopf on Sep 22, 2009 3:05 PM MDT up reply actions  

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