Game 55 Preview: Blue Jackets at Avalanche
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 2, 2010 10:00 AM MST
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| Columbus Blue Jackets |
7 MT / 9 ET / 2 GMT |
Colorado Avalanche |
| 22-26-9 | February 1st, 2010 |
30-18-6 |
| 53 pts | Pepsi Center |
66 pts |
| 14th in West |
Denver, CO |
6th in West |
The Run For Thirty-One starts...now. There are no excuses. With all due respect to the Columbus Blue Jackets - trust us, we've been there - the Avalanche should win this hockey game. The Jackets have the 2nd highest GA/G in the Western Conference. They are the worst team in the conference at 5 on 5, they've lost all three previous games to the Avalanche this year and they won consecutive games just once since November 19th. Just once. The biggest thing the BJs have going for them is their PP. But, frankly, with the way the Avs PK has been playing lately, even that isn't a guaranteed plus for Columbus tonight.
What do the Avalanche need to do to win? Score. The defense has been okay, the goaltending has been solid, the penalty kill has been downright terrific. But the offense? Not so hot, especially that powerplay.
The Avalanche are right in the middle of the pack in the Conference at 5 on 5 - 7th in the West in 5 on 5 goals per game. Not great, but good enough for government work. But the power play is 9th, and that includes a league-leading 7 5-on-3 PPGs. The Avalanche rank 12th in the Conference in 5-on-4 goals per game, and that isn't going to cut it. The Avalanche need to improve there, and they need to do it now.
The general consensus seems to be that the guys on the power play - especially those on the point - are not shooting enough. I think the general consensus is right. Kyle Quincey leads Avalanche blueliners in shots taken with 96, good for a "meh" 34th in the league. Brett Clark ranks 84th. Liles is 94th. And Kyle Cumiskey is 120th, tied with Johnny Boychuk. All 4 have respectable points shots. Folks have talked about a need to add a big boomer from the point, but I really think the Avalanche have four very capable point men on the roster today. Someone just needs to tell them to let it fly more often. Like, a LOT more often. Tonight would be a great place to start doing that.
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Just don’t be one of those fans that sits in the stadium and screams SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT! Those people make me nuts
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by chiavsfan on Feb 2, 2010 10:04 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
To be fair
Sometimes the Avs need tos top playing with it and just fire the damn puck
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by Jibblescribbits on Feb 2, 2010 10:08 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I’m not saying they don’t need to shoot more, they do…I just don’t think fans screaming shoot is going to make them do it
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Advice to Red Wing Fans: If you don't want the reputation of being whiners, then stop whining about EVERYTHING. Your team is allowed to lose games, and when they do, it's not always because of the refs or Gary Bettman, and you seem to continuously claim
by chiavsfan on Feb 2, 2010 10:13 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, almost mentioned that above. those people are dorks. but they would be correct in this particular instance
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 2, 2010 10:35 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
There’s yelling “Shoot!” every time someone has the puck, and then there is the two minute passing drill that the PP usually becomes. We definitely need to put the puck on net more and not look for the perfect setup every time.
Fly Navy!
by chopchopchop on Feb 2, 2010 10:38 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
we used to have tickets and these two ladies who sat behind us would constant yell at Tanguay whenever he had the puck, even at center ice “SHOOT TANGUAY!!!!!” simply maddening.
by jd21 on Feb 2, 2010 10:39 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Bwahaha
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 10:40 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I used to ask my wife “would I have a reasonable defense if I threw these two ladies over the 3rd level railing?”
by jd21 on Feb 2, 2010 10:44 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I went to Blackhawks opening night this year (against the Avs)…and the ladies behind my wife and I kept yelling “SKATE!” It took all my being not to turn around and go “THEY ARE ON SKATES, WHAT THE F ELSE DO YOU WANT THEM TO DO!?”
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Advice to Red Wing Fans: If you don't want the reputation of being whiners, then stop whining about EVERYTHING. Your team is allowed to lose games, and when they do, it's not always because of the refs or Gary Bettman, and you seem to continuously claim
by chiavsfan on Feb 2, 2010 10:55 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
bwahahahaha!
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 10:57 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Brilliant!
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 11:04 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I SO do that
I do it while watching Hockey on TV. I’ll do it while watching the Wings too. And I certainly do it at the games. I just can’t resist…
by Avalanche318 on Feb 2, 2010 11:32 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Me too, but not the whole damn game. Only out of frustration. I think the MHH types may not like me March 1. :)
Get rid of the loser point
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by TheRed on Feb 2, 2010 1:32 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
On powerplays
And when guys get return passes at the point. It’s too irresistible.
by Avalanche318 on Feb 2, 2010 2:49 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Nah!!
We’re all gonna be in the same boat March 1st!
I get yelling “Shoot the effin puck!!” like it was said above on that 2 min passing drill we call the pp, jsut not every time someone has the puck.
The last game I was at, the woman next to me kept yelling Shoot!! when either the opposing team had the puck or we were just fighting for posession in the neutral zone. That made me totally nuts!!
"You mess with our Hejduk and the Spirit of Lappy is coming!"-Jibbles
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by gl avfan on Feb 2, 2010 3:03 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Well if the whole group yells it at the SAME TIME, maybe the guys will here them?
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by Americanario on Feb 2, 2010 5:52 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m yelling about 100% of the time, just sit next to me and nobody will even notice you.
I call it... The Avaslug!
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by UZ on Feb 2, 2010 3:04 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Shall we bet on that? :)
Get rid of the loser point
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by TheRed on Feb 2, 2010 3:09 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
ooooh
Avoid me, I’m one of those people.
Except I’m usually yelling something more along the lines of “FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST WOLSKI YOU JACKASS I’LL KILL YOUR GODDAMN DOG IF YOU DON’T STOP PASSING WITH A WIDE OPEN SHOT IN FRONT OF YOU”
I call it... The Avaslug!
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Syracuse Basketball 2010: Making Hoya's cry.
by UZ on Feb 2, 2010 3:00 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
(quietly texting FANSOS to Pepsi Center jackboots)….
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by Hopfenkopf on Feb 2, 2010 4:00 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
The Run For Thirty-One
R431 is on.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 10:05 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
sounds like a robot
I call it... The Avaslug!
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by UZ on Feb 2, 2010 3:01 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
They should be a well-oiled machine by now.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 3:14 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, I’m taking bets. What odds do you set for Liles being the healthy scratch for the D tonight??
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 10:07 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
Too high. What are the odds he’s still on the team by the end of next week?
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 10:09 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
High enough to make Beachie a sad girl.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 10:13 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m sorry…
That’s how I felt when I knew Lappy wasn’t going to get resigned.
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 10:14 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I went through the five stages of grieving with Lappy. I stayed in down right fucking pissed off you god damn bastards for quite a while.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 10:15 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I was very disappointed before July 1st, then there was a sudden death in the family so Lappy went bye-bye in my mind for a little while. It kinda put things in perspective for me or else I think I would have been the same way. I still miss him, and still get pissed at how they treated him.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 10:18 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
A similar scenario is what’s happening with me right now. The perspective thing I mean.
I am happy Lappy has gotten the reception he has in Philly (I’d expect nothing less of course) and I will be happy for Liles if/when he gets the playing time he deserves on a new team. That team is bound to have that guy with the booming shot from the point everyone is saying we need to trade Liles for. The irony of that is that everyone is overlooking the fact that Liles is the perfect set up man for a guy with that booming shot. Without that guy, he’s not as effective. He slips him the perfect pass and “BAM” slap shot on net. The PK team then is looking for that perfect pass and that slap shot and instead he hits one on net. It’s the best combo. But whatever. I just want him to play. And I don’t want them to dick him around like they did Lappy and Bruno. It’s ridiculous the way they treat some of their players. But I am more annoyed with it than upset about it or angry anymore. Like you said, perspective.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 10:26 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I just hate how they are treating the players lately.
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 10:29 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Especially with how the organization has historically been perceived. Wonder if that’s changing any?
Get rid of the loser point
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by TheRed on Feb 2, 2010 1:33 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
If we as fans are noticing I’m sure players and their agents are noticing.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 1:35 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, so much for getting a “hometown discount” or getting UFA’s to sign here based in part on the “O” being a good place.
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by TheRed on Feb 2, 2010 1:54 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah. it used to be “the Avs are such a good organization” that players would do that kind of shit. not anymore. dumb dumb move by the brass.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 1:56 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I know, it makes me sad.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 1:57 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
What?
Neither one of you are going to hit that softie? I even put O in quotes to make it easy for ya! Get it together girls, or were you just too depressed about the O not being quality anymore? :)
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by TheRed on Feb 2, 2010 2:01 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn...
Can’t believe I missed that. No more studying for me while I’m on MHH! I mean honestly, how could I have missed that?
