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RW problems next year?




So I've been wondering about next year. What are we going to do at RW? we have Stewart, Hejduk, Yip, Jones, and Svatos. What are we going to do? I can't see Yip or Jones playing third or fourth line duties. Is it possible that we have too much depth?

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Easy.

Lines look like this:

Gali – SoS – Stewie
Ferris – Dutchy – Duke
Yip (moving to LW) – Radar – Dr. Jones
Highlander – Yeller – Hendricks

Stoa/Durno

Dustbin of History – Svatos, Tucker, Koci (Clark, for that matter)

2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - On the upside, there's only 17 more (regular season) games of Darcy Tucker left!

by Hopfenkopf on Mar 8, 2010 1:25 PM MST reply actions  

Methinks scratch Yelle and Hendricks and add Porter and Hensuck.

by '96 Avs Bandwagon on Mar 8, 2010 2:10 PM MST up reply actions  

As much as I like the guy, I think Hensick is an AHL lifer.

The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: People can stop waiting for these kids to hit the wall. They won’t.

by NurseBeachie on Mar 8, 2010 2:23 PM MST up reply actions  

Vehemently disagree on Fat TJ.

I would like to see Porter though. Especially if he’ll give us some LW action.

2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - On the upside, there's only 17 more (regular season) games of Darcy Tucker left!

by Hopfenkopf on Mar 8, 2010 3:33 PM MST up reply actions  

I like Hendricks. And I think he played well tonight.

"Sometimes you think they must have come out of the chimp cages at the Bronx zoo" - Gerry Cheevers, former Boston Bruins goalie, on New York hockey fans

Detroit Sucks

by TheRed on Mar 10, 2010 1:10 AM MST up reply actions  

but that 3rd line of all right handers is pretty funny too.

by thedoctor on Mar 8, 2010 2:28 PM MST up reply actions  

True. Makes me all the more anxious to see Yip & Jones return. I’d love to see one of them on the 2nd PP point a la Mueller. Yip quarterbacked the BU power play for several years from the point and has a pretty heavy shot.

2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - On the upside, there's only 17 more (regular season) games of Darcy Tucker left!

by Hopfenkopf on Mar 8, 2010 3:32 PM MST up reply actions  

wasn’t Radar a scoring threat when he was paired with jones? I could see them back together next year.

Beer: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 8, 2010 3:53 PM MST up reply actions  

Shorthanders!

Thanks Joe...

by mfured20 on Mar 8, 2010 4:05 PM MST up reply actions  

Indeed. Here’s hoping that Jone’s progress didn’t regress. ACL isn’t a small thing even with medical advances.

Never trust the lunch lady.

by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Mar 9, 2010 6:36 AM MST up reply actions  

Exactly.

Sandie

"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury

by Sandie Gauthier on Mar 9, 2010 7:06 AM MST up reply actions  

I approve these lines.

Thanks Joe...

by mfured20 on Mar 8, 2010 3:31 PM MST up reply actions  

Sounds like a chance for a trade, no?

by Markopolo on Mar 8, 2010 2:27 PM MST reply actions  

Svatos is a FA isn’t he?

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BURGUNDY ARMY...BLEEDING BURGUNDY UNTIL I DIE!!!

by InfamousM on Mar 8, 2010 3:44 PM MST reply actions  

Yep, and he’ll be pretty close to free for anybody that signs him.

The Avalanche, clearly, are down with No PP.

by Mike @ MHH on Mar 8, 2010 3:50 PM MST up reply actions  

so FREEagent?

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by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 8, 2010 3:54 PM MST up reply actions  

I don’t think we’re going to have to worry about Svats coming back, and may I say…good riddance.

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BURGUNDY ARMY...BLEEDING BURGUNDY UNTIL I DIE!!!

by InfamousM on Mar 8, 2010 4:30 PM MST up reply actions  

that I can agree with.

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by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 8, 2010 4:39 PM MST up reply actions  

I honestly think this team will bring back tucker at about 1.25 mill. I don’t want him back but they seem to love him. Does highlander have to start playing better to stay on this team next year? He has been invisible most of the year, I know he was hurt, but that was a couple of months ago.

Beer: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 8, 2010 3:52 PM MST reply actions  

I think they will replace Tucker with Yelle. Hometown favorite, can teach the kids stuff, personal connection to the brass, etc.

Thanks Joe...

by mfured20 on Mar 8, 2010 4:06 PM MST up reply actions  

if that were true, I would think they’d be phasing him out. But he’s still getting about 10 minutes a game. I don’t think management looks at him the sameway that we all do. He hasn’t been a healthy scratch all year despite falling once or twice or more a game, which is really a big sign—to me at least.

Beer: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 8, 2010 4:18 PM MST up reply actions  

Use the tool as long as you have him. I think they would like to start benching him, but that would send the wrong signal to the kiddies. I think just not re-signing him is a much smoother way to break his association with the team, instead of painting him as obsolete. Let him go with dignity, and try to find another position.

If they do want to re-sign him, I would suggest more like a mil a year, and let him know that his role will be even more diminished. Everyone knows that he’s not doing shit on the team this year, even he knows that. He has to face the facts, and we have to face the facts. He. is. not. getting. it. done. I think that will be a big factor, bigger than his mentoring of the youngsters. But the issue is doing it with dignity, not like Bruno and Lappy.

Thanks Joe...

by mfured20 on Mar 8, 2010 4:24 PM MST up reply actions  

I don’t want him back but I don’t see the team treating him like that now, I think that they think he’s important to the team for the bottom 2 lines.

