Daily Cupcakes- October 27th, 2011
by Sandie Gauthier on Oct 27, 2011 6:02 AM MDT
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The Hockey Writers want us to know that Colorado needs to score at home.
In the words of Avalanche defenseman Shane O’Brien, "the boys love playing on the road."
The only problem is, that half the season is at home. I am all for the Colorado Avalanche waltzing into other buildings and wiping the smiles off of the faces of their doubters. I am 100-percent in favor of them proving themselves the hard way, as long as they’re proving themselves – and they have more than done that so far. They’re carving out a place for themselves in this league and they’re holding their own.
But the wins have to come at home, too.
NHL.com gives an update on John-Michael Liles
John-Michael Liles is a native of Indianapolis and, not surprisingly, a car enthusiast. The Maple Leafs' defenseman is the proud owner of a 1969 Camaro. During the summer, he was acquired by Toronto GM Brian Burke from the Colorado Avalanche just before the Entry Draft in a move designed to give the club more punch from the blue line.
So far, things are going pretty well for Liles in his new home.
A hockey team in Manitoba is in a bit of trouble after some hazing occured.
The Manitoba Junior Hockey League and officials with one of its teams are refusing to talk about reports that players were forced to walk naked around their locker room with water bottles tied to their genitals as part of a hazing ritual.
Earlier this week, the Neepawa Natives junior hockey team was fined $5,000 and some of its coaches and players were suspended for the incident, but the league refused to reveal details about what went on.
An assistant coach was suspended for five games along with the team's captain, while 15 other players were suspended for between one and three games.
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From Dater
Like it or not, Sacco is going to have to pair Landeskog and Duchene at some point
I wasn’t able to watch the game, but watched a furious replay this morning in high speed. I agree with Dater on this.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
How’d the interview go?
Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward. - Kv
by MalachiConstant on Oct 27, 2011 6:55 AM MDT up reply actions
I think everyone thought that Landy was drafted to be on his wing to begin with.
However, with O’Reilly’s play. I think Duchene should be on Factor’s wing. The unfortunate victim being Winnik.
I'll keep this brief.
Agree, I think Winnik will pair well with McClement & Galiardi. The unfortunate victim being Lindstrom or Kobasew
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Oct 27, 2011 8:15 AM MDT up reply actions
yuppers
Landeskog and O’Reilly have incredible chemistry. You can’t break that up.
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: a mean, junkyard dog looking for revenge
by Cheryl Bradley on Oct 27, 2011 8:51 AM MDT up reply actions
Disagree. You can’t this minute, but you have to at some point. Either Radar is as good as Duchene which means the Avs are fucking loaded more than we think or he’ll come back down to earth and settle into a more defensive role.
Regardless, his play is incredible right now.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
I’ve always thought O’Reilly would play at this level for his career and that he just needed some time to develop the offensive part of his game. So I’m going with option one. =)
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: a mean, junkyard dog looking for revenge
by Cheryl Bradley on Oct 27, 2011 9:20 AM MDT up reply actions
Haha. If that’s true, and I hope it is, Stastny for a defenseman I guess.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
3ea. #1 lines.
Chip, I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Oct 27, 2011 9:34 AM MDT up reply actions
To be quite perfectly honest, and as a big winnik fan, I’d much rather doom him to offensively sorry teammates than duchene. If duchene’s production is crippled so it’s the team’s. If winnik’s production isn’t inflated we’re still okay.
Just don’t get why, of all the line juggling that goes on, duchene on stastny’s wing has happened to try to spark scoring but not land’o’ duchene.
It's all about the O'
by SteveHouse on Oct 27, 2011 10:07 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I was thinking put Duchene on Stastny’s wing, but maybe put him on O’Reilly’s wing with Landeskog for a while. Plenty of options w/o making a trade just yet. A third line of Kobesew/McC/Winnik wouldn’t be at all awful. 4th of Cody/TJ/other warm body would be a decent 4th. TJ needs a fresh start somewhere else I think. Maybe TJ and Stoa for someone else’s squarepeg/round hole player(s).