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 2:03 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
To be fair, I hear lots of girls miss out on those. Poor things.
Get rid of the loser point
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by TheRed on Feb 2, 2010 2:12 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
To be fair, I hear lots of girls miss out on those. Poor things.
Not from my experience.
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by Jibblescribbits on Feb 2, 2010 2:14 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You know how to tell when a woman is faking an "O"?
Who cares
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by Jibblescribbits on Feb 2, 2010 2:19 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You know how to tell when a guy is about get his "O" from a BJ?
What’s a BJ?
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 2:22 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 2:23 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Rick Nash
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 2:32 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
She zinged you
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by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 2:28 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
She certainly did.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 2:29 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Hahahahaha!!
"You mess with our Hejduk and the Spirit of Lappy is coming!"-Jibbles
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by gl avfan on Feb 2, 2010 3:06 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
you have seen “When Harry Met Sally” right?
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 2:16 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I have only seen that one scene and it was awesome!
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 2:17 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
The only kind of “O” I know of is the kind self-serving kind.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 2:15 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
at least in the much too long recent past
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 2:16 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
… sigh….
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 2:16 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I know the feeling…
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 2:17 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought you had a Red Winger to hang out with?
by Mrs @ MHH on Feb 2, 2010 2:17 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
(1) Red Winger. Need I say more?
(2) He couldn’t handle my awesomeness and went MIA.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 2:18 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Man that stinks. Literally. He obviously wasn’t worth the effort!
by Mrs @ MHH on Feb 2, 2010 2:19 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't even imagine
Trying to remove RW fan stank off of all of my belongings and such.
And with the 32nd pick in the 2009 NHL draft, the Red Wings select: Someone other than Ryan O'Reilly. LOL@Detoilet.
by Bob in Boulder on Feb 2, 2010 2:20 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
You weren’t so concerned about that with the Red Wings-loving Hooters waitress you had a bet with a few years ago. Didn’t you let her wear your Avs jacket?
by Dan Winkler on Feb 2, 2010 2:24 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Still washing that damn thing every day
And with the 32nd pick in the 2009 NHL draft, the Red Wings select: Someone other than Ryan O'Reilly. LOL@Detoilet.
by Bob in Boulder on Feb 2, 2010 2:25 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Fortunately, I didn’t put in any effort and he bought the beers…
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 2:22 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Bonus about the beers, and really what else can you expect from a Wings fan>?
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 2:23 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Arson? Gunfire? Pathetic Whining? oh wait that’s crosby. Smug superiority complex? No actual residence in Detroit?
Get rid of the loser point
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by TheRed on Feb 2, 2010 2:58 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You mean that you’re not just going to make sure that Liles ends up with a “sore groin” after the morning skate and make the coach’s job easier?
by c0nquistad0rian on Feb 2, 2010 10:09 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m done playing that game. I want the guy on the ice or I want him traded to another team who will put him on the ice. Despite the bitching, he’s a good player. Yada yada yada $contract blah blah blah. Two words: badass agent.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 10:12 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Sacco doesn’t envision tinkering with the power play, which produced two goals in each of Colorado’s three previous wins
Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/avalanche/ci_14313826#ixzz0eOz4BGgI
So does this mean Liles will be back in cuz…you know…he was on those PP units when they…you know….scored those goals. In fact, if I remember correctly, he…you know…earned a point for…you know….EACH ONE OF THEM. grrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Okay, rant done.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 10:51 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Rant away!
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 10:52 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually in those six wins the Avs score 7 times on 20 power plays (if I have my numbers correct) and Liles assisted on 4 of those goals. So not all of them, but over 50%. With those numbers he needs to be on the ice and shooting more.
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by Americanario on Feb 2, 2010 5:59 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I was referring to the two goals.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 6:50 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d dress Liles and scratch Wilson. The offense has been shit, Wilson only played 13 minutes last game, which is pretty much nothing for a defenseman, and I don’t see that Liles has done too much wrong since he came back from the scratch-to-scratch games. Why the hell not?
Or go with 7 defensemen again and scratch Koci. If you’re only gonna play him 2-3 minutes/game, why not scratch him? Sacco played 7 two games ago, then he answered Dater’s question about Liles being scratched in the last game by saying you can only play 6 defensemen at a time (or something like that), and now Dater’s saying he’ll play 6 tonight.
by Dan Winkler on Feb 2, 2010 2:22 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
And
Wilson hasn’t looked as good since being back from his concussion. Hope he hasn’t lost that edge about him.
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by Bob in Boulder on Feb 2, 2010 2:24 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
He'll get his edge back from playing, not sitting.
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by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 2:29 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed. i think that hit on elias did more to killing his edge than his concussion honestly.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 2:30 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
When Rob Blake was traded to the Avs before the 2001 deadline, He and Ray Bourque became the point men on the power play. Bourque told him that he had to have 5 shots on goal that night. Similarly, when Derek Morris was traded to the Avs and he and Blake became the point men on the power play, Blake gave him the same mandate.
Somewhere along the line, that leadership on the blue line (Foote withstanding, of course) and subsequent point shoots from the power play were lost.
by c0nquistad0rian on Feb 2, 2010 10:08 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
hadn’t heard that story before. that’s cool
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 2, 2010 10:48 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
can anyone tell me
If Marek Svatos might be on the trade block for the Avs? I’m working on a piece regarding available scoring wingers for the Preds…
Also, if someone from MHH could give me a quick 3-5 sentence scouting report (provided he’s available), that’d be fantastic. I’ve got things from Fear the Fin and Jewels from the Crown on Frolov and Clowe, so I’d like to round out my piece with something from MHH.
Thanks…
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 10:13 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
I definitely think he’s on the trade block. I love the guy and want to see him on another team where his skill set can be used effectively. I hate to see him go, but he’s not the right fit for the Avs anymore, unfortunately.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 10:18 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s definitely available.
Svatos is a smallish player, but tries to play like a much larger player, which in turn has led to many injuries. His best assets are his hustle and quick hands around the net. He’s particularly good at finding rebounds in traffic. On the flip side, despite his effort he’s a bit of a defensive liability, taking many bad penalties and losing battles along the boards in both zones. He’s a poor passer and not really a traditional sniper, more of a small rebound cleaner.
The key for Svatos is to find a playmaking winger that he has chemistry with. Forsberg, Turgeon, and strangely Arnason were all guys he found chemistry with, but Sakic, Stastny, Duchene, and O’Reilly have all failed. He needs a change of scenery.
by thedoctor on Feb 2, 2010 10:21 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
thanks
That’s exactly what I was looking for. I was hoping to get it from an author here, but if I don’t I’ll definitely use this.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 10:24 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
doc is knowledgable
You’re safe using this
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by Jibblescribbits on Feb 2, 2010 10:33 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.ontheforecheck.com/2010/2/1/1286987/if-the-nashville-predators-are-in
You can give that a look to see what Nashville would likely have to offer in return…
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 10:34 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, doc said it better than any of us clowns could have
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 2, 2010 10:37 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You may consider watching tonight…it sounds like Svatos may be in the line up:
Sacco said he might mix up the lines tonight but would prefer to see Stastny’s group “fight through” the slump. Stastny was skating with Wolski and Brandon Yip on Monday, with Stewart playing with Matt Duchene and Marek Svatos, who is expected to return from a chest injury today.
Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/avalanche/ci_14313826#ixzz0eOwO8L9z
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 10:39 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
how long has he been out
Because his stat line ain’t doin’ him any favors.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 10:40 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
LAst game was Jan 16th agaisnt NJ.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 10:41 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
But he had just come back hadn’t he? Healthy scratch? As was mentioned, we have a log jam of RWers. Got any LWers to spare??
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 10:43 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
nope
Just a talented but underachieving defenseman, and a 3rd line, go to the net type guy.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 10:45 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
Ryan Jones and your O’Reilly’s brother are trade chips, too.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 10:47 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
they'd have
awesome chemistry. Obviously.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 10:49 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
That could be good…
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 10:50 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
indeed…. the problem I’ve always had with that idea tho (same with going out and getting Yan), is the potential to wreck the team if you end up having to move one of the brothers later on. Seems like major lockerroom disaster potential.
by jd21 on Feb 2, 2010 11:00 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
the other problem is the Sedin thing. Ew.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 11:02 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
O'Reillys = Cooler than Sedins
Though not as good….
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 11:05 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
At least it’s not a father-son relationship! :S
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 11:06 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Cooler > Good
(let me hold on to my delusions and believe that coolness wins Stanley Cups, k? Thanks.)
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 11:24 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure you would be :)
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 4:36 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Then we’d just need to get Yan and have two Stastnys too! It’d be a family affair!
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 10:52 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Hamhuis would be a good fit here, but i doubt Svatos and a mid pick is enough to get him.
