Sad and Joyous Anniversary
by Mike @ MHH on Jul 9, 2010 5:00 AM MDT
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PrintToday marks the one-year anniversary of the Woody Paige All-Star Tribute to Woody Paige. Some of the A-list celebs on hand included Pierre Lacroix, Adrian Dater, Sandis Ozolinsh, Paul Stastny, Adams Foote and Deadmarsh, and the governor of Colorado. Ohh, and some stiff named Joe Sakic and his smoking hot wife.
Seriously, today marks the one-year anniversary of Super Joe's departure from the Quebec/Colorado franchise and the NHL. DDC charged me with writing up something tear-jerking and heartfelt, but I'm struggling a little. Joe Sakic is my favorite hockey player. He was the reason I became an Avalanche fan. When I was just a wee lad in the overtly racist South flipping through a box of random hockey cards, for some reason Joe Sakic stuck out to me. Maybe it was the bitchin' blue Nords jersey or maybe it was the way he seemed to be super focused but still having fun in the card's picture. Needless to say, I became a Joe Sakic and Nordiques fan at that moment. I don't know how those things work for other people, but I chose a player and a team and stuck with ‘em. Luckily for me, Super Joe and the Nords moved to my adopted sports home town not long after. Then they won the Cup. It was like the universe was validating my love of the sport, the player, and the team. And I guess on some level, that's what Joe Sakic has always been to me: the best possible choice of a favorite player. And it's kinda hard to put that into words.
Joe was the epitome of a good sportsman, teammate, leader, and role-model in my opinion. There are not debating his skills on the ice. There is no debating his contributions to the community. There is no debating the pivotal role he played in the fortunes of the franchise. Maybe it's just another testament to his "Quoteless Joe" moniker that there just isn't much debate about Joe Sakic as a person or player. Like another #19, Steve Yzerman, the amount of goodness about the guy is something fans and haters can agree on. Respect flows toward Sakic from most everybody.
I hope everybody takes the time to reflect on Sakic for a few minutes today. Look at some highlight reels, flip through an old media guide, or watch one of the Stanley Cup Championship videos. Click back through a couple of the threads we had this time last year and on Opening Night. Try to remember the really good stuff that Joe brought to Avalanche fans. He's still out there helping the community and doing his best to be a great ambassador for Avalanche hockey and the NHL. If you're lucky enough to run into him in the Denver area, let him know how much you appreciate what he's done for hockey in Colorado and what he and his incredibly gorgeous wife have done for the community.
To sum up, I guess the best things I can ever say about Joe Sakic are these: I wish my son could have gotten the chance to see him play in person and I hope my son will look up to him via my memories and the impression he left on me and the sport.
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I still haven’t come to grips with his retirement. Not sure I ever will completely
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 9, 2010 5:40 AM MDT reply actions
On Topic Post
I still haven’t come to grips with the fact that I associate Joe’s retirement party with Woody Flipping Paige. It was the antithesis of the Sakic Aura and I am disgusted by Paige for that.
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 9, 2010 2:31 PM MDT up reply actions
I'm not listening.
Damn you! I had blocked that out as a trauma….
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 Jul 9, 2010 2:34 PM MDT up reply actions
Blunt Trauma to the Head
Am I right?
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 9, 2010 2:36 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 Jul 9, 2010 2:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Super joe for Governer of Colorado
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!!
DONE!
Added bonus – political speeches will last no more than 17 seconds!
Colorado Avalanche Offseason Strategy - Please wake us in October
we need to copy england and have those oh, so annoying ads a month before the election, and not a day before.
retsasiddetagitimnuna. I’m petty sure that’s contagious, stay away.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jul 9, 2010 8:10 PM MDT up reply actions
There are way too many things to say about Super Joe, so I’ll just say this: with what Lebron did last night, and what Favre did in the last few years, I appreciate Joe more and more. Loyalty no longer exists in sports, but Joe had it, and it’s one of a million reasons why he’s my favorite athlete of all time.
Forever grateful that Joe Sakic isn't a douche bag like Brett Favre.
Barring the flirtation with the Rangers, of course.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
It’s not even the loyalty…it’s the moronic egos of people like Favre and LBJ that make me appreciate Sakic more.
The guy could score 5 goals in a game, then dive in front puck at the goal line, and at the end of the game, praise the team more than himself. THAT’s why I love Joe Sakic
Help help! I'm being repressed!