Chip, I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Oct 27, 2011 12:44 PM MDT up reply actions
Bourque or Turris?
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It would be TJ + for either of those guys, do you really want him if it means giving up on Barrie?
Chip, I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Oct 27, 2011 3:40 PM MDT up reply actions
I would trade Barrie or TJ for Bourque, and I’d think about them together. He’d fit in great here. Same for for Tuomo Ruutu, another guy rumored to be available.
There’s a lot of unhappy people with Paarjavi in Edmonton too, though I don’t think they trade him (and even if they did, hard to picture him going in division).
Turris, I like him as a project, but I’m not sure where he fits here. If he was cheap enough to make sense for us some other team would out bid us.
I agree with this
trade for Rene Borque and BAM you got yourself a sweet little line.
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by NastyNessy71 on Oct 27, 2011 10:41 AM MDT up reply actions
Also, this team sucks. Everything sucks. Duchene should be in juniors. Varly clearly tore his groin and is out for the season.
I feel better.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
Feels good to get that out early doesn’t it?
I don’t think they suck overall, but they clearly were the worse team last night (I watched the game about as fast as you this morning, and I could see that fact)
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
I wasn’t able to watch the game and haven’t even bothered to watch the replay yet and I can see that fact.
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by MalachiConstant on Oct 27, 2011 6:55 AM MDT up reply actions
I don’t get to watch many of the games, but I hit all the recaps and highlights. Duchene clearly can be that 80 pts + guy. All he needs are some decent wingers. I know it would cost the farm and I think he has a NTC but I would love to see Ryan Malone with Dutchy. Either that or (sad day) blow up the Thirst Line and put Landy with Dutchy. Sacco has to make a change. Without an elite winger for Dutchy, I feel like that next level is just out of reach.
by lifeblood19 on Oct 27, 2011 10:18 AM MDT up reply actions
The difficult question
OK, I’ll ask it. With the rise of O’Reilly (yes, it’s only 9 games), might the Avs be better off trading Duchene for a pile of critical parts? What if we could get a young top-line winger and a solid #3 centerman? How about a top-pairing defenseman? Duchene for Suter?
It’s a thought. I know we all like the kid, and he will be great some day, but in the end, the job of the GM is to manage his assets to create the best possible team. Maybe Duchene is worth more in the pieces he could bring in.
In Sherman we trust
by Busted Twigg on Oct 27, 2011 10:27 AM MDT up reply actions
If someone must be traded
I am tempted to say that Radar would be worth trading because he might be playing above his skill level whereas Duchene is playing below. That’s a crazy gamble and I think we all know that SoS will be going before those two.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
No. Duchene is stuggling, but you do not trade him. Having three very good centers (if O’Reilly does turn out to be better offensively) is a good problem to have.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Oct 27, 2011 10:36 AM MDT up reply actions
OK, we have 3 top-6 type centermen, but we don’t have the wings to build 3 top lines. Who gets stuck with Kobasew, Lindstrom, Galiardi? Who gets the 3rd line (or 4th line) minutes? Who is going to do the dirty work of grinding and wearing down the opponent’s defense?
My point is that having 3 top guys without the wingers or ice time for all is wasting one of them. Pushing one to the wing is wasting that one’s ability as a wall to wall, goal line to goal line player. The Avs are weak in the wings. You can always use a top paring defender.
Having three very good centers is a good problem to have.
It could also bee seen as an under-used asset that could be converted into something that improves the team overall.
Maybe you trade Stastny. He a big name player. O’Reilly’s hot, but not well known (yet). Duchene is an All-Star in a slump.