I’d trade Svatos for Cal straight up though. It’s kinda weird having brothers on the same team tough, and you worry it would affect Ryan’s development off ice some. But then, they could anchor the 3rd together for a long time too. I’d probably risk it.
by thedoctor on Feb 2, 2010 10:52 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
O'Reilly (Cal)
Has a TON of potential— he’s just squeezed out because we have our offensive center spots taken for the next few years, especially by top organizational prospect Colin Wilson who is an absolutely elite talent.
Yeah, I doubt that Svatos would get Hamhuis— but the Predators need a D to replace him. I can see a Svatos/Liles for Hamhuis/Jones deal.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 10:56 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Liles to Preds, huh?
hmmmm, I could do a Nashville trip each year. I dig me some country music.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 10:59 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I would gladly be your traveling partner.
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by gl avfan on Feb 2, 2010 3:12 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Svatos and Liles for Hamhuis and Jones?
done. SO done. no takebacks.
and not because Svatos or Liles suck -the trade is pretty fair value wise - but because of Liles’ salary (which again, isn’t really out of whack, but we have far cheaper and younger options). Shedding that and making room for the young puckmovers is a huge priority for the Avs.
by thedoctor on Feb 2, 2010 10:59 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
gah, sb nation ate my hyphen splice.
by thedoctor on Feb 2, 2010 11:00 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
he can play wing, right? because we have nothing at center for the next 15 years.
by thedoctor on Feb 2, 2010 11:00 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
If you’re referring to Jones, yeah, he’s only a winger. Pretty decent, too, most of the time.
The more I think about it, the more Svatos/Liles for Hammer/Jonesy sounds like a fair deal. I didn’t run the salaries, though. Nashville needs a better winger, which Svatos would be (think the Jan Hlavac pickup a couple years ago), and Liles would capably fill the hole Hamhuis leaves.
I’d like to resign Hammer, but its all but a foregone conclusion he’ll be gone. He’ll command top pair money, because frankly, when he’s on, he’s a top pair defenseman.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 11:04 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
sounds like it’s a win – win trade. Let’s call the GMs. :)
by thedoctor on Feb 2, 2010 11:09 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
That would give us two Joneses. Can other teams keep up with that?
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by Dixomatic on Feb 2, 2010 11:20 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Secret weapon?
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by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 11:20 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Why stop there? Let’s have two Joneses, Two Statsnys, and two O’Reillys.
We can make this happen.
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by FiveJeffFingerDiscount on Feb 2, 2010 11:21 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa! Craziness.
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 11:26 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Two Stewies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Stewart_(ice_hockey)
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by smoky201 on Feb 2, 2010 12:19 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
We need to get on this ASAP.
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by Mike @ MHH on Feb 2, 2010 1:06 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
We’ve already got 2 Bretts (Clark and Skinner), 2 TJs (Galiardi and Hensick), 2 Kyles (Cumiskey and Quincey), 2 Chrises (Stewart and Durno), and 3 Ryans (O’Reilly, Wilson, and Stoa). The last thing we need is more confusion.
by wickediz on Feb 2, 2010 6:56 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I was going to do this earlier but I was too lazy to look up the details. Thanks for doing it for me. And I think we need to keep the shit rolling. Let’s start a last name duo thing. It’d be fun.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 6:58 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I see what you did there.
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by Hopfenkopf on Feb 2, 2010 4:15 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Another Jones?
On MY avalanche? I can’t handle another Docta. :o
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by UZ on Feb 2, 2010 3:03 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice piece at OTF by the by.
You mention Laakso as being potentially available. What would be your view of Svatos or Hendricks for Laakso?
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by Hopfenkopf on Feb 2, 2010 4:12 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
We have a ton of Defenseman at the time too. Do they have a booming point shot?
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 10:47 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Hammer
has an underrated point shot. Its not like Weber or Franson, but its pretty good. He just doesn’t get to use it much because of the other two guys.
Hamhuis is bigger and tougher than Ryan Suter, but faster and a better puck mover than Shea Weber. He’s not as good as either, but is a nice combo of those two.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 10:49 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Hamhuis is a guy i’d like to see the Avs target in the offseason if they move Liles, but I don’t think we have anything we’re willing to trade that would match Nashville’s asking price.
by thedoctor on Feb 2, 2010 10:57 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I want Ryan Suter
Badly.
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by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 11:25 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
um
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
:D
I don’t blame you. Matt Duchene/Liles/prospect/pick would be a start. And no, I don’t think thats overvaluing. He’s an incredible talent and is young, to boot.
The reason you don’t hear much about him is because Shea Weber is, amazingly, better (IMHO).
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 11:31 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh i think a package could be made that didn’t include a franchise player like Duchene. I don’t think we’d strip that much talent in order to get him now, but still.
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by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 11:35 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
it would take
A TON to convince Poile to let him go.
He’s that good. Not flashy, just all kinds of effective.
Duchene would likely be out of reach, as you say, I was just providing a basis for what it would take (all in theory, of course).
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 11:37 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
To be fair, people thought Phadouche was out of reach. But I assume Poile would only think of him if maybe Kovi was coming the other way.
That D-corp over in Nashville is a force. Ours not so much.
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by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 11:39 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
we covered Kovalchuk
At OtF, and the consensus was we don’t want him. He doesn’t play Predator hockey at all.
If you read this, you’ll note that Suter and Weber are untouchable. I doubt that anything short of a Sedin-type talent would shake them free. Thats not because of how good they are necessarily, but how valuable they are as Predators.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 11:41 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with you assessment
However, to play devil’s advocate, does Poile complete subscribe to your theory? I always wonder if GM’s can really reject a player like that.
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by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 11:43 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
the theory on Kovy?
I think so. Poile and Trotz have some incredible chemistry. I don’t think Poile would ever, ever bring in someone that Trotzy completely approved of.
Kovalchuk, like Alexander Radulov before him, would be in BT’s doghouse all the time because of his sheer incompetence defensively and refusal to backcheck.
In order to be a successful Pred, you have to be a good defender, which is why guys like David Legwand and Martin Erat have found career-long homes here. They adhere to the system, and in turn are rewarded.
Does that answer the Q?
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 11:46 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
And since comparative con law is boring, I will go one step further.
Radulov was one player. Ovechkin, Kovi, Malkin are different. They are in an elite class. Radulov had 30-40 goal potential. Kovi is much higher. Would Trotz be more flexible?
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by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 11:51 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
its possible
But I really doubt that Barry would risk compromising his system.
See, Nashville doesn’t ice a pure scoring line like most teams. Our top three lines can all score, but even the top line of Erat-Arnott-Sullivan is good defensively. Kovalchuk would alter that and make that line a liability in the defensive zone.
So in summary, it wouldn’t be impossible, but highly, highly unlikely that Nashville would take an offense-only player at that salary. For a guy that doesn’t fit the system, Poile can’t afford to pay him 1/5 the whole roster’s pay.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 11:55 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough. I agreed with you from the beginning.
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by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 11:55 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t just say Q like that. It gives me nightmares of a brittle coach who refuses to adapt to his players and the competition.
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by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Feb 2, 2010 12:40 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s been out a little while. He’s struggled this season a bit too.
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by Jibblescribbits on Feb 2, 2010 10:42 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Other players call him “a little ball of hate” (I know, I know, it’s Pat Verbeek’s thing). When he’s scoring, he’ll score the toughest goals in traffic of anyone on the team.
If you plugged his heart into Wolski’s body, you’d have a pretty freaking good player.
by Dan Winkler on Feb 2, 2010 2:28 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Svatos?
the thread lost me here
I call Hensick “Little ball of meh.”
And with the 32nd pick in the 2009 NHL draft, the Red Wings select: Someone other than Ryan O'Reilly. LOL@Detoilet.
by Bob in Boulder on Feb 2, 2010 2:31 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, Svatos, try to keep up. The not-too-good Avs show did a not-too-terrible piece right around Christmas about which Avs players would be Santa and which would be the Grinch. Svats got a mention as the Grinch (from Liles, maybe?) because of the ball of hate line (and I hate to mention this, but Liles would totally waive his NTC for a chance to go to Detroit – you don’t think he was a Wings fan growing up?).
“Little ball of meh” made me COL (Chuckle Out Loud). Wondered if I should suggest “Big” or “Fat” for “Little,” but decided I liked your version just fine, Bob. Well played. Between that and “Benjamin Button,” you’ve cornered the market on nicknames for Fat T.J.
by Dan Winkler on Feb 2, 2010 2:35 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Liles would totally waive his NTC for a chance to go to Detroit
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 2:41 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 2:44 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m chosing to not even acknowledge that statement.