Cheers. Joe was my hero growing up and he’s the kind of guy I hope my kids try to emulate.
by MalachiConstant on Jul 9, 2010 7:37 AM MDT up reply actions
Lika Staz and Dutchy
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!!
In this day and age
Of egos and vile behaviour, Joe has always stood out as a bright and shining example of how a pro sports person should be. In fact, how any person should be – hard-working, humble, charitable with no ego.
I miss him. :(
My opinion is worth about what you paid for it: Nothing.
Still working on the Mrs to name our second that’s due in November Sakic Snider. She’s not buying it though.
I’m very much in favor of that name
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 9, 2010 7:49 AM MDT up reply actions
So for short he’d go for Sak? Maybe it should be his (her?) middle name, Joe is a cool first name.
retsasiddetagitimnuna. I’m petty sure that’s contagious, stay away.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jul 9, 2010 6:22 PM MDT up reply actions
Any updaate on Joey finding a role within the organization? I’d love to see him as our GM someday.
Your 2010-2011 Colorado Avalanche: Reaching Up to the Cap Floor
Good point. And probably much cheaper than giving him a job and allowing him to sign players.
Your 2010-2011 Colorado Avalanche: Reaching Up to the Cap Floor
by Bob in Boulder on Jul 9, 2010 11:52 AM MDT up reply actions
mylar.
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by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jul 9, 2010 6:22 PM MDT up reply actions
I’d go watch Joe’s retirement press conference but a) I don’t want to cry. b) I don’t want to listen to Paige ramble on for 30 minutes. (Wait you mean I can fast forward that that part?) c) I still don’t want to cry today.
MHH: The Burgundy Army is on the March!
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
Don’t you miss seeing Sakic in the slot with the puck and KNOWING that it’s going in the net.
Decent highlight video (just don’t play the audio, you’ll regret it).
It’s my 3000th post on MHH and I don’t feel any different. It’s as if nothing really happened at all…
by Pinchy The Lobster on Jul 9, 2010 1:17 PM MDT reply actions
My first post. I have a few to go to catch up. BTW I would be afraid to name my son Sakic. Talk about the pressure. That’s quite a bit to live up to.
by WestcoastAvsfan on Jul 9, 2010 2:04 PM MDT up reply actions
Thanks. I’m in Visalia, California. I know, where is that? Close to Fresno.
by WestcoastAvsfan on Jul 9, 2010 2:06 PM MDT up reply actions
not my first post, but my first week(ish). 91st post, and glad to be here
by Cole D Hamilton on Jul 9, 2010 8:58 PM MDT up reply actions
what those aren’t included? really? I’m at 2550-something by now (I checked last week), in about a year and 1/2 and I’m slightly curious, do any of you remember anything I’ve said?
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by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jul 9, 2010 6:23 PM MDT up reply actions
but you can spell my name right?
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by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jul 9, 2010 11:18 PM MDT up reply actions
I remember your drunken posts?!
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 Jul 9, 2010 8:40 PM MDT up reply actions
really? I don’t :)
retsasiddetagitimnuna. I’m petty sure that’s contagious, stay away.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jul 9, 2010 11:17 PM MDT up reply actions
I see you’re too good for us.
retsasiddetagitimnuna. I’m petty sure that’s contagious, stay away.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jul 9, 2010 11:17 PM MDT up reply actions
Mine...
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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 Jul 9, 2010 2:06 PM MDT up reply actions
good lord, woman
Assistant *to* the Managing Editor, Mile High Hockey
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 9, 2010 2:49 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah...
Kinda embarrassing. But, um, I participate in the Game thread?
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 Jul 9, 2010 2:53 PM MDT up reply actions
You steer the GDT of the road, over the mountain and through the woods; but that is another story for another time.
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Who? Me?
Oh, look, Squirrel…
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 Jul 9, 2010 3:30 PM MDT up reply actions
Many of my posts were swallowed by the great SBN update. I was once just Lowayne, I remember right about the Hlinka signing as one of the first fanposts on MHH.