I need to remind myself that the Avs are 6-3 and leading the division, tied for second in the conference. No need to panic…
In Sherman we trust
by Busted Twigg on Oct 27, 2011 11:03 AM MDT up reply actions
The penguins can make do with 3 very good centers, I think the avs can too
Chip, I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Oct 27, 2011 11:06 AM MDT up reply actions
Would they be better (assuming Crosby returns to form) if they traded Staal for a true #3 center and some additional assets? Or, promote from within, moving someone to that #3 spot, and upgrade the wings or defense?
I came to ask the question, not to defend a particular answer.
In Sherman we trust
by Busted Twigg on Oct 27, 2011 11:19 AM MDT up reply actions
That’s fair. Since the team is possibly 6 deep at center, then either you change some centers to wing, and Duchene comes to mind, put him out there with Stastny and get him going for a couple of games and let McClemment and Galaradi be your 3rd and 4th line centers or trade a center for a wing.
Chip, I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Oct 27, 2011 11:41 AM MDT up reply actions
ha ha, their centers are by “light years” the best in the league and way better than the avs so that’s not a fair comparison. You got 2 guys who led the league in scoring alone. Staal has 6 goals already and is the best third line center in the nhl by far. They are just loaded, plus they have Neal.
by the cool breeze on Oct 27, 2011 11:43 AM MDT up reply actions
the model, not the players, Duchene has top 10 center potential, Stastny top 20 and factor a great center a la Ricci. So yes, even at their best the avs centers don’t compare well to the penguins, but they will be better than most other teams.
Chip, I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Oct 27, 2011 11:57 AM MDT up reply actions
“The penguins can make do with 3 very good centers, I think the avs can too”
That was my point, those guys can with those centers but we can’t.
by the cool breeze on Oct 27, 2011 12:01 PM MDT up reply actions
Duchene and O’Reilly haven’t even come close to hitting their prime (yet alone drinking age), I’ll give it a couple of years before I say they can’t.
Chip, I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Oct 27, 2011 12:06 PM MDT up reply actions
true but basically saying we can get by with Gali as a top 6 winger is a reach for me regardless of whether they get better and I’m pretty sure they won’t get to where Crosby and Malkin are regardless. Can anybody for that matter. They need a couple rugged wings who can score, Landy will be one of them. They don’t have a 1st rd pick next year so unless they plan to wait til 2013 (nooooo!) they need to sign a FA (Parise please) or trade. If it’s me, I’m going out and getting Malone and then trying to sign Parise or Doan next year in FAgency. Why not? They have the money for sure.
by the cool breeze on Oct 27, 2011 12:12 PM MDT up reply actions
Because Parise will never sniff free agency and it would take the farm to get Malone.
It's all about the O'
I disagree on both b/c NJ sucks to play in and Malone is making big bucks so I think TB would move him for salary purposes and maybe not ask too much. Not many teams can absorb that cap hit right now but salary floor humping Avs can easily.
by the cool breeze on Oct 27, 2011 1:58 PM MDT up reply actions
Parise is NJ’s captain and seems to really like NJ based on his interviews. I highly, highly doubt he’s going anywhere.
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yeah, me too but you never know. What’s to like about NJ?
by the cool breeze on Oct 27, 2011 2:05 PM MDT up reply actions
Well, taking the long view – The Avs aren’t competing for a Stanley Cup this season. Wingers are, by far, the easiest position to add quality to (other than Goalies).
So you go through this season weak in the wings and you add through trade or UFA. The Avs have assets to trade, and cap space. One of the assets I don’t think you trade is Duchene.
He’s got waaaay too much skill to let him go at 20 years old. Here’s the absolute very worst case possible scenario with Duchene: He stalls and doesn’t improve at all and has peaked. So you move him to wing permanently and now you have a 60 point winger… aka a top line winger.
But that’s taking the most pessimistic view about Duchene possible. I think he will improve and I think he’ll be a 90pt player. But even if he doesn’t, he’s still a top line winger.