((shudders))
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by gl avfan on Feb 2, 2010 3:18 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
BTW, welcome to the light of day, my friend! = )
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 3:22 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, that’s just me making shit up. I have no idea if Detroit’s included in his NTC, or if he’d waive it, or if he’s a Wings fan. But…I have to think he wouldn’t turn down too many teams for a chance to play, right? (Avs media guide wasn’t much help on finding out JML’s likes/dislikes. All it said was his favorite player growing up was Brian Leetch.)
Anyway, I don’t think it matters, because he’s going to be pretty difficult to trade, and I don’t think Detroit’s looking to add his salary.
by Dan Winkler on Feb 2, 2010 4:00 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
“Avs media” (i.e., Denver Post) was relying on MHHers as sources for some of their info. FYI…
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 4:13 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I think that he is very much on the trade block. My biggest issue with him is that he has issues staying healthy.
There are far superior writers on here so I’ll let them fill you in on him. :)
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 10:21 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s absolutely available. The Avs have a dearth of RWs, and he’s the odd-man out.
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by Jibblescribbits on Feb 2, 2010 10:32 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
The Avs have adearthsurfeit of RWs, and he’s the odd-man out.
Fixed.
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by Hopfenkopf on Feb 2, 2010 4:20 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
oo oo can we use Plethora again? It makes me happy….
Thanks Joe...
by mfured20 on Feb 2, 2010 4:43 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry,
cornucopia is next up on the list.
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by Hopfenkopf on Feb 2, 2010 4:43 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Put the thesaurus away Poindexter…;)
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by Hopfenkopf on Feb 2, 2010 4:54 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of Poindexter, I think I should watch that movie before the game. Good up!
Thanks Joe...
by mfured20 on Feb 2, 2010 4:55 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
confession to make
I’m choosing Lost over the Avs tonight.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 2, 2010 10:37 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
TiVO
Don’t you have TiVo? why can’t you watch both?
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by Jibblescribbits on Feb 2, 2010 10:38 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve got the opportunity to attend my first game of the season. As such, LOST will get TIVO’d.
by jd21 on Feb 2, 2010 10:43 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I could, but I’m not staying up until 1 am to watch the Avs.
fwiw, I would have preferred to watch Lost tomorrow, but I was outvoted by my wife (1-0)
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 2, 2010 10:50 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess we know who wears the pants in the family…
then again you do spend most of your time in the basement, so pants are optional.
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by Americanario on Feb 2, 2010 6:14 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
OMG, Lost is on?? I thought the tapes of that show were on a plane that crashed on some mysterious island in the middle of nowhere that had a tendency to disappear or something.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 10:40 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Lol!
I must confess that Mike and I missed the plane on Lost. And now I just don’t get the attraction. Didn’t they leave and then go back?
by Mrs @ MHH on Feb 2, 2010 10:41 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
again and again and again…I’ve been watching since the beginning and even I am confused.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 10:44 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Whatever happened to Clare?
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 10:45 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
SPOILER ALERT IF YOURE WATCHING PAST EPISODES
nothing new to report. still assumed dead, vanished, kaput. at least as far as i can remember. the last new episode came out, what, ten years ago?
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 10:56 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
was it her apparition that kept appearing towards the end of last season tho?
by jd21 on Feb 2, 2010 10:58 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yah, to Hurley. But everyone appears to Hurley.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 11:01 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
True enough. I love me some Hurley and Charley.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 11:08 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
thats right….. I’ve paid pretty close attention, but I’m still confused as all hell.
by jd21 on Feb 2, 2010 11:20 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Which episode was it that the Harlem Globetrotters showed up?
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by Dixomatic on Feb 2, 2010 11:22 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
AHAHAHAHAHA, awesome….. it was the one right after Kurt Russell was jungle-boy.
by jd21 on Feb 2, 2010 11:23 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
So when does Scooby Doo and the Mystery gang show up to solve the case?
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by Americanario on Feb 2, 2010 6:15 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been re-watching Lost. I started the first season again this past weekend. I’ve missed the few last episodes. So I’m going to have to look for them before I can watch tonights’ episode.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 10:40 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
also
any mention of Lost almost requires this link
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by Jibblescribbits on Feb 2, 2010 10:41 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Comedic Gold.
Get rid of the loser point
ridding the world of booze: one drink at a time
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by TheRed on Feb 2, 2010 1:46 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
so am i. lost party with homemade pizza > watching avs. im thinking that me not watching may unjinx them too, i’ve watched all of these games live, which is unusual for me. because we all know whether i watch is an important factor in these games.
by thedoctor on Feb 2, 2010 10:48 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I’m one of the few not on the Lost train (or plane)…don’t really care.
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by chiavsfan on Feb 2, 2010 10:56 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
i respect it because the acting quality is good, the writing has stayed at a high level and kept things interesting, and they’ve very clearly had a story and ending in sight the whole time. I loved Battlestar Galactica, but I hate the way the writers didn’t know how to end it. They’d written through the start of season 3, then…
plus Kate is hot. so hot.
by thedoctor on Feb 2, 2010 11:03 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
a large percentage of the people on the show are hot. or at least quite attractive.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 2, 2010 11:04 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Very true.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 11:10 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I miss Charley now…. thanks.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 11:12 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I liked Battlestar Galactica.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 11:10 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
the first 3 seasons are some of the best TV (let alone sci fi) ever. especially the Adama Maneuver in season 3.
by thedoctor on Feb 2, 2010 11:12 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I own the first three, been meaning to pick up the last couple too.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 11:13 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
honestly, if they’d ended the show at the end of season 4, it might have been a more fitting ending. such a bleak way to end, it would have really fit.
by thedoctor on Feb 2, 2010 11:15 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
totally, that was an awesome awesome series…… I wasn’t nearly as pissed about that as I was about Deadwood ending, or Firefly.
by jd21 on Feb 2, 2010 11:22 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I absolutely loved BG. Addicted actually would be a better word. It was the one show I actually knew the day and time it aired and watched without TiVoing in years and years, apart from Avs games.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 11:29 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
to me BSG had the best ending of any series I’ve followed.
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by An Unmitigated Disaster on Feb 2, 2010 1:15 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, please enlighten.
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by Mike @ MHH on Feb 2, 2010 1:18 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
well, with the standard disclaimers that what is perfect to me is probably not perfect to you. I liked the idea that we are all 1/2 cylon, the death of roslin was done well and while most things were wrapped up we can still all debate what happened to starbuck. Oh, and I like explosions, lots of explosions.
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by An Unmitigated Disaster on Feb 2, 2010 4:25 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I loved that they had that ending Starbuck arch in there. While I understand that many people like to have stuff perfectly wrapped up, I usually enjoy the more mysterious stuff.
And with Starbuck, fans got a little of both.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
by Aph on Feb 2, 2010 4:28 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Starbuck’s ending was a total cop-out. >(
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by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Feb 2, 2010 5:54 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Me and the Mrs declared this our favorite show for a while, especially after Heroes went off the rail. Still haven’t seen the last “season.”
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by Mike @ MHH on Feb 2, 2010 1:10 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I only watch sports and cartoons
So Avs it is, with some Pistons/Red WIngs flipping. Can’t resist watching them get JUICED by SJ.
by Avalanche318 on Feb 2, 2010 11:57 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I am right there with you. I don’t watch much out side of sports, news. And I haven’t watch much of anything in the last few months. Silly floating metal things.
There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.
- Benjamin Franklin
by tibbar on Feb 2, 2010 12:33 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Silly floating metal things.
Metal’s not supposed to float. Just witches.
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by Hopfenkopf on Feb 2, 2010 4:24 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
And what do we do with witches?
There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.
- Benjamin Franklin
by tibbar on Feb 2, 2010 4:26 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
BURN 'EM!!!
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by Hopfenkopf on Feb 2, 2010 4:27 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
That movie is awsome. Now I want to see it again but have to wait till I get home.
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by tibbar on Feb 2, 2010 4:29 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
And how do we know she’s a wtich?
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by Americanario on Feb 2, 2010 6:22 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
she turned me into a gnewt!
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by tibbar on Feb 2, 2010 6:43 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
If she floats!
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 6:53 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
If it floats it must be made of?
-really small rocks?
-Wood!
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by Americanario on Feb 3, 2010 2:04 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Some Lost funny-ness
http://www.cracked.com/funny-39-lost/
A few pictures in the article are NSFW
Hopefully #9 is not ten less than #19
by InYoFace on Feb 2, 2010 4:27 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll have to DVR the game and catch up with y’all after the game tonight because I have a flight tonight. Have fun, go Avs, and I’ll see you in the recap.
Fly Navy!
by chopchopchop on Feb 2, 2010 10:49 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
Per AD on Twitter
Liles back in tonight. Clark probably a scratch, but not final
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by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 11:26 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
Whoa, this is just messing with everything!
