Quarterfinal Game 1 Preview: Avalanche at Sharks
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 6:00 AM MDT
Email
Print
And so it begins.
I'm not much for superstitions, but I do have a couple of playoff habits. Of course, I'm growing a playoff beard, started the morning after Matt Duchene's pimp-like shootout winner in Vancouver. I do have a lucky Avalanche jersey - a black practice jersey - and I'll be wearing that today for sure. Finally, every day the Avs play in the playoffs, the front of my house will be sporting this:
That flag hasn't seen the light of day in 712 days - since May 1st, 2008. It may not get a lot of use this time around, but we're hoping the Avs can make a game of it.
We've previewed the series, the fine gentlemen at Fear The Fin have done so as well (with an excellent interview with Shark's play-by-play guy Randy Hahn as a bonus). And now the game begins.
We already know that Peter Mueller (Happy Birthday, Ferris) and David Jones will not play tonight. Everyone else - all 29 other players on the active roster - are expected to be available tonight. While we don't know for sure, expect the lineups to look something like this:
- Galiardi - Stastny - Stewart
- Yip - Duchene - Hejduk
- McLeod - O'Reilly - Tucker
- Hendricks - Yelle - Porter
I think there's an outside chance we see Ryan Stoa, but I don't believe Skipper Joe will want to lose Matt Hendrick's toughness to make room.
- Quincey - Hannan
- Cumiskey - Foote
- Liles - Wilson
[UPDATE: Mike Haynes has indicated via Twitter that Clark, Salei, Koci, Stoa, Svatos, Durno, Jones and Mueller are scratches tonight, so the above lineups would seem to be more or less correct]
Craig Anderson will start in goal for the Avs (I can type that sentence with my eyes closed by now). He'll face Evgeni Nabokov.
Any updates we have during the day will be updated here. Derek will have the recap this evening.
Oh, and GO AVS!!!
431 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
I am wearing an Avs ball cap, and my Tangs Burgundy (here’s hoping it its the luck of the 2001 Tanguay). I’ll be watching “Les Boys” when I get home from school today. A movie about a beer league hockey that is the underdogs. Gotta love it.
Oh, and the fridge has been loaded with beer!
I’m so freaking excited!
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 Apr 14, 2010 6:16 AM MDT reply actions
Ever watched Rent-A-Goalie?
It’s like Corner Gas with hockey. Just started watching it yesterday, it’s pretty damn funny.
Message from the 2009-2010 Avalanche: How's that plate full of crow taste?
No, haven’t seen it. Nor have i ever watched Corner Gas.
I’ll keep an eye out.
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 Apr 14, 2010 8:05 AM MDT up reply actions
It's on Showcase
And Corner Gas may be one of Canada’s best comedy series.
Message from the 2009-2010 Avalanche: How's that plate full of crow taste?
I watch Supernatural, and HBO shows and sporting events. I’m not much of a sit down and watch TV kind of person.
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 Apr 14, 2010 8:33 AM MDT up reply actions
Vampire Diaries and Supernatural! AWSOME SHOWS and I’ve been a huge supernatural fan since the pilot episode whoever you are sandiegee good for you lol wooooo
Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,' probably lost.
Hahaha
Thanks?
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 Apr 14, 2010 8:59 AM MDT up reply actions
I got my Avs hat that I have been rocking around Guam today. Can’t do much else though as I am going to heading home finally here soon.
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
Happy you’re coming home. hopefully the Avs are still playing when you get here.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 14, 2010 7:05 AM MDT up reply actions
I agree!
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 Apr 14, 2010 8:05 AM MDT up reply actions
For what it’s worth, the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times both picked the Sharks in 5.
I have the playoff beard started. I am also wearing Avs jerseys all week to work. My studio yesterday:
And today:
Colorado Avalanche: Back to the playoffs!
has anyone significant picked the Avs? if so, I haven’t seen it
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 7:08 AM MDT up reply actions
James Duthy from TSN
I’m listening to an interview of him by a radio show, and he said San Jose has all the pressure to lose it and wouldn’t be surprised if it happened.
Closest I’ve heard to anyone saying anything bad about the Sharks.
Message from the 2009-2010 Avalanche: How's that plate full of crow taste?
Avs in 6
http://www.fromtherink.com/2010/4/14/1419936/predicting-round-one-based-on-the
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 7:34 AM MDT up reply actions
I want to know what Maggie’s picks are.
MHH: The Burgundy Army is on the March!
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
by Americanario on Apr 14, 2010 8:11 AM MDT up reply actions
She retired. Sorry Canary
Avalanche 2009-2010: Does your Corsi number matter in golf. I am not sure, ask Calgary.
I still want to know dammit! Bring her out of retirement…Favre did it.
MHH: The Burgundy Army is on the March!
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
by Americanario on Apr 14, 2010 1:03 PM MDT up reply actions
Screw Favre.
Forever grateful that Joe Sakic isn't a douche bag like Brett Favre.
by Rather Dashing on Apr 14, 2010 1:51 PM MDT up reply actions
cool
This is our team: underrated, filled with amazingly talented kids and veteran leaders, both young and old, who are buying into the vision of a hard working, fast moving, never-say-die game. They are the 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche.
by Cheryl Bradley on Apr 14, 2010 8:42 AM MDT up reply actions
did anyone significant pick the Avs the make the playoffs?
I love this underdog stuff.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Does your Corsi number matter in golf. I am not sure, ask Calgary.
Would you please explain why there is a 1992 Fuji television console on your desk?
Avalanche 2009-2010: Does your Corsi number matter in golf. I am not sure, ask Calgary.
Because that’s the only TV the station could afford (though they have full satellite TV programming. Figure that one out
Originally they didn’t even have a TV in the newsroom. When i told them the 5-million reasons why they were being completely stupid, they gave in
Colorado Avalanche: Back to the playoffs!
No offense to you persuasive abilities, but
that is no tv. That is a fisher-price television set
Avalanche 2009-2010: Does your Corsi number matter in golf. I am not sure, ask Calgary.
But it works and has a picture. If you worked for this company, you would know that that’s the best you get
Colorado Avalanche: Back to the playoffs!
Fine
I shall stop mocking your tv set.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Does your Corsi number matter in golf. I am not sure, ask Calgary.
Do you have a TV in your office?
Message from the 2009-2010 Avalanche: How's that plate full of crow taste?
He has six. All tuned to the spice channel or Jersey Shore.
The Avalanche, clearly, are down with No PP.
Whoa Mike. You just went way too far
I never watch Jersey Shore. Dirty jersey trash.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Does your Corsi number matter in golf. I am not sure, ask Calgary.
Oh by all means, mock away. I am just explaining the reality of the situation…I am in no way offended
Colorado Avalanche: Back to the playoffs!
Ha! My roommate has that same tv!
Forever grateful that Joe Sakic isn't a douche bag like Brett Favre.
by Rather Dashing on Apr 14, 2010 11:02 AM MDT up reply actions
Dees here iz sum clean hoes!
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - You made the "experts" look bad by getting to the playoffs boys, now show us what you've got!
But not everyone from Chicago wants the Sharks to win
Go Avs!
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
Why thank you! I’m rooting for the Hawks to win their series as well! Sweep ’em!
by xskatebakerrx on Apr 14, 2010 3:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Quite a few people on the SCH blog are rooting for you too.
I’m still vacationing in Fort Collins and am excited I will get to see the game on TV rather than the internet. Since I have been here I have converted my 13 y/o nephew into a hockey fan and the Avs and Hawks are now his two favorite teams. I will be able to leave here with my job well done.
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
I’ll be busking on 16th street today decked out in my Foote jersey and my Avalanche knit hat.
Gonna be a good day.
In other news, I think Sharks fans are nervous about this. I told one that I hoped the Avs won because it would be fun seeing the “Experts” shit their pants and he began ranting about all the reasons that the Avs were going to get crushed. Quite a funny spectacle!
So what are the chances for an Avalanche vs. Sabres finals, eh?