Neal + Niskanen washad for Goligowksi. Booth was had for relatively cheap too. Good wings are not that hard to come by. I think the avs have the assets to make something happen, and maybe a patient view is necessary here.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Oct 27, 2011 12:16 PM MDT up reply actions
Short term with Duchene struggling, I’d move him to wing with Stastny for 5 games or so get the kid some confidence. Long term, Ruutu (as I’ve said multiple times below) is a FA after the year, might as well see if he and Duchene have any chemistry. Can’t count on mueller.
Chip, I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Oct 27, 2011 12:22 PM MDT up reply actions
McClemment should be a 3rd line center and is probably wasted a bit at 4th line minutes.
Chip, I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Oct 27, 2011 12:22 PM MDT up reply actions
I agree with you on all points for short term.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Oct 27, 2011 12:24 PM MDT up reply actions
I’d also like Hishon to get better and try him out on wing with Duchene. Probably a year out for that to happen though
by lifeblood19 on Oct 27, 2011 10:55 PM MDT up reply actions
I’d love to see that too. Let’s just hope Hish’s brains aren’t so scrambled they prevent it that from happening.
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brains aren’t so scrambled
I hate that term.
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by Tempestuous Binary on Oct 27, 2011 11:48 PM MDT up reply actions
Apologies. I’m just trying to cope with the fact that two of the future wingers of this franchise might be out of the picture permanently because of concussions suffered at 22 and 19. But if that term offends you, I’ll stop using it.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
I;m not sure Hishon would make a good wing for Duchene. I think Duchene needs a bigger body to play with.
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to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and
sticks when they've invented the lighter?
Dater?
Chip, I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Oct 27, 2011 9:35 AM MDT up reply actions
He left it in the mountains
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
According to him, he didn’t leave anything here that was still his: house, cars, girlfriend…
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: a mean, junkyard dog looking for revenge
by Cheryl Bradley on Oct 27, 2011 8:52 AM MDT up reply actions
In case you need something to smile about, here are some funny videos of Flash, Varly, and Nicklas Backstrom from a year ago talking about adjusting to life in the US. I was at this session at the Caps fan conference but I forgot how funny it was. It was the first time Varly spoke English for fans and it was surprising how he was making jokes.
on learning English
Flash’s chicken story/Varly being funny
on girls in US vs their country
Something I just thought of
Sacco wanted to rest Varly a bit. That make sense. He could have played him this game but rested him for Edmonton. I wonder if he judges Edmonton to be a better team than Calgary. If so, that’s fucking hysterical because while I think it’s true the Corsiatti at M+G don’t.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
But that wouldn’t explain the rest of last night’s crap fest. I mean JS looked bad on a couple of goals, but the rest of the team looked bad too. Hopefully it was just an off night, but they hadn’t played since Saturday…they should have been plenty rested
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
Edmonton is more dangerous offensively.
Flames were struggling to score goals all year.
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
Which is why I stand by my original thought that Varly in net, we win that game.
Giguere was, (then again he has been all season), redonkously slow.
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
Off topic
What’s the ticket count for the game. The wife’s trip got cancelled and I[‘m trying to talk her into making the Kings game Jibblebaby’s first game.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Oct 27, 2011 8:30 AM MDT reply actions
You are good parents
Aebischer. Nope. Salo? Ha! Sauve? Nah. Theodore. Meh. Kolesnik? Hey bud, nice shootout against the Devils, but no. Budaj? You kidding? Anderson, close, but no cigar. Elliott? GET THE TANK!!! Varlamov and Giguere? To the playoffs...AND BEYOND!!
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by Bob in Boulder on Oct 27, 2011 9:27 AM MDT up reply actions
As of yesterday, it was 84. 116 to go. =/
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: a mean, junkyard dog looking for revenge
by Cheryl Bradley on Oct 27, 2011 9:17 AM MDT up reply actions
well, I have to say I think 84 is an impressive number considering we were at 21 not that long ago
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Oct 27, 2011 9:56 AM MDT up reply actions
Trying to talk people into 2-5 more. Hopefully there’s a big push here…
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Oct 27, 2011 10:26 AM MDT up reply actions
Avs need to go out and get Tuomo Ruutu, he could either play with Duchene or replace Landeskog on the 3rd or 2nd line depending on how you rate them. He’s way better than Kobasew or Lindstrom. Don’t count on Mueller being anything more than a 3rd rate Forsberg from here on out (meaning he’ll always be day to day). He’s only 28, so he’s close to being over the hill (by avs standards) but he makes a lot of money (by avs standards) so it probably won’t happen.