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 11:28 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you Sacco, thank you
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by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 11:29 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
WHEEL…
OF….
DEFENSEMEN!!!
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by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 11:30 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Choice by dartboard?
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 11:33 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Sacco in his office
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by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 11:35 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Can you change Wade and Taylor to Liles and Clark?
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by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 11:35 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
My photoshop skills = fail
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by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 11:36 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
get skaterchick here. she’s awesome at that shit.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 11:37 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Beachie swearing so casually?
Are you drunk again?
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by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 11:37 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Beachie swearing is a thing of beauty…I’m in awe…I really am.
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by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 11:39 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I am a thing of beauty. Period.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 11:40 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
+1 this is beyond correct.
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by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 11:41 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
lololololololololololol
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 2, 2010 3:22 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I am …always swearing casually, Whores. ??
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 11:39 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Haha, ok ok.
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by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 11:40 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Rec;d for awesomeness!!!
i THINK WE HAVE A NEW MEME!!!
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by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 5:43 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Beautiful.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 5:43 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Rec'd
You win the internets!
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by Hopfenkopf on Feb 2, 2010 10:43 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Perhaps he’s testing the waters, seeing which players absence effects the team more?
Fly Navy!
by chopchopchop on Feb 2, 2010 11:30 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
If that's true
Liles really helped the PP.
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by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 11:42 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder how many scouts will be on hand tonight. Odds anyone?
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 11:30 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Especially with Svats rumored to be be in the lineup too?
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 11:31 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
18 NHL teams…I bet.
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by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 11:31 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Zing!
(BTW, In case anyone is wondering, a little medical fly gave AD the 411 on the 18 teams.)
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 11:32 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
(or an infamous one)
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by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 11:33 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
MHH: the Avs marketing dept and Post’s research dept all in one. What would they do without us?
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 11:33 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Shrivel up?
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 11:34 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
Get rid of the loser point
ridding the world of booze: one drink at a time
Detroit Sucks
by TheRed on Feb 2, 2010 1:55 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 1:57 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
We are the DP’s research dept. hahaha
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by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 11:35 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha awesome!
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 11:34 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Bwahahaha
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 11:34 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
right move. Liles was playing well before this slump.
by thedoctor on Feb 2, 2010 11:31 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Here’s my guess… If both Svats and Liles are in the line up tonight, and Liles’ agent was at the last game when he was a healthy scratch, there’s a package deal in the works to move both of them. Add in some picks and/or prospects or maybe someone from Erie, and you have an attractive deal for the right takers.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 11:51 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Tyler Myers and Darek Roy :)
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by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 11:53 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
We’ve talked about this Matt. No drunk posting….
The Avalanche, clearly, are down with No PP.
by Mike @ MHH on Feb 2, 2010 1:14 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
How would I live without hearing Rick Jannerette say “Derek ROOOOOOOYYYY” (yeah, the computer just doesn’t have the same effect)
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by chiavsfan on Feb 2, 2010 1:27 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
When you put those facts in that vain you are right, it seems indicative of something.
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by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 11:54 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
hmmm
Sound familiar? ;)
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 11:56 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yup. Do you know if any Preds’ scouts will be at the game?
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 12:01 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
sure don't
I basically have no inside scoop other than what I dig up. Just me and my computer :).
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 1:13 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You in your mom’s basement in your underwear to complete the cliche?
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by Mike @ MHH on Feb 2, 2010 1:14 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
no
Though that would cut down on my expenses…hmm…
Nah, just a journalism major with an unhealthy addiction to the Preds.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 1:16 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
@ UT?
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by Mike @ MHH on Feb 2, 2010 1:17 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
nope
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 1:18 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Just guessing based on your SBN profile. Don’t wanna insult you or anything.
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by Mike @ MHH on Feb 2, 2010 2:48 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
n/p
I’m a UT fan, but I do my classes via an online university.
I don’t think I’ve worn my UT gear in public since the student body spray painted obscenities on the legendary rock on campus.
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by Chris Burton on Feb 2, 2010 2:54 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s cool. Just wondering if I had another SEC’er to hang with.
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by Mike @ MHH on Feb 2, 2010 2:57 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve asked around. Hopefully will have the answer soon.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 1:16 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Back to people shooting from the point...
Anyone else notice Wolski was blasting away from the point last game – all the time. Trouble is, he isn’t that schooled in the art of the point shot and when the right time is to let it fly, like say, when there’s a screen in front f the goalie. But at least HE is shooting….
by Paul's Coffey on Feb 2, 2010 11:48 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
and that’s all you can ask, really. I think WW’s due to bust outa this slump.
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by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 11:50 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
i firmly believe Wolski cost us at least a point in the Wild game. He snagged that turnover in the Wild end, skated in all alone…and takes a little half slapper from 15 feet when he could have skated in and deked Harding (who was over-challenging the shooter yet again).
I’m not complaining that he’s shooting too much, just that I hate his decisions on the ice frequently. That one killed me.
by thedoctor on Feb 2, 2010 11:54 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Any word on who's in net for the Avs?
by Avalanche318 on Feb 2, 2010 12:01 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Andy, more than likely.
CBJ just announced Garon’s in net for them tonight.
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by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 12:02 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh great another chance for a backup to play amazing against us
although i predict a huge game from SoS tonight.
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by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 12:03 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
One would think it couldn’t get any worse from the Ranger game…could it?
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by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 12:05 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
VoiceoftheAvs
Coach Sacco just said that Liles is back in tonight and so is Svatos…Anderson is in goal
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 12:39 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
If Svatos is in, who’s out?
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by Dixomatic on Feb 2, 2010 12:49 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Koci?
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 2, 2010 12:55 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Or Mercier. either way, I’d rather have Svatos in
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by Jibblescribbits on Feb 2, 2010 12:59 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Preemptive Move
Note to Puck:
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 12:10 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
THAT’S YOUR HOME, GO IN YOUR HOME!
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by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 12:11 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t you like your HOME??
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 12:12 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Kiss my white ass puck!
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by chiavsfan on Feb 2, 2010 12:41 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Can Svatos beat up Bob Barker?
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by Americanario on Feb 2, 2010 6:30 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Olympic question
Are they playing international rule, i.e. no touch icing?
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by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 12:14 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I believe the Olympics is played with NHL rules now. I remember reading that
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by chiavsfan on Feb 2, 2010 12:42 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m gonna miss at least the first half of the game tonight. There’s a memorial service for two students killed in a house fire at my college, so that’s a little more important than hockey. See you guys during the second second.
Forever grateful that Joe Sakic isn't a douche bag like Brett Favre.
by Rather Dashing on Feb 2, 2010 12:49 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Whoa, that’s not good. :(
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 12:54 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Nope. It’s been rough. Especially since I’ve had classes with both of ‘em, and it’s a small community.
Forever grateful that Joe Sakic isn't a douche bag like Brett Favre.
by Rather Dashing on Feb 2, 2010 1:00 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry to hear that. I hope you have a lot of good people around you to help you through it.
Fly Navy!
by chopchopchop on Feb 2, 2010 1:05 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Very sorry to hear that.
And with the 32nd pick in the 2009 NHL draft, the Red Wings select: Someone other than Ryan O'Reilly. LOL@Detoilet.
by Bob in Boulder on Feb 2, 2010 1:12 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch, I echo everyone else, sorry to hear that.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 1:12 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
me too
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 2, 2010 1:14 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
me as well
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 1:27 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
m
I call it... The Avaslug!
I am the 1st and probably only official member of the David "Dr." Jones fanclub.
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by UZ on Feb 2, 2010 3:05 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
not continuing meme, but still, very sorry to hear this…
Thanks Joe...
by mfured20 on Feb 2, 2010 3:58 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Good points DDC
And it isn’t just that their point guys don’t shoot. They kill the PP by stagnating it. They need to make quicker decisions with the puck. Not Wolski around with it then fire it into an opponent.
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by Bob in Boulder on Feb 2, 2010 12:49 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
It’s not as pretty, but it reminds me of some teams past with Tanguay, Sakic, Forsberg…with Blake on point. Sometimes they could be lethal…but sometimes they would stand around for long stretches of games trying to make that “pretty pass”
It’s frustrating
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by chiavsfan on Feb 2, 2010 1:00 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
And furthermore, they don’t create enough movement. Why is Lidstrom one of the best PP point guys in the league? Booming shot? No, because he knows how to move along the blueline, and down from the point at the right times, to create great shot opportunities. Liles can be that kind of player, but too often isn’t.
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by Bob in Boulder on Feb 2, 2010 1:07 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Liles can be that kind of player, but too often isn’t.
I love it when he is tho. So freaking hot to watch.
(Shit, there I go again. How many hours did I make it before the debauchery? I think I set a record.)