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 9, 2010 2:09 PM MDT up reply actions
MHH
Hey Mike,
I don;t GIVE A FUCK if you kick me off the site, comprende? If I can’t have an opinion and this site is just for you to bully people so be it.
by hockeyexpert on Jul 9, 2010 1:43 PM MDT reply actions
You can have an opinion, just quit acting like it’s the only one that matters.
by Pinchy The Lobster on Jul 9, 2010 2:00 PM MDT up reply actions
just so you know, it was me that gave you the warning.
and now it’ll be me that gives you the boot.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 9, 2010 2:52 PM MDT up reply actions 8 recs
fair enough pinchy, I thought I was doing that but if Mike doesn’t like my opinion (look at weds blog) I’m constantly threatened to be kicked off the site? But other long term people can say whatever to me and I can’t respond? How fun is that? If this is just for people who have been here for 5 years so be it.
I just said in last blog what I would do if I was GM and thought that was a fun discussion. But I guess it’s not allowed b/c Mike thinks getting Jeff Carter is a shitty move.
by hockeyexpert on Jul 9, 2010 2:05 PM MDT reply actions
Jibbled by rage!
We all think Jeff Carter would help the team. You just think we can get him virtually for free.
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 9, 2010 2:07 PM MDT up reply actions
oh god. it’s spilling over. stop everyone, stop now!!!!
seriously, we probably should, this is nuts.
One time my childhood best friend dared me to throw a stick in a yellow jacket nest in the ground. I got lit up baaad but its still fun to poke things with a stick, know what I mean?
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 9, 2010 2:11 PM MDT up reply actions
hey dr, leave me alone. I’m not trying to provoke you and I’m happy not to have any posts with you, fair?
by hockeyexpert on Jul 9, 2010 2:14 PM MDT up reply actions
I have on reliable account
That The Doc was sired by and Alpaca and a Great Dane. Look how wrong you are now!
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 9, 2010 2:22 PM MDT up reply actions
Nice pic…it’s part of my signature…
“Now we see the violence inherent in the system”
Help help! I'm being repressed!
I assumed ‘getting it’ was a given. Hard to have expert knowledge in both hockey and classic film I suppose.
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 9, 2010 2:26 PM MDT up reply actions
see, now would that not be a provoking statement? So, I have no problem with it regardless, but if you dish it out……..
by hockeyexpert on Jul 9, 2010 2:28 PM MDT up reply actions
Just post the real thing already
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 9, 2010 2:40 PM MDT up reply actions
monty python is lame. I was busy blasting howitzers into the top shelf so couldn’t watch lame British humor. I’m an athlete thus my real knowledge of the sport. Unlike some people (doctor)
by hockeyexpert on Jul 9, 2010 2:47 PM MDT up reply actions
My name is Tony Granato
And I approve this former athletes know best message.
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 9, 2010 3:04 PM MDT up reply actions 5 recs
What, Mike Milbury didn’t want a piece of that?
retsasiddetagitimnuna. I’m petty sure that’s contagious, stay away.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jul 11, 2010 8:55 AM MDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXNslsq_p0A
Explosions and people hiding for your amusement. Don’t hide behind a shrub.
retsasiddetagitimnuna. I’m petty sure that’s contagious, stay away.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jul 9, 2010 8:14 PM MDT up reply actions
you really don’t like monty python?
retsasiddetagitimnuna. I’m petty sure that’s contagious, stay away.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jul 9, 2010 8:21 PM MDT up reply actions
whenever you post you leave yourself open to other opnions.
retsasiddetagitimnuna. I’m petty sure that’s contagious, stay away.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jul 9, 2010 8:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Hardshell, I just said it was a hypothetical. I don’t know if they can or not but if I was GM I would try, what’s wrong with that. Philly needs cap space so they would have to take picks or minor guys mainly and they are loaded up front so they can afford to make a move like that. They get say a first from avs (they might think it’s top 6-10 pick), maybe say Barrie and Stoa. That’s not giving up nothing but worth a try. Look at what Ottawa got for Heatleay, no king’s ransom. The Avs don’t have much to lose, he’s at 5M year which is a good buy for him and still plenty of cap space to get D-men etc. in following years. Foote/Hannan go away after next year too so more cap space.
by hockeyexpert on Jul 9, 2010 2:11 PM MDT up reply actions
I’d say maybe this should be entered into it’s own fanpost, and not in the we love you sakic thread? just a thought
maybe an internet pipe froze and burst
mwuahaha
agreed, sorry. But I couldn’t respond b/c the other post was closed.
by hockeyexpert on Jul 9, 2010 2:17 PM MDT up reply actions
The Common Denominator
When everything is drama, when know one likes you, when there is no respect – look for the common denominator in each situation. Ask Rodney Dangerfield. In this case, the answer is you.