I am the 1st and probably only official member of the David "Dr." Jones fanclub. Until I get the newsletter out, anyway.
Donte Whitner sez: Camp Jauron is over!
Talking to some of the guys in my class they all want the Avs to beat the Sharks. Made me happy.
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 Apr 14, 2010 8:08 AM MDT up reply actions
Hehehehe
I’m innocent?
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 Apr 14, 2010 8:18 AM MDT up reply actions
Well After seeing some of these pics and being I am not allowed to wear Jersey’s to work i think i need to bring my Dutchy Unipron into the office and hang it up during the day and throw it on the minute I walk out the door!!!
Playoff beard in full effect ready for a late night tonight (10:30 start time sucks for us east coast people) but I have the 5 hour energy drink ready for tomorrow morning!!! Ribs are marinating in the fridge picking up the ears of corn on the way home Ready for a rockus night with my son and the AVs!!! it’s time to shock the world boys.
NHL Experts, NHL Experts, We don't need no stinking NHL Experts we know we're good!!! GO AVs GO
Let the Playoff Beard growth commence!!
Yeah, I wear mine in as a “coat” but I can’t actually wear it while doing my work
1) Avs jerseys don’t look so nice at murder press conferences, or while out at crime scenes and fires
2) For some reason my studio is always a million degrees, even with the AC on.
Colorado Avalanche: Back to the playoffs!
Yeah i have my AVs jacket in the car but in 70+ degree heat it’s pointless.
NHL Experts, NHL Experts, We don't need no stinking NHL Experts we know we're good!!! GO AVs GO
Let the Playoff Beard growth commence!!
the temp control in the building I work in is all sorts of screwy. a jersey to keep me warm under the arctic AC blast is a must
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 8:00 AM MDT up reply actions
10:30 start time sucks for us east coast people
At least you get to see the game! I’m stuck with the Dead Wings and Phoenix on Versus in SoCal…
If I’m lucky, I might get to see the last part of the 3rd after the other game is over!
"It's all over Fat Man" - Tom Jackson to John Madden 1977 AFC Championship Game
RIP Barrel Man - 12/5/09
by DesertBroncoFan on Apr 14, 2010 9:51 AM MDT up reply actions
It's 80 degrees out in Kalamazoo
Wearing my black Avs t-shirt under my OLD 3rd (the one we won in a few times) Joe Sakic Jersey. I had to pass on the Avalanche hoodie but my phone always rocks an Avs logo and I have my good ol’ trustee Avs hat!
LET’S GO AVS!
It’s only 77 a few miles South in South Bend. I am wearing my nasty ole Avs hat today :D
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Apr 14, 2010 8:26 AM MDT up reply actions
GOOOO Avs.
In a related note, since I know attendance and team advertising is a popular subject, yesterday when I was at class down at Auraria (literally, across the street from the Pepsi Center if you don’t know) and the Rockies had tables and promotional junk set up all over.
I even remember a huge Nuggets banner hanging on one UCD dorm buildings on 14th. Yet never ever have I seen an Avalanche promotion anywhere near that campus or in downtown Denver for that matter, except for MAYBE some pictures hanging on the light posts along the mall.
Anyway, that may have been pointless, but it’s really early, I haven’t had coffee yet and I am really excited about actually seeing the Avs in the playoffs again.
GOOOOOO COLORADO AVALANCHE.
303
might as well throw out some picks to pass the next 12 hours
East
NJ
Buffalo
Ottawa
Caps
West
Avs
Preds
Canucks
Wings
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 8:03 AM MDT reply actions
I have some faith in the Coyotes.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Does your Corsi number matter in golf. I am not sure, ask Calgary.
woah lol
You have Pitt and #s 1/2 in the West going down? lol
THE BURGUNDY BRIGADE... because we can!!!
"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 Apr 14, 2010 8:18 AM MDT up reply actions
Thank you for being the only other person I’ve found so far to think Chicago may lose to Nashville.
by '96 Avs Bandwagon on Apr 14, 2010 9:25 AM MDT up reply actions
Hawks will not lose in 2nd round.
"It’s not what you did last year. It’s what you’re going to do this year. That’s more important." - Albert Pujols
I mean 1st round
Oops
"It’s not what you did last year. It’s what you’re going to do this year. That’s more important." - Albert Pujols
So GameCenter Live has the Ott-Pitt game and the Det-Pho game as Versus only, no on-line feed. But the Phil-NJ game and the SJ-Col game will both have video feeds available. I would assume Center Ice will be the same
Colorado Avalanche: Back to the playoffs!
That may mean
that I won’t be able to see the Avs tonight…
by Avalanche318 on Apr 14, 2010 8:42 AM MDT up reply actions
I’m showing Center Ice (via iN Demand…I think through DirecTV it’s On Demand) as playing (listed PST) :
NH13 4:30PM Philadelphia at New Jersey via the MSG+ feed
NH12 7:30PM Colorado at San Jose via the CSN-CA feed
This is our team: underrated, filled with amazingly talented kids and veteran leaders, both young and old, who are buying into the vision of a hard working, fast moving, never-say-die game. They are the 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche.
by Cheryl Bradley on Apr 14, 2010 8:46 AM MDT up reply actions
I’m loving CBC more and more :)
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 Apr 14, 2010 8:59 AM MDT up reply actions
Same here!
Thanks Canada!
"It’s not what you did last year. It’s what you’re going to do this year. That’s more important." - Albert Pujols
Wait...
Budaj isn’t starting?
THE BURGUNDY BRIGADE... because we can!!!
"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 Apr 14, 2010 8:19 AM MDT reply actions
Wait, we're in the playoffs?
And here I was thinking I was in a coma after last year’s debacle. . .
We need a Game 1 win, otherwise I just don’t see us coming back from even an oh-and-one start.
“You can be my hero, Dutchy / you can take my breath away”
Wait, they play hockey in Idaho?
by Spudnic on Apr 14, 2010 8:30 AM MDT via mobile reply actions
We are not in the playoffs
I told everyone. Gary Bettman called and said that our Corsi number was so bad that he was giving our spot to a more deserving team; Calgary. Sorry everyone.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Does your Corsi number matter in golf. I am not sure, ask Calgary.
Son of a . . .
Time to test out my new Glock. Only question is: me or Bettman?
Wait, they play hockey in Idaho?
by Spudnic on Apr 14, 2010 8:38 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
careful
Mike has his banhammer ready and waiting….
This is our team: underrated, filled with amazingly talented kids and veteran leaders, both young and old, who are buying into the vision of a hard working, fast moving, never-say-die game. They are the 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche.
by Cheryl Bradley on Apr 14, 2010 8:48 AM MDT up reply actions
Playoffs?
The Avs are not in the playoffs. There was no 26-point improvement from last season. All the critics nailed the situation on the head.
Wait a second
Isn’t this the same guy who says Detroit is a nice place to live and Chris Osgood is a HoFer?
Jibbles is an older man so you can trust what he says.
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 10:56 AM MDT up reply actions
Is that Jibbles?
MHH: The Burgundy Army is on the March!
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
by Americanario on Apr 14, 2010 12:51 PM MDT up reply actions
Could be
He’s never shown his face here.
Message from the 2009-2010 Avalanche: How's that plate full of crow taste?
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 14, 2010 2:44 PM MDT up reply actions
I’ll be rocking the Foppa jersey until I go into work this afternoon. Unfortunately the best i can do there is to get the MHH shirt on under the flight suit. It’s supposed to be red, but maroon is close enough…:)
'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.'
You Rebel!
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 Apr 14, 2010 8:42 AM MDT up reply actions
Well, also I’m out of red undershirts and I haven’t done laundry….:)
'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.'
by chopchopchop on Apr 14, 2010 8:53 AM MDT up reply actions
Got the Avs hat in the car, the Avs clock on the wall, the Avs logo on my phone, and the Avs wallpaper on FF. Don’t have a goalie cut jersey or I’d wear it to my game tonight. I do have a burgandy RBK though. Maybe that? Or how about I rock the sweet Nords white! Yeah, methinks I’ll be rocking the Nords jersey at my game tonight.