Chip, I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Oct 27, 2011 9:40 AM MDT reply actions
Rene Bourque.
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
The avs only play Carolina twice a year, I could live with TJ getting 4 goals in those games, he’ll score 10 on the avs every year he’s a flame.
Chip, I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Oct 27, 2011 10:16 AM MDT up reply actions
Nah those guys are just dicks
It's all about the O'
by SteveHouse on Oct 27, 2011 10:05 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions
True story. Used to have this friend that would do anything just to prove a point. One day, we’re all out hunting geese, laying in a ditch out past Eaton. Somebody mentions that if you attach more than ten pounds to your wanker, it will tear off. Kyle, in his infinite manliness, says there’s no way that’s true. To prove his point, he takes all of the shotgun shells that we have and places them in an ammo bag, which had to weigh upwards of 25 lbs. Then he proceeds to drop his drawers and tie it to his junk with freaking bailing twine. For you non-farm people, bailing twine is nothing more than plastic fibers woven together in order to get it to tie really tight.
Anyway, he stands up over the ditch and just lets it hang. Didn’t rip it off, but it sure looked like it was going to. Cinched it down so tight that he couldn’t untie it, especially through his tears. Another guy had to take out his pocket knife and cut the twine.
Moral of the story, don’t tie an ammo bag to your pecker.
Whiskey tends to make me high, and sad songs make me cry. Pretty women break my heart almost every night. I run on beans and nicotine; I'm a real, live buckaroo. And my heart's not pure, my boots ain't clean, and I never tell the truth.
by wtnelson on Oct 27, 2011 10:08 AM MDT up reply actions 2 recs
Ok, I will never do that.
Chip, I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Oct 27, 2011 10:17 AM MDT up reply actions
English professor used to say
“Experience keeps a dear school, but a fool will learn no other.”
Seems applicable here.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Oct 27, 2011 10:27 AM MDT up reply actions
You had me at "and tie it to his junk"
That’s dangerously close to gay porn. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Flecced.
Erik Johnson... holds... holds! HOLDS! PASSES!!
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: there will be blood and there will be wins.
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
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by Tempestuous Binary on Oct 27, 2011 11:30 PM MDT up reply actions
I thought this said flaccid at first. Which would have been strangely appropriate.
Whiskey tends to make me high, and sad songs make me cry. Pretty women break my heart almost every night. I run on beans and nicotine; I'm a real, live buckaroo. And my heart's not pure, my boots ain't clean, and I never tell the truth.
I heard that Mike Milbury believes this is absolutely part of the hockey experience, and anyone who tries to stop it is destroying the game.
In Sherman we trust
by Busted Twigg on Oct 27, 2011 10:20 AM MDT up reply actions
Taking this out of hockey is just another step in the pansification of hockey.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Oct 27, 2011 10:27 AM MDT up reply actions
Didn't it just seem like
Rene Borque used his game to tell the Avs to come and trade for him?
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Porter + 4th rounder for Borque. When.
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by Lost Winter on Oct 27, 2011 12:59 PM MDT up reply actions
Fuck it
I would pick up Turris if I was Sherman. It goes with his new plan of “high draft picks”. Johnson, Duchene, Landy, Mueller…
What would it legitimately take? Galiardi? Gaunce?
A man who stole my whisky used the defense that no one could resist a bottle of Scotch. I had no choice but to testify on his behalf.