Really, I find your antics entertaining so I don’t mind if you aren’t banned.
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 9, 2010 2:19 PM MDT up reply actions
not true, I think like 4-5 people like me from this site! Esp. the ones who want to be above minimum cap number :) see how playful I am?
by hockeyexpert on Jul 9, 2010 2:21 PM MDT up reply actions
Back to Sakic?
Growing up a Nords fan meant that I followed his career from a fairly young age. When he announced his retirement I wasn’t surprised, but I was still very sad. I thought that season was going to be gone for sure.
Then I found out that his retirement night would be against SJ and I was so worried that his night was going to be a blowout against the Avs. How glad was I that I was wrong about that one?
But he seems very happy with his decision.
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
I don’t think it’ll be much longer, but it depends on what’s available. I don’t think he wants to travel too much.
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 Jul 9, 2010 2:36 PM MDT up reply actions
What all do ex players tend to get into after retirement? Scouting makes sense, but there would be loads of travel and as you point out, Joe likely wouldn’t like that with his kids at home. I think he’s said before he doesn’t want to put in the investment that it would take to coach, right? So, an assistant to the GM or President maybe? What else is there?
by MalachiConstant on Jul 9, 2010 3:04 PM MDT up reply actions
mascot!
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 9, 2010 3:05 PM MDT up reply actions
He can't be Bernie!!! :(
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 Jul 9, 2010 3:10 PM MDT up reply actions
Bring back Howler!
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by Americanario on Jul 9, 2010 3:33 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
YES
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 Jul 9, 2010 3:33 PM MDT up reply actions
He could be the Avalanche’s one-man marketing department — a significant improvement. They could have him be the closer on selling season tickets. “You get to talk to Joe Sakic if you give us several thousand dollars”.
by MalachiConstant on Jul 9, 2010 3:21 PM MDT up reply actions
I wonder how much work Beachie would get done if Joe was sitting next to her?
MHH: The Burgundy Army is on the March!
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
And Beach gets thrown under the bus again whilst not present by Canary. Always classic :)
"Four goals in sixteen shots... I'm really tired of the...............25% rule." -John Tortorella
Hey, now at least it would be Joe and not Liles, so she would actually get some work done and not just ruin the equipment from drool.
MHH: The Burgundy Army is on the March!
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
True… but lets be honest here. I’D ruin any and all equipment from drool if I was working alongside Super Joe… what do you expect Beach to do? Liles or no Liles, if Sakic is present, she’ll attempt to lead him to some sort of deviant act. Unrelated note: I’m bummed hockey"expert" is gone… I took a long hiatus from MHH for my summer rugby season, and when I came back he was stirring drama left and right with outlandish comments. I love a good train wreck, and miss him already…
"Four goals in sixteen shots... I'm really tired of the...............25% rule." -John Tortorella
I’m not too sure, like you I thought it was normally Scouting. Maybe he takes over for Deader and Deader does an assistant coach?
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 Jul 9, 2010 3:11 PM MDT up reply actions
Fun video to watch on you tube. I know it’s doesn’t have a lot of Super Joe, but a lot of AVALANCHE!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AVI3OPrNxw&feature=related
BTW, any word on Mueller resiging with the Avs?
by WestcoastAvsfan on Jul 9, 2010 2:55 PM MDT up reply actions
If Yip’s contract is any indication, perhaps Sherman is starting off pretty low with Mueller and Stewie. Hence the delay.
by MalachiConstant on Jul 9, 2010 3:00 PM MDT up reply actions
I assumed they started with a low ballish offer but I hadn’t made the Yip connection. Interesting thought.
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 9, 2010 3:09 PM MDT up reply actions
The way he and Duchene clicked last year, I would hate to see him get poached by another team. We just need a winger for Stastny now.
by WestcoastAvsfan on Jul 9, 2010 3:01 PM MDT up reply actions
Stewart the one that I’m worried about. I don’t think there’s much danger of Mueller getting poached
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 9, 2010 3:03 PM MDT up reply actions
Who is actually in a position to try and pull off an offer sheet to Stewart? I like what I see but I wouldn’t be sold as a GM to put it all on the table.