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 1:31 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You did good.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 1:32 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Liles and Cumiskey both have that potential
Maybe if they keep Liles he can FINALLY relax and realize he is not being traded and play well.
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by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 1:33 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Like two years ago
Remember how well he played after that trade deadline? And the huge grin on his face when Adam Foote sat next to him in Calgary?
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by Bob in Boulder on Feb 2, 2010 1:36 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
That was awesome.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 1:37 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I loved that moment.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 1:43 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I was giddy, really giddy. I was watching the Flames (see how memorable this night was for me?)
feed and they basically followed him getting out of the vehicle, taking off his tie while walking really quickly to get to the locker room as fast as he could while random people were trying to shake his hand.
Ah The Memories!
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 1:45 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Just the fact that (1) the Avs had a charter plane ready for him (2) he hopped on it as soon as he could and (3) he got on the ice mid-game will remain one of my fondest memories of this team. So freaking cool.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 1:47 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I remember when he got on the bench a guy told him that he was going to be his linemate. That was awesome.
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 1:49 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I think it was Cumiskey who was sitting there with this silly look on his face like “Holy shit, that’s Adam Foote!”
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 1:50 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
It was Cumiskey, but I’m not so sure he knew who the guy was?
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by Americanario on Feb 2, 2010 6:32 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
he did. they interviewed him later and he admitted to being a bit star struck.
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by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 6:54 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah… I’m so happy remembering this.
I got little to no sleep last night and have two midterms today. I needed something to make me smile.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 3, 2010 6:39 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I have been planning on getting an old jersey re-lettered, but was debating between Footer and Foppa. I think this trip down memory lane may have sealed the deal for Footer.
by MalachiConstant on Feb 2, 2010 1:51 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I have a Footer jersey but it’s a Nords one.
Sandie
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by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 1:52 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
3 Sakic jerseys and a blank. So by “re-lettered” I meant letter an old blank one.
by MalachiConstant on Feb 2, 2010 1:54 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I have Hinote, Foote (Nords), Tangs and Lappy… I have two blank Avs jerseys as well but I don’t know about re-lettering them. Where do you go to get that done? What’s the cost?
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 1:58 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Rather hoping someone else more knowledgeable will jump in here and offer their two cents. In the past, independent athletic equipment suppliers (that sell hockey jerseys) have been a good bet. But quality really varies as does price. I just moved to Denver, so am at a loss here… (thus “thinking of re-letting” = sitting around confused)
by MalachiConstant on Feb 2, 2010 2:07 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m also curious about this..almost wrote a fan post about it.
I want to get my wife a Stastny USA personalized for Valentines day.
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by Jibblescribbits on Feb 2, 2010 2:14 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought about getting a SoS USA too…
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 2:20 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately they don’t sell them stiched (not the official ones) so you have to take them to a shop.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Feb 2, 2010 2:23 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I end up getting all my jerseys stitched. They’re too expensive to buy the official ones and I’m NOT getting the screen print ones. So I buy the unofficials and then buy the twill letter kits. Stitch them up and there ya go!
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 2:25 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
ok
where?
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Feb 2, 2010 2:26 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I buy the kits online and then have a local chick sew them on for me.
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 2:27 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
these are the folks i’ve used for forsberg and liles. awesome quality (perfect actually) and fast delivery. nice folks too.
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 2:29 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
So am I ballsy enough to try for Quincey (or Stewie if I am not allowed)….?
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 2:32 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I think Quincey for sure
Avalanche 2009-2010: Ostensibly, the worst team in the league. Realistically, top of the NW division.
by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 2:34 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome
will send them an e-mail tonight
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Feb 2, 2010 2:34 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m also rec’ing the link so I can find it easily tonight.
someone else do the same please.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Feb 2, 2010 2:35 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
let me know what you find out about olympic number kits. i searched on the site and can’t find anything. they have world cup so i imagine they’ll have them but…
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 2:35 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you have a place online you buy them from all the time?
by MalachiConstant on Feb 2, 2010 2:29 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Jay Vean (Avs Hockey Podcast) has a guy he recommended, but I can’t find his info. They turned my Sakic jersey around in about a week and a half. Got it the day before we left for Opening Night.
The Avalanche, clearly, are down with No PP.
by Mike @ MHH on Feb 2, 2010 2:51 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I used River City Sports online (www.rivercitysports.com). They also do the professional stitching on replica jerseys. I got my Toews and my Anderson ones done there. Fantastic work
2009-10 Colorado Avalanche: The wheels are firmly secure thank you!
Advice to Red Wing Fans: If you don't want the reputation of being whiners, then stop whining about EVERYTHING. Your team is allowed to lose games, and when they do, it's not always because of the refs or Gary Bettman, and you seem to continuously claim
by chiavsfan on Feb 2, 2010 3:24 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I used Red Beard Sports
I would post a link to their website, but it’s pretty much blank.
It is a great store for sports related stuff though.
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 3:29 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Did you buy the jersey from River City Sports as well? How long did it take to get to you?
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 3:39 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I got the jerseys there as well, the Toews one took forever…like 7 weeks. They blamed sickness and a lack of people to sew. But I got my Anderson jersey in less than 3 weeks
2009-10 Colorado Avalanche: The wheels are firmly secure thank you!
Advice to Red Wing Fans: If you don't want the reputation of being whiners, then stop whining about EVERYTHING. Your team is allowed to lose games, and when they do, it's not always because of the refs or Gary Bettman, and you seem to continuously claim
by chiavsfan on Feb 2, 2010 5:46 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
River City sports
Their sweaters are the Us juniors… not the Olympic team, at least from what I can tell…
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Feb 2, 2010 3:48 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I am doing this for sure, the USA jersey's are awesome.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Ostensibly, the worst team in the league. Realistically, top of the NW division.
by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 2:31 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it would cause a problem
When the weren’t allowed to use the logos they used to.
But I must say, I’m thrilled with Canada’s logo this year.
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 3:29 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
And yes, I do remember how well he played after that. I know everyone says they need to be pros, and this is the game, and they need to play through it. But this is their LIFE we’re talking about here. Roots and homes and friends and … And in all seriousness, he has a real girlfriend. Will she go with him if he gets traded? That’s got to be hard to face.
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 1:45 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. I mean to them it’s more than just a team to play for. There are all these other facets that they go through. Plus the whole “the team doesn’t want me” and what that would do to someone’s psyche.
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 1:46 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
As you know, (Canadian) I was watching “Miracle” the other night and there’s a scene where the guys are talking about how the team is a “family.” I see this year’s team totally like that. And to be feeling like you’re going to be shipped off from the family cuz they don’t want you or need you since theirs a new baby on the way who can replace you…that’s gotta sting.
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 1:49 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Exactomendo.
I can’t imagine how it would suck.
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 1:51 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
That was the best
I almost cried when I read the banner
“Welcome back Peter and Adam”…
by Avalanche318 on Feb 2, 2010 2:59 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I signed it. I wonder happened to it?
Thanks Joe...
by mfured20 on Feb 2, 2010 4:14 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
What role do you see Shattenkirk filling though? Is that redundant at all with Liles, Cumiskey and Shattenkirk?
by MalachiConstant on Feb 2, 2010 1:36 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
We can’t have 3 scoring, skating, awesome defensemen? Oh wait and Elliot. Shit.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Ostensibly, the worst team in the league. Realistically, top of the NW division.
by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 1:37 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Of all the positions to have good, young prospects, that’s what you want. I love the depth of our defense prospects. Look at all the hype behind guys like Souray and Kaberle (sp?) They bring in far more than they are worth in trade because teams get desperate for a D-man who can put up points.
The best part is that we don’t have to rush these guys. Cumiskey + Wilson + Shattenkirk + Liles + Cohen + Elliot + Quincey + Holos + Gaunce = fun times ahead.
If Santa comes down my chimney wearing those Red Wing colors, he's going to wish he didn't exist.
by Dixomatic on Feb 2, 2010 3:05 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
The Avalanche, clearly, are down with No PP.
by Mike @ MHH on Feb 2, 2010 1:18 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
DDC's preview in one sentence
This shit just got real………
The Avalanche, clearly, are down with No PP.
by Mike @ MHH on Feb 2, 2010 1:16 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Oh snap?
2009-10 Colorado Avalanche: The wheels are firmly secure thank you!
Advice to Red Wing Fans: If you don't want the reputation of being whiners, then stop whining about EVERYTHING. Your team is allowed to lose games, and when they do, it's not always because of the refs or Gary Bettman, and you seem to continuously claim
by chiavsfan on Feb 2, 2010 1:17 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
So I sort of bad mouthed Buccigross here the other day...