The Avalanche, clearly, are down with No PP.
Totally Biased
But go for the Nords!
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 Apr 14, 2010 8:43 AM MDT up reply actions
Nords white definitely. That’s what I have on right now. :)
'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.'
by chopchopchop on Apr 14, 2010 8:44 AM MDT up reply actions
You tell me:
'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.'
by chopchopchop on Apr 14, 2010 8:51 AM MDT up reply actions
Mine has my name on the back, so I’m going to go with mine. Personal bias, I know. Plus, I doubt the Foppa would fit over my chest protector…
The Avalanche, clearly, are down with No PP.
Good call.
'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.'
by chopchopchop on Apr 14, 2010 9:00 AM MDT up reply actions
Actually, I just realized that is the old one. The guy that made that for me sent me another one with a larger crest. I don’t have any pics of it though.
The Avalanche, clearly, are down with No PP.
I got two, both blue. One with Foote, One blank.
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 Apr 14, 2010 9:24 AM MDT up reply actions
I gotta blank blue one too. I think I like the blue ones more.
"Here's your dream: Matt Duchene, can he do it?... HE CAN! HE DID IT! MATT DUCHENE AND THE AVS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS!" - Mike Haynes
I like the colour more.
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 Apr 14, 2010 9:28 AM MDT up reply actions
Very nice. I am toying with the idea of getting a Sakic Nords jersey also. We’ll see if the funds become available
'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.'
by chopchopchop on Apr 14, 2010 9:26 AM MDT up reply actions
I’m thinking of turning my blank to SoS. ;)
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 Apr 14, 2010 9:29 AM MDT up reply actions
Or it could be FoS, you could be wearing two players jerseys!
'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.'
by chopchopchop on Apr 14, 2010 9:30 AM MDT up reply actions
I know~ that was what I was going for
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 Apr 14, 2010 9:32 AM MDT up reply actions
I’m trying to think of any other players or jerseys that you could get that would be valid for multiple players. Having a hard time…
'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.'
by chopchopchop on Apr 14, 2010 9:42 AM MDT up reply actions
Hannan – Hobbit and Dave Hannan from 1996 (though Dave was #14 if I recall correctly?)
Jones – Dr. and Keith, but Keith wore #11
Smith (Dan, DJ, Wyatt and Ryan – according to wiki, not sure on the #’s). The inclusion of Ryan was a joke.
Wilson (Ryan and Landon) – Can’t remember what number Landon was #14 I want to say…
"Here's your dream: Matt Duchene, can he do it?... HE CAN! HE DID IT! MATT DUCHENE AND THE AVS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS!" - Mike Haynes
But how many that have worn the same number for the same franchise? The Stastnys may be the only one…
'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.'
by chopchopchop on Apr 14, 2010 10:01 AM MDT up reply actions
Guite – it looks like his dad was #18 though… But check out the ’stache! Like father like son!
"Here's your dream: Matt Duchene, can he do it?... HE CAN! HE DID IT! MATT DUCHENE AND THE AVS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS!" - Mike Haynes
nice find.
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 Apr 14, 2010 12:13 PM MDT up reply actions
This needs to be posted. It was two years ago.
http://trophiestrophy.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/hayden-panettiere-stanley-cup-31.jpg
Avalanche 2009-2010: Does your Corsi number matter in golf. I am not sure, ask Calgary.
Ha ha ha, funny story. I showed my roomate one of the pictures of her with the cup (a different one than that) a year and a half ago. To the best of my knowledge that is still the picture that comes up on his phone when I call.
'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter -- and therefore, unsafe.'
by chopchopchop on Apr 14, 2010 8:46 AM MDT up reply actions
I’m gonna have to settle for a poster on the board at school…no sports clothing allowed at school. Lame, I know.
This is our team: underrated, filled with amazingly talented kids and veteran leaders, both young and old, who are buying into the vision of a hard working, fast moving, never-say-die game. They are the 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche.
can’t say I’m super surprised though…
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 Apr 14, 2010 8:58 AM MDT up reply actions
I see the east being pretty straight forward 4-5 game series with maybe the Devils Flyers going 6 games but all the favourites taking it. The west I hope I see a few upsets being our Avs and the Kings but I do think the Coyotes will shock the world by winning as the favourite seed over the Wings in 7 games! Hawks win in 6. Avs in 6 and Kings in 6
Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,' probably lost.
I think the Yotes success is a tad inflated due to all the SO wins, but I think the Wings are beatable in a long series.
The Avalanche, clearly, are down with No PP.
The wings lost ALOT of games in overtime. My point being they are a great 5 on 5 team but as the game wears on they tire out and usually lose? Pheonix is a GREAT defensive team, tops in the league and get better with time it’ll be interesting to see if that plays a part as the series drags on!
Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,' probably lost.
Late in the season the Wings also won a lot of games in OT. Not sure either of those teams can win in regulation.
MHH: The Burgundy Army is on the March!
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
by Americanario on Apr 14, 2010 12:54 PM MDT up reply actions
Woot!
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 Apr 14, 2010 9:06 AM MDT up reply actions
Loved the fist pump after the goal so awsomeeeeee I went crazy when he scored lol It was like your watching him go up to shoot holding yourself as if your a freak in a special home in a one sleeved shirt, then he scores and you were set free!
Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,' probably lost.
All great but
Missing the Chicken dance!!!
NHL Experts, NHL Experts, We don't need no stinking NHL Experts we know we're good!!! GO AVs GO
Let the Playoff Beard growth commence!!
I want to watch it .
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 Apr 14, 2010 1:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Any advice how to get video off a DVR? I have it on my DVR.
"Here's your dream: Matt Duchene, can he do it?... HE CAN! HE DID IT! MATT DUCHENE AND THE AVS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS!" - Mike Haynes
Could use an external cam
That’s my only idea, as I don’t have a DVR.
Message from the 2009-2010 Avalanche: How's that plate full of crow taste?
There are video editing software programs that can capture it. You can find some online for free. Don’t have links tho, sorry.
This is our team: underrated, filled with amazingly talented kids and veteran leaders, both young and old, who are buying into the vision of a hard working, fast moving, never-say-die game. They are the 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche.
by Cheryl Bradley on Apr 14, 2010 1:39 PM MDT up reply actions
My DirecTV DVR
has a USB port, but everything I’ve read online says that doesn’t do anything and is for future use.
"It's all over Fat Man" - Tom Jackson to John Madden 1977 AFC Championship Game
RIP Barrel Man - 12/5/09
by DesertBroncoFan on Apr 14, 2010 4:00 PM MDT up reply actions
I’m wearing my special Avalanche sock.
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 9:22 AM MDT reply actions
I actually have some Avalanche sock. although I believe we wear them differently
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 9:24 AM MDT up reply actions
I put my sock on one sock at a time just like evryone else.
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 9:36 AM MDT up reply actions
Everyone does it way?
I not unique, dammit it.
Message from the 2009-2010 Avalanche: How's that plate full of crow taste?
I put them on both at a time. It’s difficult, but the sense of superiority I get out of it is really worth it.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 14, 2010 2:45 PM MDT up reply actions
What are you? Some kind of giant lizzard/human hybrid.
SFW? I don’t know anymore.
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 2:53 PM MDT up reply actions
It’s SFW if you work anywhere where the word “penis” won’t draw any unwanted attention to you.
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 3:20 PM MDT up reply actions
Nope
Believe he has a single Playoff series win. He’s done.
by Avalanche318 on Apr 14, 2010 9:34 AM MDT up reply actions
I have something to add to it.
Marty Turco Will Not Be Re-Signed By Dallas Stars; Will Become A Free Agent In Bed
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 9:35 AM MDT up reply actions
Really?
No one else does this with fortune cookies??
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 12:39 PM MDT up reply actions
I do. But when I do it, it’s really funny
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 12:40 PM MDT up reply actions
in bed
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 12:40 PM MDT up reply actions
That was a good laugh. Haha
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 12:41 PM MDT up reply actions
It really doesn’t work as well as it used to. They have some new people doing the fortunes, and it’s usually not as funny.