Beer: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 8, 2010 4:27 PM MST up reply actions  

Kindly cut out your tongue, burn it to ash and scatter it to the four winds for even speaking such heresy!

mfured is right, Yeller brings just as much if not more experience, mentoring capacity, etc. as Tucker (how many times is your name on the Cup again Darcy? No, not your Snoopy, sippy cup, THE CUP. Yeah, that’s what I thought.) and Yeller doesn’t suck, which is just kind of a bonus.

On the downside, Darcy does have better hair than Yeller.

2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - On the upside, there's only 17 more (regular season) games of Darcy Tucker left!

by Hopfenkopf on Mar 8, 2010 4:17 PM MST up reply actions  

I refer to my reasons above, especially the healthy scratch thing. If he starts to get scratched down the stretch then I’ll start believing. Until then I’m not getting my hopes up.

Beer: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 8, 2010 4:20 PM MST up reply actions  

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want him back, I’m just reading the tea leaves and think the team doesn’t doesn’t think that he sucks as much as he really does actually suck.

Beer: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 8, 2010 4:25 PM MST up reply actions  

Damn you and your “figures” and “logic”!!!!

/is this meter on? Just checking?

2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - On the upside, there's only 17 more (regular season) games of Darcy Tucker left!

by Hopfenkopf on Mar 8, 2010 5:18 PM MST up reply actions  

it scares me that I might be right. But in this case I’m going to prepare myself to be disapointed that the avs resign him and then be pleasantly surprised if they don’t.

I signed up for this website and all I got was this lousy sig.

by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 8, 2010 5:28 PM MST up reply actions  

I’m going to prepare myself to be disapointed that the avs resign him and then be pleasantly surprised if they don’t.

If the Avs resign him, we’re fine. He’s gone. If they re-sign him, however, things will suck.

/stick tap to Mrs.@MHH

2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - On the upside, there's only 17 more (regular season) games of Darcy Tucker left!

by Hopfenkopf on Mar 8, 2010 9:00 PM MST up reply actions  

jinx

The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: People can stop waiting for these kids to hit the wall. They won’t.

by NurseBeachie on Mar 8, 2010 9:02 PM MST up reply actions  

god i hope the avs resign him. it will suck if they re-sign him.

The 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche: People can stop waiting for these kids to hit the wall. They won’t.

by NurseBeachie on Mar 8, 2010 9:01 PM MST up reply actions  

Here's how I see it working out

Line 1 Dr. Jones – Dr. Jones – Dr. Jones
Line 2 Dr. Jones – Dr. Jones – Dr. Jones
Line 3 Dr. Jones – Dr. Jones – Dr. Jones
Line 4 Dr. Jones – Duchene – Dr. Jones

I call it... The Avaslug!
I am the 1st and probably only official member of the David "Dr." Jones fanclub. Until I get the newsletter out, anyway.

Syracuse Basketball 2010: Big East Champs!!! G'Orange!

by UZ on Mar 9, 2010 6:07 AM MST reply actions  

Nice of you to give Dutchy his props.

2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - On the upside, there's only 17 more (regular season) games of Darcy Tucker left!

by Hopfenkopf on Mar 9, 2010 8:49 AM MST up reply actions  

I think that breaks the space time continium, and you need to mix in Stewie in there somewhere, he can’t be a healthy scratch every game.

I bet he's got more trophies than the pope and Wayne Gretzky combined!

by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 9, 2010 9:32 AM MST up reply actions  

I’m basing this list on the assumption that Jones will be injured 4 games into the season as usual so I’m just giving him his playing time at the start

I call it... The Avaslug!
I am the 1st and probably only official member of the David "Dr." Jones fanclub. Until I get the newsletter out, anyway.

Syracuse Basketball 2010: Big East Champs!!! G'Orange!

by UZ on Mar 9, 2010 11:24 AM MST up reply actions  

Wheres my newsletter damnit?

Proud Soldier in the Burgandy Brigade.
"You mess with our Hejduk and the Spirit of Lappy is coming!"-Jibbles

by gl avfan on Mar 11, 2010 3:49 PM MST up reply actions  

AND MINE!

Sandie

"We called him Clark Kent because away from the rink, he was just a nerd. Then he'd go into the Colorado dressing room and put on his Avs jersey, and all of a sudden he was Super Joe"- Theo Fleury

by Sandie Gauthier on Mar 11, 2010 3:53 PM MST up reply actions  

where's mine?????

2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - On the upside, there's only 15 more (regular season) games of Darcy Tucker left!

by Hopfenkopf on Mar 11, 2010 10:08 PM MST up reply actions  

I think I even paid my membership dues. WTF

Proud Soldier in the Burgandy Brigade.
"You mess with our Hejduk and the Spirit of Lappy is coming!"-Jibbles

by gl avfan on Mar 11, 2010 10:12 PM MST up reply actions  

Is it wrong

That I read this title and thought “No, the Red Wings are a problem every year.”

Budweiser is a lot like making love in a row boat. They're both fucking close to water.

by smoky201 on Mar 9, 2010 10:44 AM MST reply actions  

No thats just a legit Avs fan right there.

by wolski-08 on Mar 9, 2010 2:24 PM MST up reply actions  

The only problem with the Red Wings is that they are there every year. Bastards.

"Sometimes you think they must have come out of the chimp cages at the Bronx zoo" - Gerry Cheevers, former Boston Bruins goalie, on New York hockey fans

Detroit Sucks

by TheRed on Mar 10, 2010 1:13 AM MST up reply actions  

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