A couple of games back I posted about how disappointing Buccigross’ coverage of the Avs has been lately, not to mention his praise of the wings. So I feel obligated to say that Buccigross’ description of Matt Duchene in his article today nearly brought tears to my eyes. I want to give Buccigross a big hug.
“His [Duchene’s] movements communicate youth, exuberance, love, renewal, health and possibility. It’s why we love hockey and sports so much.”
by MalachiConstant on Feb 2, 2010 1:21 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I agree
but his comments on the Hawks being the model franchise? Um no. Sorry. Having a complete cap clusterfuck and banking all on one season before you are forced to let youth go is not model. They are damn goooooood though.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Ostensibly, the worst team in the league. Realistically, top of the NW division.
by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 1:32 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll agree with you there and would not call Chicago a model franchise. Though if they some how manage to keep Toews, Kane and Keith for the long term their club will at least be a contender for a stretch. Then again I might have said the same thing about Tampa (Lecavalier, St Louis, Richards/Boyle)
by MalachiConstant on Feb 2, 2010 1:42 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
And they have Marion Hossa
who will forever be a trivia answer with Ty Conklin.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Ostensibly, the worst team in the league. Realistically, top of the NW division.
by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 1:43 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I've never had much faith in Hossa
and can see the Hawks dumping him in a few years if things turn for the worse. Chicago’s my second favorite team behind the Avs and I was actually disappointed when they signed him.
by MalachiConstant on Feb 2, 2010 1:44 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Really? Hossa, for all the jokes, is a fantastic all around better player. He is a great goal scorer, yes, but he is also a great back-checker, and is a very good 2-way forward. I’m glad they signed Hossa over Havlat…Havlat is a walking injury (when not in a contract year)
Hossa – 32 games: 15 G – 15 A (30 pts.)
Havlat – 49 games: 11 G – 27 A (37 pts.)
I think the Hawks got the best deal there.
As for the cap problem…they have the core locked. Some people are off the books next year, and I see a few trades for picks and prospects. Their AHL club is also deep. In the end, they may have some short term problems, but the Hawks are gonna be fine
2009-10 Colorado Avalanche: The wheels are firmly secure thank you!
Advice to Red Wing Fans: If you don't want the reputation of being whiners, then stop whining about EVERYTHING. Your team is allowed to lose games, and when they do, it's not always because of the refs or Gary Bettman, and you seem to continuously claim
by chiavsfan on Feb 2, 2010 3:23 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough, Havlat is made of glass. I loved the chemistry he had going with the kids last year though. It’s difficult to deny Hossa is the better all around player, but I’ve just never liked him. I used to follow the thrashers when I lived in the southeast and just never thought he owned up to the weight the thrashers put on his shoulders. Plus at the time I thought the thrashers lost the heatley trade. He just disappears at the wrong times. Admittedly this is all my perspective. His jumping around from the Pens to the Wings was also annoying.
by MalachiConstant on Feb 2, 2010 4:07 PM MST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Hossa is a Trivia answer
Who are the only two players to be on the runner-up team to the Stanley Cup two years in a row?
Avalanche 2009-2010: Ostensibly, the worst team in the league. Realistically, more points than the Flames and Wings. But hey, your Corsi number is better.
by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 4:14 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I think I’d much rather be the Hawks than almost anyone else in the league. I’d rather have the assets now and worry about what to do with all of them later. That’s why I want Kovy and I’m not so worried about ruining the chemistry or that O’Reilly will be just freaking awesome in the future or whatever. Chemistry comes from winning. You don’t know who’s having their career-best season right now. You don’t know when you’ll get a chance to win again. I keep hearing about the Hawks being doomed with all these contracts, but I haven’t seen it yet. And if they have to trade a few guys to play nice with the cap, or even let some guys walk away, then they’ll do it and they’ll probably do what most successful franchises do, which is mix in new guys with stud veterans, and I think they’ll be OK.
If they aren’t the model franchise, then who is?
by Dan Winkler on Feb 2, 2010 2:48 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m beginning to think there is no “model franchise”. The smart GM takes what the situation provides and runs with it. Can you really credit Chicago for snagging up Toews & Kane or Pittsburgh for Crosby & Malkin? Even with the Avs it was a bit circumstantial (that and Andy is a miracle worker).
by MalachiConstant on Feb 2, 2010 2:58 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Will someone pass the Kleenex please?
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 1:32 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Shit, I wrote that before I even saw that CO got not just two major bullet points (the team AND Dutchy) but a mention in the Yote’s blurb too. Nice props from an East Coaster.
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 1:41 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Liles
Liles will have 2A. SoS will have 1G 1A.
by NEB on Feb 2, 2010 2:36 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
who gets the other G? and will there be more Gs? please oh please?
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 2:37 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
A Tweet...
DarrenDreger
Oilers pushing trade hard. Moreau and others, but deals unlikely unless Edmtn sweetens the pot.
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 2:49 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
Anyone?
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 3:12 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
ah, i thought there was a specific rumor brewing.
by thedoctor on Feb 2, 2010 3:13 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve asked him, awaiting a response.
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 3:14 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Bueller? Bueller?
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 3:13 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
heyy all...
big game tonight!!! we have to re-tighten those wheels they’ve been loss the past 3 games!!!
"What do the Detroit Red Wings and the Titanic have in common?
They both look good until they hit the ice!"
Visit> http://www.bronxbaseballdaily.com/
by SportsDalaiLama on Feb 2, 2010 3:06 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
So did anyone else see in the Rags post game thread there was a troll named “uz sucks” who posted my imitation of a troll from that thread earlier?
I lol’d hard.
I call it... The Avaslug!
I am the 1st and probably only official member of the David "Dr." Jones fanclub.
Syracuse Basketball 2010: Making Hoya's cry.
by UZ on Feb 2, 2010 3:07 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
saw it, couldn’t figure it out because all the relevant stuff had been deleted. Whatever. Trolls= waste of time.
Get rid of the loser point
ridding the world of booze: one drink at a time
Detroit Sucks
by TheRed on Feb 2, 2010 3:11 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't see it
Could really care less
Trolls suck.
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 3:18 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
So I made the mistake
of going on a massive shopping spree today instead of going to sleep, meaning I’m absolutely missing the game thread tonight. I haven’t slept after my shift last night and I have work again tonight. Failisme.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 2, 2010 3:23 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
but i still wuv you
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 3:24 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
This is why you ignore texts.
/cries
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 2, 2010 3:25 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Might I remind you...
7 hours, luv.
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 3:40 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I was sleeeeeeeppppiiinnnggggggg!
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 2, 2010 3:46 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
And I was worrrrrrkkkkiiinnnggggggg!
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 4:12 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Suck
Is you.
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 3:25 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I have to cover a primary election…pure boredom!
2009-10 Colorado Avalanche: The wheels are firmly secure thank you!
Advice to Red Wing Fans: If you don't want the reputation of being whiners, then stop whining about EVERYTHING. Your team is allowed to lose games, and when they do, it's not always because of the refs or Gary Bettman, and you seem to continuously claim
by chiavsfan on Feb 2, 2010 3:25 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Whateva!
I haven’t spent that much money on stuff that isn’t video games/furniture in a LOOOONG time.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 2, 2010 3:27 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
AKA it was absolutely worth it.
And it totally dominated. Even if I have to miss the Avs game, I now have tons of posters and got my spending binge for the month out of the way (on February 2 no less lololololo) AND found an awesome new pizzeria downtown. WINRAR IS ME, SIR. WINRAR. IS. ME.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 2, 2010 3:29 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
If you got the money…spend it
2009-10 Colorado Avalanche: The wheels are firmly secure thank you!
Advice to Red Wing Fans: If you don't want the reputation of being whiners, then stop whining about EVERYTHING. Your team is allowed to lose games, and when they do, it's not always because of the refs or Gary Bettman, and you seem to continuously claim
by chiavsfan on Feb 2, 2010 3:30 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Next month my spending binge is coming on March 1st.
I’m not such a patient man sometimes, you know?
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 2, 2010 3:31 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Other hand
You miss the BJs tonight.
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 3:30 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
This is an amazing point.
One I hadn’t considered. Whaddya think? Can I manhandle reality and go the next 16 hours without sleep?
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 2, 2010 3:31 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
For hockey?
YES.
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 3:32 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm at 21 hours right now.
I think another 16 might be pushing the levels of hallucination. When that happens, all the people in my cell phone book will be really unhappy with you pushing me to do this.
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.
by SlamDunkTheFunk on Feb 2, 2010 3:33 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Take the sleep. I have done way too many 30+ days. They catch up to you eventually.
There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.
- Benjamin Franklin
by tibbar on Feb 2, 2010 3:57 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You miss the BJs tonight.
Beachie, GL, sandie…
I’m just sooooo disapointed in all of you!!!