“You will mend a broken relationship with a close relative”
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 12:45 PM MDT up reply actions
I could have spent a little more time on that one…
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 12:52 PM MDT up reply actions
in bed.
MHH: The Burgundy Army is on the March!
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
by Americanario on Apr 14, 2010 12:56 PM MDT up reply actions
a couple of years ago, that would have interested me.
now, no.
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 9:38 AM MDT up reply actions
You know
Back with our conversation on Carey Price, I figured Dallas would be the front runner for getting him.
Looks like the possibility is even bigger now.
Message from the 2009-2010 Avalanche: How's that plate full of crow taste?
I think they brought in Lehtonen so that they can tank for a season or two and rebuild following the Pittsburgh model.
The Avalanche, clearly, are down with No PP.
He will distract everyone with his amazing masks, blissfully leading Dallas fans into a mire of suck-it-tude. Seriously though, Lehtonen has the best goalie helmets ever.
by MalachiConstant on Apr 14, 2010 2:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Pretty epic
http://www.battleofcali.com/2010/4/13/1417600/cartoon-explosion-the-boc-quest
Avalanche 2009-2010: Does your Corsi number matter in golf. I am not sure, ask Calgary.
before this all gets going
man, I’m so happy to be a fan of this team. Never really rooted for such a doggone likable team on all levels (unless it was that first Bronco’s Super Bowl team). So awesome to have stuck with it with all of you too. :)
I’m wearing the Duchene 3rd. It has never been worn in a loss. Playoff beard started Sunday. So. Stoked.
and Nabokov is the greatest goalie ever. his pads are like anti-puck magnets. his glove is like a Japanese bottom trawling net. He is the greatest goalie ever, and cannot fail. /jinx
Mohawks
So I have decided if the AVs make it to the second round I am giving my son a Mohawk not only would it be an ultimate tribute but it would so piss of the ex wife LOL
NHL Experts, NHL Experts, We don't need no stinking NHL Experts we know we're good!!! GO AVs GO
Let the Playoff Beard growth commence!!
We need some posts of AVS youtube vids and pics to pump this up!!!
I have my Avs hat (I get a new one every season), my Hejduk jersey, and before game 1 I watch the 2001 Stanley Cup video I have…
I love the playoffs, what could be better?
Pass the Duchy to the left hand side...
Like
NHL Experts, NHL Experts, We don't need no stinking NHL Experts we know we're good!!! GO AVs GO
Let the Playoff Beard growth commence!!
shit didn't work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GVHzF2e7JQ
NHL Experts, NHL Experts, We don't need no stinking NHL Experts we know we're good!!! GO AVs GO
Let the Playoff Beard growth commence!!
or
NHL Experts, NHL Experts, We don't need no stinking NHL Experts we know we're good!!! GO AVs GO
Let the Playoff Beard growth commence!!
damn it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXDgTGjK3rU
NHL Experts, NHL Experts, We don't need no stinking NHL Experts we know we're good!!! GO AVs GO
Let the Playoff Beard growth commence!!
and you starting lineup
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrLiEXY6Rr8
NHL Experts, NHL Experts, We don't need no stinking NHL Experts we know we're good!!! GO AVs GO
Let the Playoff Beard growth commence!!
I get fans having weird superstitions for the playoffs… but the whole damn Fear the Fin community sporting the Sarah Palin goalie mask takes the cake as being one of the dumbest.
They say the Avs look like smurfs when they wear these jerseys... I just don't see it.
Bring on the playoff beard!
by Guitarpick8120 on Apr 14, 2010 11:20 AM MDT reply actions
is it wrong for me to say I think that’s all sorts of cool?
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 11:22 AM MDT up reply actions
Yes
Though I haven’t seen whatever it is you are talking about
by MalachiConstant on Apr 14, 2010 11:31 AM MDT up reply actions
http://www.fearthefin.com/2010/4/14/1420484/sharks-gameday-you-dont-live-til#comments
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 11:38 AM MDT up reply actions
I still don’t get it.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 14, 2010 11:52 AM MDT up reply actions
I get that is pretty goddam ridiculous, but I don’t really find it good enough to replace my Super Joe.
Thanks Joe...
I don’t care what the image is – I just think it’s cool that everyone is changing to the same thing.
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 12:17 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh really?
What if they were all swastikas?
Jibbles is an older man so you can trust what he says.
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 12:35 PM MDT up reply actions
I have a super secret plan to fix that
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 12:39 PM MDT up reply actions
The international Society of Right Angle Lovers (ISRAL) still can’t figure out why everyone hates them
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 14, 2010 2:47 PM MDT up reply actions
I think everyone should use my Underdog. Just sayin….
This is our team: underrated, filled with amazingly talented kids and veteran leaders, both young and old, who are buying into the vision of a hard working, fast moving, never-say-die game. They are the 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche.
by Cheryl Bradley on Apr 14, 2010 12:49 PM MDT up reply actions
But
I like my Stroumphette?
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 Apr 14, 2010 12:49 PM MDT up reply actions
I like it too…and it would be funny for Bob to be sporting her…
This is our team: underrated, filled with amazingly talented kids and veteran leaders, both young and old, who are buying into the vision of a hard working, fast moving, never-say-die game. They are the 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche.
by Cheryl Bradley on Apr 14, 2010 12:53 PM MDT up reply actions
Hahahaha
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 Apr 14, 2010 12:55 PM MDT up reply actions
I think
Everyone should use horbay’s image of the Shrine.
Message from the 2009-2010 Avalanche: How's that plate full of crow taste?
Me neither
They are scarier than most goalie masks?
Jibbles is an older man so you can trust what he says.
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 11:54 AM MDT up reply actions
personally
i think they are pretty stupid!!
NHL Experts, NHL Experts, We don't need no stinking NHL Experts we know we're good!!! GO AVs GO
Let the Playoff Beard growth commence!!
Well, so is she … but we won’t go there ….
Jibbles is an older man so you can trust what he says.
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 11:56 AM MDT up reply actions
No politics, Bob. At least that’s what I’ve been told before.
by Dan Winkler on Apr 14, 2010 12:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Then those dumbarses over at FtF need to change their profile pics.
Jibbles is an older man so you can trust what he says.
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 12:25 PM MDT up reply actions
You need to go to the mall and just start randomly checking people that can’t kick your ass and burn off some steam.
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 12:38 PM MDT up reply actions
You sound like you’re 12 years old. What does FtF have to do with MHH, besides the fact that they’re both under the SBN umbrella.
Focus your energy on hockey-related matters, my son. There will be plenty of things that will upset you that happen on the ice.
by Dan Winkler on Apr 14, 2010 12:48 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
What does FtF have to do with MHH, besides the fact that they’re both under the SBN umbrella.
It was part of the conversation Dan, please follow the bouncing ball.
Focus your energy on hockey-related matters, my son. There will be plenty of things that will upset you that happen on the ice.
I am not at all worked up, just having fun. I’ll be plenty worked up tonight, I’m sure.
I like to push buttons
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 1:21 PM MDT up reply actions
I take that back
The “fine folks” over at MHR now have me worked up. Oh well. DDC, why can’t we drop blogs from our profile again? This seems like a super lame limitation of SBN. Tell the bosses or something.
I like to push buttons
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 1:42 PM MDT up reply actions
I’d LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE to drop MHR. I’d even send them an actual letter in the mail explaining why I hate them.
The Avalanche, clearly, are down with No PP.
I know it’s been discussed. can’t remember why it’s not an option
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 2:10 PM MDT up reply actions
SB Nation
The interblog’s equivalent of “The Firm”
I like to push buttons
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 2:12 PM MDT up reply actions
I don't get it.....