Ruutu was 9th overall, just sayin…
Chip, I'm gonna come at you like a spider monkey!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Oct 27, 2011 11:08 AM MDT up reply actions
not even close, way more just because of his high draft position and potential. I think he’s the last thing we need, a 112lb wimpy forward. Ryan Malone all day
by the cool breeze on Oct 27, 2011 11:47 AM MDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t mind it…but I havn’t seen anything I’ve liked from him…and isn’t he a Center?
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
Malone is a left wing. Good hands and will get you 20-25 goals and 30 helpers a year if he plays 82 games. He’s been hurt a lot the last couple years but he’s a good player. Can take punishment in crease and dig out pucks in corner, perfect for dutchy.
by the cool breeze on Oct 27, 2011 1:55 PM MDT up reply actions
also, he is only making 5.5M :) so I would think TB wouldn’t mind dumping a little salary and they have lots of good forwards. Downie would be great too, I love him.
by the cool breeze on Oct 27, 2011 1:56 PM MDT up reply actions
he should be up once they trade gali for Nash
by the cool breeze on Oct 27, 2011 2:02 PM MDT up reply actions
seriously, Malone is a good player, he can score 15 goals and play the physical side. He would be here now if not for cap reasons
by the cool breeze on Oct 27, 2011 2:04 PM MDT up reply actions
Varly once said something about Downie reflecting his name (Down’s Syndrome). He’s not well liked by Caps fans and I guess he tried some stuff playing for the Canadian National team that angered Varly.
good
we need a claude lemieux type bad, somebody like silly ville but with skill. Downie can score and he’s tough, a former 1st rder.
by the cool breeze on Oct 27, 2011 2:03 PM MDT up reply actions
Hmm…what about keeping the Radar/Landy and Stastny/Jones pairings and split the Hejduk/Duchene pairing and put them with the other two lines. In essence, it would be less stretching the talent too thinly across more lines.
The bottom two lines may suffer…but I’d rather have those top 6 guys going than just Radar/Landy and whoever decides to show up that night.
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
I like this idea.
Forever grateful that Joe Sakic isn't a raging dick hole like Brett Favre.
by Rather Dashing on Oct 27, 2011 7:56 PM MDT up reply actions
I just found this.
Does something about it seem slightly familiar?
Oh, and Fuck the Red Wings. We punch our Arby’s salespeople better here, even if Datsyuk punched them first.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
If you’re ever bored, there’s more here: http://www.hockeycomics.com/. Not many Avs references, but still pretty funny. They make fun of all sorts of different hockey/NHL stuff.
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Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
Funny:
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=130998
THE COLORADO AVALANCHE HAVE WON THE STANLEY CUP. RAYMOND BOURQUE: A DREAM COME TRUE!
Cheers to Red
I just discovered Imperial Nut Brown. Incredible beer.
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Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Oct 27, 2011 6:51 PM MDT reply actions
Thanks! Given your love for MN, seems like a logical place to go.
"In my experience, there's no such thing as luck" -Obi Wan Kenobi
I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink
to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and
sticks when they've invented the lighter?
I’m watching the Philly / Jets game. It’s INSANE! I’ve been watching for about 4 minutes and have seen 4 goals! The score is 7-7 right now!
Make that 5 goals! PHI 7 – 8 WPG!
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
I wish the Center Ice preview was still going
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Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Oct 27, 2011 7:22 PM MDT up reply actions
http://www.firstrowsports.tv/watch/88494/2/watch-philadelphia-flyers-vs-winnipeg-jets.html – if you’re interested.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
Link 2 is working better.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
JVR gets one! The game is tied at EIGHT Holy cow!
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
Winnipeg wins! WPG 9 – 8 PHI
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
What a ridiculous game!
Forever grateful that Joe Sakic isn't a raging dick hole like Brett Favre.
by Rather Dashing on Oct 27, 2011 7:57 PM MDT up reply actions
Oh Yeah
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Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Oct 27, 2011 9:33 PM MDT reply actions
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