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 9, 2010 3:06 PM MDT up reply actions
some guy just put a 1st and a 3rd on the table for Hjarjohncoctosen. I’m not totally sold on Stewie either, but I’d be more willing to give up some cash and picks for him than I would Mueller.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 9, 2010 3:09 PM MDT up reply actions
I think Stewie is better than Hjalmarsson in the abstract. it could happen, but the Avs cap space probably prevents it.
Hopefully Stewie and his agent don’t think so. Hjalmarsson’s offer setting the bar at 3.5M per with a 1st & 3rd would suck.
by MalachiConstant on Jul 9, 2010 3:16 PM MDT up reply actions
Some more context
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/3587/career;_ylt=ApaP5Q6Zc9.5tN3WWIyUdvtivLYF
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by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 9, 2010 3:16 PM MDT up reply actions
How much would it cost to poach Bobby Ryan?
by WestcoastAvsfan on Jul 9, 2010 4:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Depends, how much do you think he gets per year (draft pick compensation is indexed to the contract size on the offer sheet if the current team doesn’t match the offer sheet).
Colorado Avalanche Offseason Strategy - Please wake us in October
Ducks GM said he offered 5 years at $5 mil per. Ryan turned it down. So maybe he is looking for too big of a contract. He might want a longer deal, but can’t see him getting more than $5 mil/yr. According to capgeek.com Perry and Getzlaf are making $5.3/yr.
by WestcoastAvsfan on Jul 9, 2010 4:58 PM MDT up reply actions
personally i wonder if the sharks are making an offer on Hjalmarsson (which many think the hawks will match) in order to put them in worse cap trouble so they can then make an offer sheet for Niemi that could be harder to match… pure skepticism, but i find it hard to believe that the sharks want nittymaki as their #1
by Cole D Hamilton on Jul 9, 2010 8:06 PM MDT up reply actions
Mueller>Stewart…but that’s just my opinion
by WestcoastAvsfan on Jul 9, 2010 3:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Who you callin a HardOnCoct!?!
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by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 9, 2010 3:15 PM MDT up reply actions
I like Stewart, as long as he shoots and stops passing.
by WestcoastAvsfan on Jul 9, 2010 3:06 PM MDT up reply actions
I can easily see a team give up a 1st and a 3rd for Stewart. There is so much upside to that guy if continues to improve.
Unless other teams are reading this thread, then STEWIE SUCKS! STAY AWAY! HE’S A CANCEROUS CURSE AND A ZERO-DIMENSIONAL PLAYER!
"Half the game is mental; the other half is being mental." -- Jim McKenny
Somehow I feel that if opposing GM’s are reading this thread it is good for us. :D
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 9, 2010 3:26 PM MDT up reply actions
I’d let you speak for me but I’d feel repressed, and if I let it all bottle up inside I might explode one of these days.
So here goes…WTF? Don’t the still need a goalie?
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Yeah, honestly
Though now we can all say how nice it would be for the Avs to nab Gange, then come to the realization that it would never happen. Or maybe you came to that realization already and skipped the Gange speculation.
by MalachiConstant on Jul 9, 2010 4:29 PM MDT up reply actions
yeah
he sure would be a nice fit, top line LW, sniper. Tough to justify going after him for only 1 year though when this clearly is not THE YEAR. I’d rather just sign him in UFA next summer.
They’re now $1.4M OVER the cap with one player left to sign. Even at league minimum for the last guy, they need to clear about $2M in salary….
Colorado Avalanche Offseason Strategy - Please wake us in October
I just can’t really fathom the choice of Zherdev over Gagne. I realize it’s more like real goalie + Zherdev instead of Gagne, but still. Gagne is pretty special, even with his injury issues. Zherdev is like Wolski — talented, but you always want more…
Seriously
I just looked at capgeek. With the amount they are paying their defensemen (5 d-men over 3 mil) they better let up like 65 goals all year.
Jimmy Howard invented the Stanley Cup.
I hear ya. That being said, the goalie (Turco?) + Zherdev premise is predicated on PHI getting only picks and/or young prospects in return. So, what do you think it takes to get Gagne then?
Colorado Avalanche Offseason Strategy - Please wake us in October
From the Avs? I would offer (Yip || Stoa) + 1st if we’d gone out and done anything to improve the D. But we haven’t, so that ship has pretty much sailed. Pointless for us now unless it’s in concert with other moves.
In reality, I bet it’s something like Teubert + 2nd from LA. Ooh, maybe Quick for Gagne, straight up. Bernier is just about ready and they have Ersberg still… But I think it’s LA.