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - You made the "experts" look bad by getting to the playoffs boys, now show us what you've got!
it’s hilarious how Marshall is immediately being trashed over there now that he’s gone, after years of talk how he’s the greatest and worth dealing with his off field issues. exactly like Cutler. and exactly how McD will be when he goes.
the broncos are looking absolutely terrible for next year. they’re small and talentless on offense, and slow and talentless on defense.
and we all know what a stellar drafter McD is, so no hope there. I can’t wait for us to trade these 2nd rounders for some reach at cornerback again. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to watch a team slip slowly into lion-dom….i think we’re seeing it. :(
My favorite part of that thread was how in the first 5 comments those folks were making fun of DP commenters because “everyone’s an expert”
And then, without any hint of irony, 10 comments later IN THE SAME COMMENT THREAD someone suggested trading Champ Baily for a 2nd rounder and no one mocked him at all.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 14, 2010 3:02 PM MDT up reply actions
Focus your energy on hockey-related matters, my son. There will be plenty of things that will upset you that happen on the ice.. In bed
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 14, 2010 2:48 PM MDT up reply actions
well one of our regulars posted a Sarah Palin goalie mask randomly in a gamethread
we one that game, and 6 more after consecutively posting it in the gamethreads. We lost the day someone posted some other ridicuous picture (cant remember what it was), so that fucked up our “mojo”. We havent brought it back since, but now everyone decided to try something out with the hopes of a positive outcome to the playoffs.
Who knows, it worked once before…
Best of luck to the Avs, my step-brother is a huge Avs fan, me and him will be watching…ful of swearing and other delights.
Go Sharks!!!
"Imagine how many banners we would have if I was GM..." - Drew Remenda
Sarah Palin Mask: Don't ask, it works...seriously
April 6th, 2010
As I sat dead centre ice at GM Place in Vancouver, second row from the very top of the building, I had been engaged in some friendly chrips with a group of Canucks fans behind me. Matty D had nearly taken a few breakaways and was stripped of the puck before he could really break free. The group behind me through down chants of “rookie mistake!” and “oh yeah, he’s the future of the franchise” trying to poke fun at me.
So as the game goes to a shootout and I watch Anderson stand on his head a few times, Duchene comes flying down to embarrass Luongo, clinch the playoffs and live out a childhood dream. All I could do was turn around as say “Yeah guys, he is a rookie. and he certainly is the future of the franchise”
Whats my playoff tradition. Duchene jersey. Every game. Not to mention im 23 and I know my playoof beard will be comparable to his. Lets Go Avs!
by RyanO'Reilly FanClub on Apr 14, 2010 11:40 AM MDT reply actions
That is amazing! Duchene making Luongo his bitch was probably the greatest moment of the season!
by xskatebakerrx on Apr 14, 2010 1:01 PM MDT up reply actions
I'll root for anyone that makes Luongo their bitch.
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
Flag a flying at work
NHL Experts, NHL Experts, We don't need no stinking NHL Experts we know we're good!!! GO AVs GO
Let the Playoff Beard growth commence!!
I’ve got my sakic retirement banner up at work. Then again, it’s always up at work.
by MalachiConstant on Apr 14, 2010 1:05 PM MDT up reply actions
Does anyone else’s playoff beard itch like crazy? Now I remember why I don’t grow facial hair…
Thanks Joe...
Yes it is, but I in another couple of days I think I be OK….once the beard gets going it doesn’t itch near as much.
MHH: The Burgundy Army is on the March!
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
by Americanario on Apr 14, 2010 1:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Worst thing about facial hair
I get to look forward to that in a couple days, My guess is about Fri/Sat.
Message from the 2009-2010 Avalanche: How's that plate full of crow taste?
Beers
Playoff BeardsBeers
What beers have bought luck to the team during the reg season?
In my experience: Belgian Dupples and Tripels have brought terrible luck. Porters/Stouts were so-so. But I had a few doppelbocks the night they clinched. Maybe I’ll stick with it for the playoffs.
"Here's your dream: Matt Duchene, can he do it?... HE CAN! HE DID IT! MATT DUCHENE AND THE AVS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS!" - Mike Haynes
we need to bring back beer of the game…we had success when we had random tangents about beers
Mission 16W
I am doing single malt scotch of the game.
Can i play?
Avalanche 2009-2010: Does your Corsi number matter in golf. I am not sure, ask Calgary.
I was thinking about having a decent blended scotch myself… Im saving the rest of my Aberlour 12yr for a special occasion.
Thanks Joe...
Save it for a lifetime.
The 12 year is gone. The replacement 10 year is no where close.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Does your Corsi number matter in golf. I am not sure, ask Calgary.
I am interested in your ideas and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - You made the "experts" look bad by getting to the playoffs boys, now show us what you've got!
Macallan is good.
It is overpriced. A similar taste; the round, thick, sherry flavor is Balvenie double barrel. It’s a tiny bit cheaper.
If you can find it though, you will love Auchentoshan (classic). There is the 3-wood, and some others. They are much cheaper, like 35-50 dollars a bottle, instead of 60, and worth every penny.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Does your Corsi number matter in golf. I am not sure, ask Calgary.
Thanks for the protip.
My scotch knowledge is extremely limited, because my scotch freak of a brother in law just gives me a bottle now and again, so I haven’t any idea what I’m doing other than Single malt Highland.
I scored this bottle of Macallan for $38US on sale, so that’s pretty good I guess. I turned down the Balvenie even though I know I like it since it was $49US.
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - You made the "experts" look bad by getting to the playoffs boys, now show us what you've got!
Oooh nice score on the 38 dollars.
There is no such thing as limited knowledge of scotch. Only “temporarily limited knowledge of Scotch”.
Avalanche 2009-2010: Does your Corsi number matter in golf. I am not sure, ask Calgary.
My good luck doppelbock is the Paulaner Salvator pictured here. Any others?
"Here's your dream: Matt Duchene, can he do it?... HE CAN! HE DID IT! MATT DUCHENE AND THE AVS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS!" - Mike Haynes
I’m rocking a brewery goofup version of:
They couldn’t can it because it was just a little light on the hops, but they sell it in their tasting rooms and restaurants.
That looks good… I’ll have to find it sometime.
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 12:40 PM MDT up reply actions
in bed
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 12:41 PM MDT up reply actions
Youre right… it’s much funnier.
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 12:42 PM MDT up reply actions
Have you had Gordon?
Gorden is delicious. Especially the Stranahan’s oak variety.
by MalachiConstant on Apr 14, 2010 1:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Gordon is amazing. The new Gubna is awesome as well. They’re selling that stuff so fast they just announced they will expand the brewery.
They’d sell it a hell of a lot faster if it wasn’t $10 for 4 cans.
by MalachiConstant on Apr 14, 2010 1:48 PM MDT up reply actions
WINRAR!
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - You made the "experts" look bad by getting to the playoffs boys, now show us what you've got!
I have their 1554 at home
… though it may instead be a single malt scotch night for me too
by MalachiConstant on Apr 14, 2010 1:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Meh.
Forever grateful that Joe Sakic isn't a douche bag like Brett Favre.
by Rather Dashing on Apr 14, 2010 1:54 PM MDT up reply actions
when your other “fancy” beer options are whatever crap budweiser is deciding to put out, it’s a godsend
maybe an internet pipe froze and burst
The Kitchi Liberation Front, because the otters have "breached containment"
I don’t have anything against 1554 in particular, it’s just that I have yet to find any beer that I actually like.
Forever grateful that Joe Sakic isn't a douche bag like Brett Favre.
by Rather Dashing on Apr 14, 2010 6:01 PM MDT up reply actions
I have three bottles of the 2002 in the cellar....
hmmmmm.
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - You made the "experts" look bad by getting to the playoffs boys, now show us what you've got!
oooh
Good point. Oregon beers. Must go to Bev Mo.