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - On the upside, there's only 28 more (regular season) games of Darcy Tucker left!
by Hopfenkopf on Feb 2, 2010 4:40 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
And Blockquote fail!!!
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - On the upside, there's only 28 more (regular season) games of Darcy Tucker left!
by Hopfenkopf on Feb 2, 2010 4:41 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m trying so hard to be good. I really am.
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 4:42 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
You aren’t bad you are just drawn that way.
There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier.
- Benjamin Franklin
by tibbar on Feb 2, 2010 4:44 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I'm surprised no one jumped on that.
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 4:42 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
It was too obvious..
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 4:43 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Usually is.
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 5:22 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Good news everyone!
I now have NHL Centre Ice! No more choppy, pixelated streams for me!
Bad news, I was charged last month for CI, yet didn’t have access to it. They blame it on the fact I ordered it on the 29th.
So now I have to wait at least a week to get my money back.
Stupid Rogers.
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 3:37 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
I think it's absolutely hilarious
when anyone makes that joke
brilliant…
by Avalanche318 on Feb 2, 2010 3:40 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I had too
The extra charge is really pissing me off, I need to counter that anger with something.
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 3:52 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I disconnected my cable service with Charter Oct of 2008. I kept their internet until August of 09. Somewhere between that time I lost the cable card I had used with my TiVo and paid the $50 and some odd change for it. Now Charter is showing a credit on my account (which they have not paid me in all the months since August of ‘09) AND they have sent me to collections for the cable card I did not return. Mind you, I never received a single notice saying to return such cable card before being sent to collections. I have tried every month multiple times each month to get this cleared up and every time I have to speak to a different person at both Charter and the collections agency and no one knows what the hell is going on nor what to do. No one has record of anything and – this is the kicker – Charter won’t use the CREDIT they owe me (the exact amount the cable card costs) to pay for the freaking cable card. It’s ridiculous. All the while, my credit report is getting totally fucked up. Gotta love incompetence.
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 4:22 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I would be very angry… Wow, that would be beyond irritating.
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 4:36 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like a job for...
The Public Utilities Commission and the State Attorney General!
I’ve found that the mention of said entities elicits a great deal of compliant behaviour in such troglodyte mutherTuckers!
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - On the upside, there's only 28 more (regular season) games of Darcy Tucker left!
by Hopfenkopf on Feb 2, 2010 4:43 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
ooooohhhhh. I may have to try that!
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 4:44 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone know the Canadian versions
Of said entities?
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 4:45 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
BBB?
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 4:45 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Not as much.
PUC is the local governmental authority regulating utilities, including (in the US) cable TV. Quick Google search comes up with CRTC though I don’t know if that’s right. The AG reference was re: the consumer protection division of the AG’s office – ie, the folks that are supposed to keep the corps from Tuckering over the little guy.
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - On the upside, there's only 28 more (regular season) games of Darcy Tucker left!
by Hopfenkopf on Feb 2, 2010 4:53 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Waiting for you money back might be enough to send you to the angry dome.
Hopefully #9 is not ten less than #19
by InYoFace on Feb 2, 2010 4:13 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh I've been there
A couple times already.
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 4:19 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Good news everyone! I’ve invented a device that makes you read this to yourself in professor farnsworth’s voice!
Fly Navy!
by chopchopchop on Feb 2, 2010 4:42 PM MST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
It's already been created
Good news everyone!
See?
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 4:44 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
OH JUST START THE BLOOD GAME ALREADY1!!!!!
"It comes from motivation within" - Matt Hendricks
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 4:43 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
YES! YES! YES!!!!!
(Jibbles, that’s what it sounds like when a woman gets that “O.” In case you were wondering.)
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 4:45 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
But you could be faking it
The feeling is a giveaway IMO.
Can’t fake that.
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 4:46 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
kegels sweets
not that anyone would want to use them for faking, but one could. they tend to be used to increase the pleasure factor far more often.
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 4:48 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
:)
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 4:50 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, that can be faked as well?
http://unrepentantoldhippie.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/exploding_head_3.jpg
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 4:50 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
aww, try #2
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 4:50 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Awe...
Of course those can be done. Any time, really.
Poor men have it so rough.
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 4:51 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
isn’t that what happens every time time a guy gets the “O”?
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 4:55 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Their “heads” explode? Yep, sure seems to work that way.
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 5:00 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, since we’re going there, I’m sure most folks have seen this SNL vid? (NSFW)
And with the 32nd pick in the 2009 NHL draft, the Red Wings select: Someone other than Ryan O'Reilly. LOL@Detoilet.
by Bob in Boulder on Feb 2, 2010 5:05 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I suspect we are both tend to make that happen to men. GL as well.
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 5:21 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
why did I suddenly just start drooling after I read this.
"It comes from motivation within" - Matt Hendricks
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 4:47 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Because Beachie is hot and your mind goes places…
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 4:48 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah…true…
you say that like it’s a bad thing…HAHAHA
"It comes from motivation within" - Matt Hendricks
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 4:50 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Never….
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 4:51 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
There’s plenty of Infamous love to go around, m’dear.
"It comes from motivation within" - Matt Hendricks
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 4:58 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think
sandie’s stalker will like that.
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 5:02 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Gah, are we back onto the stalker?
He or She hasn’t said a word to me… I am choosing to believe that I don’t have one, okay?
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 5:04 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry to be the one to say this
But stalkers normally don’t say anything.
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 5:11 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Draken,
quit bothering your sister or I’m going to stop this car right now!
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - On the upside, there's only 28 more (regular season) games of Darcy Tucker left!
by Hopfenkopf on Feb 2, 2010 5:12 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I say a lot…
I’m not saying it’s me…but usually I talk a lot to the person I’m stalking…
"It comes from motivation within" - Matt Hendricks
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 5:14 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks guys, I had gotten over it and now I am creeped out by it all over again.
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 5:16 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t worry Sandie, if we see him/her, the garbage will be taken out :)
"It comes from motivation within" - Matt Hendricks
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 5:17 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I noticed. ; -)
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 5:20 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha!
Our relationship hasn’t taken that turn yet, Beachie…hahahaha
although, if you want me to stalk you…it can be arranged :P
"It comes from motivation within" - Matt Hendricks
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 5:22 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
it’s awfully close, dear.
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 6:54 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
FYI
This thread is win. I have been following all damn day, even tho I havent been commenting til recently.
Thanks Joe...
by mfured20 on Feb 2, 2010 4:58 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
We were kind of all over the place…
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 4:59 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
DDC will not be happy.
And with the 32nd pick in the 2009 NHL draft, the Red Wings select: Someone other than Ryan O'Reilly. LOL@Detoilet.
by Bob in Boulder on Feb 2, 2010 5:00 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s better than the disaster that was the Rangers game.
"It comes from motivation within" - Matt Hendricks
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 5:01 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
are you refering to our ‘visitors’? I wasnt around much on sunday…
Thanks Joe...
by mfured20 on Feb 2, 2010 5:04 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
That was… fun…
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 5:05 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
there’s hockey in there somewhere, I’m sure
Hyphens cause writers more trouble than any other form of punctuation, except perhaps commas.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 2, 2010 6:02 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
There must be one or two comments in here somewhere…
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 6:07 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I gave up on it to play some FIFA, but all and all…you are correct sir.
"It comes from motivation within" - Matt Hendricks
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
by InfamousM on Feb 2, 2010 4:59 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Usually is.
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 5:23 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Excellent. Now I can get my hockey fix without listening to Canucks radio.
by NEB on Feb 2, 2010 5:25 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
This might cheer people up
From http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL.html:
Percentage of making playoffs
Red Wings – 47.0%
Flames – 39.8%
Avg. place in standings.
RW – 8.8
Flames – 9.2
2009-2010 Avs: Totally not about to win the Stanley Cup!
by Drakenlot on Feb 2, 2010 5:24 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
:)
Thanks. That does make me feel a bit better!
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 5:26 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
That just made my day.
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 6:55 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, for those who were wondering about if there was a Nashville scout at tonight or at the last game...
avalancheradio @sandiegee it doesn’t appear so Sandie
Sandie
"That’s the way we’ll win championships"- The Baron
by sandiegee on Feb 2, 2010 5:40 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
well, there goes that theory
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 6:56 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Phadouche dropped the gloves in his debut
And didn’t take off his visor
Avalanche 2009-2010: Ostensibly, the worst team in the league. Realistically, more points than the Flames and Wings. But hey, your Corsi number is better.
by c6hor8 on Feb 2, 2010 6:00 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
douche no matter where he plays.
The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: Much more gooderer than last year.
by NurseBeachie on Feb 2, 2010 6:55 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s a bi-coastal douche.
The Avalanche, clearly, are down with No PP.
by Mike @ MHH on Feb 3, 2010 8:19 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
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