From the Avs? I would offer (Yip || Stoa) + 1st if we’d gone out and done anything to improve the D. But we haven’t, so that ship has pretty much sailed. Pointless for us now unless it’s in concert with other moves.
I’m a bit confused, why would improving the D (not that we shouldn’t – or couldn’t, I’d offer Mitchell a 2yr $3M deal) be condition precedent to doing a Stoa + 1st deal for Gagne?
In reality, I bet it’s something like Teubert + 2nd from LA. Ooh, maybe Quick for Gagne, straight up. Bernier is just about ready and they have Ersberg still… But I think it’s LA.
I could see Quick/Bernier for Gagne (maybe LA throws in a 3rd or something), but I can’t see Teubert to PHI. Is he then the 7th D? Keep him in the AHL for another 2-3 years until their other Dmen run out their contracts?
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I guess I just think it’s a bit of a waste to trade for one year of a guy when this one year isn’t really going to be THE YEAR without some defensive improvement, imo.
Yeah, Teubert is the only good but not great guy I know of in the LA system, wasn’t really thinking of Philly’s needs. But hey, maybe they like big defenders like we like little ones!
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LOL
Sorry. LOL is the best I can do in this circumstance.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
No, LOL is perfect.
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 Jul 9, 2010 7:53 PM MDT up reply actions
did he really get banned? It seemed like a lot of drunken posting (which I’m an expert in, although I’m a funny drunk and not they type to get into fights). Did some things get erased?
retsasiddetagitimnuna. I’m petty sure that’s contagious, stay away.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jul 9, 2010 8:24 PM MDT up reply actions
I’m not a gossip monger a Y/N answer is ok.
retsasiddetagitimnuna. I’m petty sure that’s contagious, stay away.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jul 9, 2010 8:24 PM MDT up reply actions
I’m not sure, I know a bunch of boards have been closed to comments now. Honestly, after my little, shall we say tiff with him, I just skipped over it because I knew I would say something…
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 Jul 9, 2010 8:39 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh, but I know my post count went down?
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 Jul 9, 2010 8:39 PM MDT up reply actions
yes, he’s gone
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jul 9, 2010 8:49 PM MDT up reply actions
#19- Bryan Trottier & Joe Sakic
Bryan Trottier is the man Joe Sakic emulated, and I have had the good fortune to have been of fan of both of these men and their teams during years of glory. Joe is a true Gentleman in the sport of hockey, look no further than his passing Lord Stanley’s Cup to Ray Bourque rather than lifting it himself.
Thank you Super Joe!!
Something that made me sad...
While a bunch of the kids who have come into the NHL in the last, say, 10 years, and that will continue to come up into the NHL for say, the next five years or so… while they looked up to Sakic… the next group will be looking up to Crosby…
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
Um
I don’t hate Crosby or anything but I don’t think he is the greatest role model for the up and coming kids. He certainly is no Sakic and the up and coming kids should idolize Sakic, Forsberg, Roy ect… I mean, c’mon. Borque was a generation behind and we all loved him. I’m just sayin’.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
I hope so… I did say the thought made me sad.
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 Jul 9, 2010 7:54 PM MDT up reply actions
I hope my kids don’t idolize Roy. :/
Never trust the lunch lady.
by Hardshell_Taco_del_Lowayne on Jul 9, 2010 10:07 PM MDT up reply actions
so you don’t want them to be big in the professional “closet door tearing off league” or the “make my kid fight circuit”?
retsasiddetagitimnuna. I’m petty sure that’s contagious, stay away.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Jul 9, 2010 11:20 PM MDT up reply actions
Shook Sakic's hand once
He was behind the bench when his younger son was playing against mine. I was the waterboy on our bench which earned me a trip through the handshake line. Almost as big a thrill for me as him. Many people bump into him in youth hockey circles and I have NEVER heard that he DIDN’T take time for an autograph, a smile, a photo, a handshake whenever asked.
Can’t ask for a better esample of class than that. You should have seen how hard our kids played with him watching. Just glad I had the chance that day to simply say “Thanks, Joe.”
Is it wrong of me to appreciate the snowblower that kept him home on that Avs road trip?
Oh Captain My Captain
We salute you.
In Super Joe we trust.
by TheFightingFarsi on Jul 10, 2010 1:36 PM MDT reply actions
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