This is our team: underrated, filled with amazingly talented kids and veteran leaders, both young and old, who are buying into the vision of a hard working, fast moving, never-say-die game. They are the 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche.
by Cheryl Bradley on Apr 14, 2010 12:50 PM MDT up reply actions
Tommy Knocker Maple nut brown
Guinness
O’Dells 990 Shilling
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 14, 2010 2:50 PM MDT up reply actions
990 Shilling
90 Shilling? Or is this a new one I’ve never heard of?
"Here's your dream: Matt Duchene, can he do it?... HE CAN! HE DID IT! MATT DUCHENE AND THE AVS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS!" - Mike Haynes
Sorry I meant have 9 90 shillings
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 14, 2010 2:56 PM MDT up reply actions
SO PUMPED
I just watched the 2001 game 7 highlights. I cried a little..
so guys, should i watch the game, or mute the game and listen to Moser FREAK THE HELL OUT??
Mission 16W
Depends
On which feed you are watching if you have NHL Center Ice and are getting the Altitude feed don’t mute it. if you are forced to listen to VS announcer then by all means MUTE THE DAMN THING!!!
NHL Experts, NHL Experts, We don't need no stinking NHL Experts we know we're good!!! GO AVs GO
Let the Playoff Beard growth commence!!
I bought CI for my folks for the season, and many of the games weren’t available during the last week. It was replaced by baseball. And then I find out that if I were to go down to the Center Ice business office and start kicking the crap out of people, the law would say I was in the wrong. Unbelievable.
The VS broadcast will just be someone else’s feed – probably CBC
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 12:23 PM MDT up reply actions
All 25 minutes of it or so.
Jibbles is an older man so you can trust what he says.
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 12:24 PM MDT up reply actions
THEN MUTE IT!!!!
Those guys suck!!
NHL Experts, NHL Experts, We don't need no stinking NHL Experts we know we're good!!! GO AVs GO
Let the Playoff Beard growth commence!!
i just hope CBC doesn’t employ the services of that Drew Ramenda guy or whatever his name was…i hate him so much…
Mission 16W
he’s a tad busy…he’s the Shark’s color guy
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 12:36 PM MDT up reply actions
Take that back
Drew Remenda is probably the best color guy in the business. When I got sharks feeds he was great.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 14, 2010 2:52 PM MDT up reply actions
When I got sharks feeds he was great in bed.
I like to push buttons
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 2:54 PM MDT up reply actions
Wow, you guys are right
It isn’t just for fortune cookies any more.
I like to push buttons
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 2:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Hahaha I want to listen to Moser! All I could think about when Duchene clinched with the shoot out goal was “oh man I bet Moser is going fucking insane!”
by xskatebakerrx on Apr 14, 2010 1:02 PM MDT up reply actions
i haven’t heard Moser (thanks for taking it off the fan, Avs), but how can anyone freak out more than Haynes?
It's Moser
He freaks out over EVERYTHING!
Message from the 2009-2010 Avalanche: How's that plate full of crow taste?
THEY DROPPED THE FUCKIN’ PUCK! HOLY SHIT, THE GAME HAS STARTED!!!!!!!!!
The Avalanche, clearly, are down with No PP.
we haven’t heard Haynes do the playoffs in a while
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 2:13 PM MDT up reply actions
TOUCH UP FOR AN ICING!
I like to push buttons
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 2:13 PM MDT up reply actions
I’m beginning to get jacked up… love the lyrics too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWhInhE6emE
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 12:24 PM MDT reply actions
I would feel so much better ...
If only we were going into this playoff series with one of the greatest leaders the game of hockey had ever known. A guy who was clutch at the most important times. A guy who could carry a team on his back. A player whose shot was feared by every goalie in the league. A man with so much respect around the league that even Red Wings fans tip their cap to him. A man who put pro hockey on the map in Colorado.
That’s right,
This guy:
by Dixomatic on Apr 14, 2010 12:28 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
I laughed so freaking loud in the middle of class!
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 Apr 14, 2010 12:34 PM MDT up reply actions
I totally went to school in the wrong decade.
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 12:48 PM MDT up reply actions
No shit. Chicks wore frumpy 501 jeans with granny underwear up to their ribs, the “personal computer” was barely known and “the internets” was still years from accessibility (thanks AOL!).
Actually, I might have gone to school in the wrong century.
by Dan Winkler on Apr 14, 2010 12:55 PM MDT up reply actions
I hear all the girls go to class naked now. That was some poor planning on my part.
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 1:13 PM MDT up reply actions
Or hockey jerseys…
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 Apr 14, 2010 1:14 PM MDT up reply actions
That is just as good
I’m bummed I came across not one other hockey fan so far today.
There were a lot of people talking about hockey, but they’re Leafers.
Message from the 2009-2010 Avalanche: How's that plate full of crow taste?
I got lots of dirty looks and yelled at by one guy.
I wasn’t impressed.
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 Apr 14, 2010 1:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Just do what I did
Ask them if they are excited for Seguin?
That shut up any trolls I came across.
Message from the 2009-2010 Avalanche: How's that plate full of crow taste?
Montreal fan, from what I could gather by his rant…
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 Apr 14, 2010 1:47 PM MDT up reply actions
2 people asked me
If I was from Colorado and I said nope, just a big fan. That was about it.
by Avalanche318 on Apr 14, 2010 1:52 PM MDT up reply actions
I only had a couple people say something
Probably would have more if I wasn’t wearing headphones or doing homework most of the time.
Message from the 2009-2010 Avalanche: How's that plate full of crow taste?
One guy freaked out about the only reason the Avs won in ‘01 (let’s be clear- I’m saying the year- he didn’t know it) was because of Roy (that’s why I’m guessing he was a Montreal fan)… yeah, had nothing to do with Sakic, Bourque, Blake, Foppa, Tanguay, Drury… yeah no, Roy scored every one of the goals himself.
When he saw that it was a Tangs jersey? He said he wanted to burn it. Asshole.
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 Apr 14, 2010 2:51 PM MDT up reply actions
My 501s were never frumpy and I never wore granny undies. I’ve no idea where you went to school but it must have been lame.
This is our team: underrated, filled with amazingly talented kids and veteran leaders, both young and old, who are buying into the vision of a hard working, fast moving, never-say-die game. They are the 2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche.
by Cheryl Bradley on Apr 14, 2010 1:42 PM MDT up reply actions
You obviously haven’t been around BYU.
MHH: The Burgundy Army is on the March!
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
by Americanario on Apr 14, 2010 6:04 PM MDT up reply actions
I went to Wabash College. Why do you ask?
by Dan Winkler on Apr 14, 2010 3:12 PM MDT up reply actions
Is it's 10:30PM Est yet
The waiting is killing me!!!!
NHL Experts, NHL Experts, We don't need no stinking NHL Experts we know we're good!!! GO AVs GO
Let the Playoff Beard growth commence!!
Calder talk on NHL24/7
Talking about how Joe Sacco made a huge arguement to support Dutchy for the Calder!!
NHL Experts, NHL Experts, We don't need no stinking NHL Experts we know we're good!!! GO AVs GO
Let the Playoff Beard growth commence!!
I would love to see Dutchy get it
But I won’t be surprised in the slightest if it’s Myers.
Now anyone else, I will be.
Message from the 2009-2010 Avalanche: How's that plate full of crow taste?
I'll be drinking vodka out of my Avs shot glass.
But I do that whenever there’s a game.
(And whenever there isn’t.)
http://chrisgoddamnstewart.com
After the last time we made the playoffs
I drank an entire 5th of 5 o’clock, I was that depressed. Ended up repainting the bathroom Avs colors (blueberry chaser).
by Avalanche318 on Apr 14, 2010 1:12 PM MDT up reply actions
I feel fancy today!
Broke out the O’Reilly jersey I only wear to games and even took a shower this morning! I am one jaunty lady!
Im really hoping
the TV works out well I know we are going up against the Det/Phx game on VS but maybe since I live in MI they will show the Avs since that game with be on local station.
"You think our war drill is something now. Next year is going to be fist fighting."- Tom Izzo
Go Spartans
This is ridiculous
I can’t just sit here at this blog for 7 more hours… I’m going to get a cigar and go to the beer market. That should distract me for at least 1 hour.
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 1:11 PM MDT reply actions
I second that!!
