Today in Colorado Avalanche History
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Sep 30, 2009 6:00 AM MDT
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October 1st, 2002. It's a trade that is still regarded with some bitterness. On this day, Avalanche GM Pierre Lacroix traded forwards Chris Drury and Stephane Yelle to Calgary for Derek Morris, Jeff Schantz and Dean McAmmond. While it was supposed to be a big splash for both teams, it didn't really work out for either club. Morris had a solid 48-point season in 2002 but was moved at the deadline the following season for (and this is hard to type) Ossi Vaanaanen, Chris Gratton and a 2nd round pick. By that point, Schantz was out of the NHL, McAmmond had been traded back to Calgary and Drury was playing in Buffalo. Just 17 months after the deal, Stephane Yelle was the only player still on the same team.
Those of you with access to a calendar might note that this entry is, in fact, a day early. That would be because I didn't want anything to take away from Joe's day tomorrow.
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oh yes I did!
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Sep 30, 2009 7:13 AM MDT up reply actions
That 2nd turned out to be Mr. Stats did it not? Sucky trade still (though look at the albatross contract Drury has now)
it did turn into Stastny. lucky draft pick, lousy trade
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Sep 30, 2009 7:13 AM MDT up reply actions
heh. hey, at least I didn’t run this on Joe Sakic day.
there are some happier ones coming up. like, you know, the anniversary of Tyler Weiman’s NHL debut on Sunday!
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Sep 30, 2009 8:04 AM MDT up reply actions
I remember that this one really pissed me off… two my fav players ever to wear an Avs’ unipron
GO AVS!!!
Oddly enough,
neither of them were ever sullied with the Unipron. They were shipped out before they were subjected to the horrors of same.
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Talk about two guys with “wtf just happened?” looks on their faces. I was right there with them.
Where will you be on October 1st, 2009 at 6:45 PM Mountain Time?
totally, they don’t look pleased….
Did they ever really give a reason behind the Drury trade? I’ve that it was partially because of Drury’s holdout previously had pissed off Lacroix to no end, and also that Drury wasn’t wanting to wait for the Captaincy until SuperJoe left.
He was so clutch for this team, it was hard to see him go, but I can’t say that he’s earned the big contracts he’s gotten.
a dark day.
This team will make the playoffs and upset the Sharks in the first round...it's our turn.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Sep 30, 2009 10:54 AM MDT reply actions
One of my friends told me...
that at one point Drury was making so little that Super Joe was actually putting him up for a while until he could afford housing based on his salary (40-50k?). At least he’s making an absurd 8 mil now?
I tried to look up his salary from 98 but couldn’t…
I miss them.
I just want Drury back... I recognize the Drury->Morris->Statsny chain, and I stick with the statement.
It wasn’t because he was making so little. When he was a rookie, he was making around 400,000 a year. You’ll see a lot of older players offer rookies a place to stay in order to make them feel welcome and it’s also a good influence on them.
Also, sometimes it’s not very feasible for a player with a two way contract to purchase or rent a place when they don’t know for sure if they will stick with the big club. This makes me wonder where Duchene and O’Reilly have been staying.
FYI
I have a couple spare bedrooms.
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Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Sep 30, 2009 12:27 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think Beachie may have a secret place in Denver where she’s been hiding them.
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 30, 2009 1:28 PM MDT up reply actions
SHHHHHHHH!!!
my boyfriend might hear you and you know how jealous he gets.
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 30, 2009 7:33 PM MDT up reply actions
Don’t know about those two guys. But, I just read the other night that Galiardi is staying with Stastny.
Off the ice, Stastny is living a quiet bachelor life, sharing a home with his sister, Katarina, and a new boarder he has taken in this fall: Avs rookie T.J. Galiardi.
“I like to cook a lot, so I do a lot of it. My sister’s out of town a lot, so Galiardi and I both do the cooking, but I do probably more,” Stastny said.
Said Galiardi: “It’s great to be able to be around him a lot, not only on the ice but off. It’s helped me learn more about what being a pro is all about.”
http://www.denverpost.com/avalanche/ci_13441140
Kinda wonder what his sister looks like:P
by c0nquistad0rian on Sep 30, 2009 8:00 PM MDT up reply actions
makes sense
with the dropping a zero and all…
I did think that entry contracts used to be margins of what they became after the lockout… Seriously, it’s like $875,000! Ridiculous that the very bottom of the barrel is most of a million per yer.
I just want Drury back... I recognize the Drury->Morris->Statsny chain, and I stick with the statement.
Yeah, for some reason I recall seeing his numbers in the paper. I can’t remember the exact amount but it was a two-way contract that was somewhere around $400,000 per year with the avs and only like $50,000 in the minors.
I am still bitter. And that picture makes my heart hurt.
by AvFab on Sep 30, 2009 11:59 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
sigh.
McAmmond got the worst this (aside from us fans of course ;-)) as he wasn’t even allowed to play once traded back to Calgary – the whole thing violated league rules (can’t be traded away from and back to the same team in a single season if I recall correctly).
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