NHL Experts, NHL Experts, We don't need no stinking NHL Experts we know we're good!!! GO AVs GO
Let the Playoff Beard growth commence!!
This is brutal!
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 Apr 14, 2010 1:35 PM MDT up reply actions
Ooops...
I realized this morning that the sweater I planned to rock today would be an epic no-no.
It’s got a #4 on the back and it’s not the current #4, if you know what I mean. That one won’t be coming out of the closet anytime soon.
"We're going to have to learn the rules and how to play,"
Red Wings quote
Really?
From the Avalnache's official site
San Jose is boasting a healthy lineup.
Until the Highlander and Hendrix put the beat down on gentleman Rob!!
just because they are healthy
doesn’t mean they will show up to play
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
Not so super Joe
From Puck Daddy -
When asked if he(Joe Thorton) needs to carry the team in the postseason, Jumbo answered: “I don’t necessarily believe in that so much … Everybody knows that the most important position is goaltending and Nabby’s a big part of this team.”
"Here's your dream: Matt Duchene, can he do it?... HE CAN! HE DID IT! MATT DUCHENE AND THE AVS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS!" - Mike Haynes
Yeah it is. He’s basically saying “I am completely incapable of doing anything positive in the playoffs. Therefore, I’m going to attempt to put all the pressure on Nabby instead of myself.”
Forever grateful that Joe Sakic isn't a douche bag like Brett Favre.
by Rather Dashing on Apr 14, 2010 2:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Or, “If there’s an upset, it is all Nabby’s fault and I am in no way responsible.”
by xskatebakerrx on Apr 14, 2010 3:53 PM MDT up reply actions
No kidding...
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 Apr 14, 2010 2:51 PM MDT up reply actions
Scratches per Mike Haynes
Clark, Salei, Koci, Stoa, Svatos, Durno, Jones and Mueller
only surprise here is that I actually had it correct above
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 2:34 PM MDT reply actions
although Dater is saying that Porter is on 3rd line and Tucker is on 4th
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 2:35 PM MDT up reply actions
I have a good feeling about Porter.
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 2:57 PM MDT up reply actions
I get a good feeling from Porter.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 14, 2010 3:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Sooooo....
The thing about Boulder Beer is why would you ever go there when Twisted Pine and Avery’s are just next door?
by MalachiConstant on Apr 14, 2010 3:02 PM MDT up reply actions
I get a good feeling from Porter in bed.
I like to push buttons
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 3:04 PM MDT up reply actions
damn you… I was just typing that.
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 3:04 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah, I thought the same thing when I saw the projected lines. I remember Tucker and Yelle on the ice at the same time a pretty fair amount recently.
So…what that means is that we’re not gonna get much scoring from the 3rd and 4th lines – they’re not gonna scare anyone, unfortunately. The 4th line will hit, that’s for sure, and I guess I’m not so sure why it’s the 4th line instead of the 3rd (or “turd,” according to Bob ‘Artley), except that maybe O’Reilly’s line has been labeled the 3rd line all year long so let’s just keep it that way.
by Dan Winkler on Apr 14, 2010 3:04 PM MDT up reply actions
oh, and this is for Bob
Had chat with Rob Blake…one of the nicest, classiest players in NHL…can’t believe he is 40 but still a very good player
— Mike Haynes
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 2:35 PM MDT reply actions
People are really testing my blood pressure today.
I like to push buttons
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 2:50 PM MDT up reply actions
I think that will be the name of my blog someday. “Tone down the hyperbole.”
I like to push buttons
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 4:03 PM MDT up reply actions
I thought you already had a blog:
http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/creed-thoughts/
Yep, that's him
I’ve known Bob for years, and he defintely gets a case of the willy fingers every once in awhile.
by Dan Winkler on Apr 14, 2010 4:23 PM MDT up reply actions
Haynes really is a freaking douche. I’ve heard from more than one friend that he’s usually the biggest dick on the ice in their old-mens/never-weres hockey leagues.
Learn to pronounce the word “strength,” you jagwad.
by Dan Winkler on Apr 14, 2010 3:06 PM MDT up reply actions
He leaves out the “g,” doesn’t he?
I like to push buttons
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 3:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Ummm?
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 Apr 14, 2010 2:52 PM MDT up reply actions
That site gets an epic fail. Click on the SimMatchup button. Take at look at our “Starting Scoring Line:” according to “WhatIfSports.com”:
Matt Duchene, Wojtek Wolski and Chris Stewart. They got 1/3 right…
"Here's your dream: Matt Duchene, can he do it?... HE CAN! HE DID IT! MATT DUCHENE AND THE AVS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS!" - Mike Haynes
I will.
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 Apr 14, 2010 3:09 PM MDT up reply actions
I probably will. Have yet to decide which though.
by some white guy on Apr 14, 2010 4:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Mother of god do I need a drink. The waiting is killing me. And why are you people talking about beer left and right? It is not helping.
by MalachiConstant on Apr 14, 2010 3:14 PM MDT reply actions
Because I'm enjoying a beer?
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 Apr 14, 2010 3:14 PM MDT up reply actions
You can’t see it, but I am totally glaring angrily at you (or at least in the general direction of Canada). One more hour and I will be off work with a beer of my own.
by MalachiConstant on Apr 14, 2010 3:18 PM MDT up reply actions
I may or may not have had one with lunch too? ;)
I love being in College. The bar has cheap beer and no one looks at you funny when you order one for lunch :)
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 Apr 14, 2010 3:19 PM MDT up reply actions
No one looks at me strange when I have one for breakfast. Though that may be a Colorado thing.
"Here's your dream: Matt Duchene, can he do it?... HE CAN! HE DID IT! MATT DUCHENE AND THE AVS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS!" - Mike Haynes
I loved being in Germany. The bar has cheap beer and no one looks at you funny when you order one for brekfeast :)
/wistfully dreaming of last week.
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 14, 2010 3:25 PM MDT up reply actions
PS: This was not a joke
I saw at least 3 dozen people having a beer at breakfast
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 14, 2010 3:25 PM MDT up reply actions
Munich Suasages
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 14, 2010 4:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Ahhh the old
Frühstück Biere
We will fight in the mountains. We will fight in the valleys. We will fight on the ice and in the stands. We will never surrender.
Cherish these moments...
I’m only a few months estranged from graduate school and studying in the pub. Before that I worked with a bunch of lawyers and it was martini lunches every day…
Stupid cushy government job and its lack of beer
by MalachiConstant on Apr 14, 2010 3:27 PM MDT up reply actions
I am enjoying them
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 Apr 14, 2010 3:31 PM MDT up reply actions
He hasn’t been shaving that very long, which would explain why Duchene is experiencing some difficulty getting his playoff beard growing.
“It’s a three-piece … I’ve got 1, 2 and 3,” Duchene joked, pointing at the three hairs on his face. “It doesn’t join up anywhere. It’ll get a little dusty as the playoffs go on. Hopefully it gets real bad.”
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 3:14 PM MDT reply actions
hahaha
Yep, I’m hoping it gets really bad!
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 Apr 14, 2010 3:15 PM MDT up reply actions
Sacco
No one really gave us a chance at the start of the season. I wouldn’t say too many people are giving us a chance to win this series. But the pressure is on San Jose. They’re a real good hockey team and you can’t take that away from them, but they haven’t lived up to their expectations as far as what they probably would have predicted in the past few years in the playoffs. It’s going to be our job to try to do to the same thing that other teams have done to them in the past few years."
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 3:15 PM MDT reply actions
I like it
What Av coach planted a seed of doubt about the other team’s goaltender during a playoff series? I think it was Hartley in 2001 against the Blues, actually. And it worked like a charm, iirc.
I like to push buttons
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 3:18 PM MDT up reply actions
What Av coach planted a seed of doubt about the his own team’s goaltender during a playoff series?
My guess would be Granato
The New Improved Avalanche. Now with Real Coaches!
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Apr 14, 2010 3:26 PM MDT up reply actions
What I hate about this series is…once we win it, we’ll get NO respect either. They’ll say San Jose choked more than Colorado won it.
SCREW THEM! LOCK AND LOAD, AVS FANS…
LOCK AND LOAD!!!!!
"It comes from motivation within" - Matt Hendricks
Mile High Mayhem just another ho-hum Avs blog.
BURGUNDY ARMY...BLEEDING BURGUNDY UNTIL I DIE!!!
This is what I want Wilson to do to Heatley
Avalanche 2009-2010: Does your Corsi number matter in golf. I am not sure, ask Calgary.
And now, a brief interlude with an Avs connection
Some randomness to soothe the nerves. It’s worth reading on its own, but see if you can spot the Avs connection.
by Dan Winkler on Apr 14, 2010 3:47 PM MDT reply actions
You got it
I didn’t even fact check to see if it’s the same Wyatt Smith, but it seems pretty likely.
Loved his quote:
We were all in disbelief, just looking at each other. I looked at one of our defensemen. He looked at me. I looked at the floor. We all had the same blank look.
Only wish that had been Arnason.
by Dan Winkler on Apr 14, 2010 4:00 PM MDT up reply actions
WYATT SMITH, Minnesota center: “We were all in disbelief, just looking at each other. I looked at one of our defensemen. He looked at me. I looked at the floor. We all had the same blank look. Then the reporter who covered us for our college paper set himself on fire.”
I think I see the connection.
I like to push buttons
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 4:01 PM MDT up reply actions
Always a fire starter, that Wyatt Smith.
I like to push buttons
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 4:05 PM MDT up reply actions
Wait -
You mean you’re not a real doctor? You just play one on the internets?
by Dan Winkler on Apr 14, 2010 4:19 PM MDT up reply actions
Quick question
So, between Colorado and San Jose who has the better second line?
If you answer like I hope you do, then isn’t he strategy to match 1st lines, and go Minnasotta Wild with Stastny and Gally? Let Duchene and the boys go hog wild on their shift?
Playoffs are pretty match-up heavy contests. That’s how I’d game plan against SJ, who’s pretty top heavy on their production.
Well, we saw what Mueller was able to do to them in the past few meetings …. FU Rob Blake!
I like to push buttons
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 4:31 PM MDT up reply actions
yeah, hopefully we can get that production from someone else
and as for your sig,
i like to push buttons in bed
maybe an internet pipe froze and burst
The Kitchi Liberation Front, because the otters have "breached containment"
What the mother f***????
Who changed my sig? DDC? Albeit, the new one is true, but it isn’t mine. Abuse of power, I say!
I like to push buttons
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 5:06 PM MDT up reply actions
You know who else likes to push buttons?
The Buffoon Twins, Woody Paige and Mark Kiszla. Welcome to their club, Bob, I thought you were better than that.
by Dan Winkler on Apr 14, 2010 4:38 PM MDT up reply actions
I didn’t f’ing change my sig to that. Honest.
I like to push buttons
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 5:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Yes…Blake…grrrrrrrrrrr
We will fight in the mountains. We will fight in the valleys. We will fight on the ice and in the stands. We will never surrender.
We will fight in the mountains. We will fight in the valleys. We will fight on the ice and in the stands. We will never surrender in bed!!
http://chrisgoddamnstewart.com
I would say they’re pretty close. With Mueller or Jones on it, I would say the Avs’ was a touch better, but Yip has looked pretty bad since coming back, so probably a wash or slightly in their favor. SJ’s 2nd is Michalek / Pavelski / Clowe, yes? that’s a damn good line.
the problem is that they’ll probably match their 3rd to our 2nd, while we match their 1st with out 1st. and their 3rd is excellent defensively (Malhotra / Couture / Mitchell, yeah?).
Our bottom 6 really needs to step up for us to have a chance, I think. At least without Mueller and Jones, that is. O’Reilly, McLeod, Tucker, and Porter, time to do eet.
In the last two games against the Sharks, at least
I saw the Duchene line out against the Thornton line a fair bit. Not sure if that’s the matchup Sacco wants, though…I’d want the added size of Gali and Stewie out there against Thornton, personally.
by ExiledAmongYou on Apr 14, 2010 5:01 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm not smart enough to understand what you're saying
Are you saying you’d match 1 against 1, then put our 3rd on their 2nd? Something like that? Or do you mean our 2nd on theird 2nd and let us out-talent them that way?
I guess I’ve got concerns about how good our 2nd is with Yip on that line.
by Dan Winkler on Apr 14, 2010 4:40 PM MDT up reply actions
----- Official Playoff Beard Check section of this thread ----- All playoff beards report!
Playoff Beard = check!
Avalanche flag on vehicle = check!
Avalanche Jersey on person = check!
We will fight in the mountains. We will fight in the valleys. We will fight on the ice and in the stands. We will never surrender.
I’ve got a jersey on. And am enjoying a beer.
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 Apr 14, 2010 4:44 PM MDT up reply actions
I want an Avs flag for my car. I’ve got a good bumper sticker already but I’m pretty srs bsns about this team and I’m a “my car is an expression of myself” kind of person- i.e. I’m obnoxious. I’d love to somehow attach a gigantic American flag to it, but that idea got shot down by the fiance.
by xskatebakerrx on Apr 14, 2010 5:13 PM MDT up reply actions
Hmmm. serious like how?
We will fight in the mountains. We will fight in the valleys. We will fight on the ice and in the stands. We will never surrender.
Triple Check
Beard, Jersey, Beer
Message from the 2009-2010 Avalanche: How's that plate full of crow taste?
I keep thinking you are Horbs…
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 Apr 14, 2010 6:25 PM MDT up reply actions
A few hours til the game of interest
but playoff hockey has officially started
you guys are lucky
I have to wait until Friday
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
The suspense would kill me before that!
by xskatebakerrx on Apr 14, 2010 5:15 PM MDT up reply actions
we like the time off
but the playoff wait is killing me – at least I can root for you guys (until you make it to the next round)
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
If it was a MHH mod that changed my sig, funny. If it was someone at MHR, piss off and die. If someone was logged into my account? Wtf?
FU Rob Blake, and I mean that in the most gentlemanly way possible
I was going to joke that it was me, but I think I would have come up with something much much more fun than ‘i like to push buttons’
Thanks Joe...
was wondering how long that would take. it was me.
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 5:36 PM MDT up reply actions
Hahahaaha,
You rock :)
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 Apr 14, 2010 5:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Change Sandie’s to “I hate that ugly bastard Kyle Quincey” and see how much you rock DDC.
FU Rob Blake, and I mean that in the most gentlemanly way possible
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 5:48 PM MDT up reply actions
:(
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 Apr 14, 2010 6:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Hypothetically speaking, of course. Oh dammit, don’t go all sad face on me!
FU Rob Blake, and I mean that in the most gentlemanly way possible
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 6:01 PM MDT up reply actions
I don’t want to have to to tear up too!
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 Apr 14, 2010 6:10 PM MDT up reply actions
I am glad it was you
You are a bastard I like.
FU Rob Blake, and I mean that in the most gentlemanly way possible
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 5:44 PM MDT up reply actions
But I wonder if it added to the consternation amongst the MHR crew as I boldly went against the flow and questioned hoodie junior?
FU Rob Blake, and I mean that in the most gentlemanly way possible
by Bob in Boulder on Apr 14, 2010 5:47 PM MDT up reply actions
no idea what that means. thankfully.
you asked what would happen if everyone changed their pics to swastikas. I showed off my awesome power as a result. behold!
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Apr 14, 2010 6:53 PM MDT up reply actions
so what would’ve been the replacement image?
by some white guy on Apr 14, 2010 6:59 PM MDT up reply actions
This?
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 Apr 14, 2010 7:29 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm off to see the wizard
the Wonderful Wizard of Brews.
We will fight in the mountains. We will fight in the valleys. We will fight on the ice and in the stands. We will never surrender.
Because of the wonderful things he doos.
You can't kill the metal. The metal will live on.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Apr 14, 2010 6:13 PM MDT up reply actions
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on Mile High Hockey
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
