Avalanche at Detroit, Game 15 Preview
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 8, 2011 3:43 PM MST
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The Avalanche are in Detroit tonight to take on the Red Wings. Obviously, it's been kind of an up and down season so far for the Avalanche and I don't have a freaking clue which persona I should adopt for today's recap. So, I went with both.
Sonny Sunshine: The Avalanche have scored 30 goals on the road, tops in the league
Negative Nancy: Maybe we should arrange to have the Pepsi Center demolished while the Avs are gone? They have an underwhelming 7 goals at home...dead last.
Sonny Sunshine: Overall, though, things have been good. The Avs have outshot their opponents 452 to 423 so far this year.
Negative Nancy: The Avs are 2-5-1 when outshooting the opposition
Sonny Sunshine: The Avalanche have the league's most potent power play, converting on 26.7% of their chances
Negative Nancy: And the Avs' Penalty Kill is sputtering along at 75.6% efficiency. That a half point worse than last year, when they were dead last in the league.
Sonny Sunshine: Right Winger David Jones leads the team with a blistering 19.2% shooting percentage.
Negative Nancy: Jones is averaging less than 2 shots per game.
Sonny Sunshine: Matt Duchene leads the team in scoring with 11 points.
Negative Nancy: He'll never move off the wing now.
Sonny Sunshine: Semyon Varlamov has a higher save percentage than Craig Anderson.
Negative Nancy: And a lower save percentage than Jose Theodore
Sonny Sunshine: The Avs have not lost a game in regulation when leading after the 1st or 2nd period (3-0-1, 4-0-0).
Negative Nancy: The Avs have not won a game when losing after the 1st or second period (0-2-0, 0-5-0)
Sonny Sunshine: The Red Wings are sponsored by AMWAY. LOLOLOLOL
Negative Nancy: Maybe if the Avalanche had a sponsor, they could spend some money on players? You know, like that whole "free agency" thing that all the other teams take part in?
Sonny Sunshine: Todd Bertuzzi is a choad
Negative Nancy: Can't disagree with you there.
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Fuck the Red Wings
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!!
by chiavsfan on Nov 8, 2011 8:02 AM MST reply actions 7 recs
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2011 8:07 AM MST up reply actions 2 recs
Hopefully, our O’RLY and OWL line has something to do with that tonight. A goal or two from them would be awesome.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
by andidee15 on Nov 8, 2011 9:10 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Okay, I must not have been the successful lurker I thought I was because I am not getting the Teal’c allusion. I know someone affixed it to Stewarts forehead at one point, but this has me lost.
Teal’c always says “Indeed”. When some one say “Fuck the redwings” the proper response is to say “Indeed”.
Also there is a meme with pics of Teal’c saying indeed, there is a meme of the O’RLY Owl, and then someone combined the two….
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2011 11:13 AM MST up reply actions
And now that we have the OWL line (O’Reilly, Winnik, Landeskog), it has even more relevance.
In Sherman we trust
by Busted Twigg on Nov 8, 2011 11:19 AM MST up reply actions
I once again need to reiterate my peculiar grammatical stance that capital letters are for proper nouns and thus should never be applied to detroit, red wings (with the Red Wing Dave exception), or bertuzzi. I know I can’t stop you people from disagreeing, but I believe it is important and must be incessantly repeated until everyone agrees with me.
So, please, stop being wrong about how you use capitals.
What about proper adjectives (e.g., Minnesota Wild)?
In Sherman we trust
by Busted Twigg on Nov 8, 2011 11:08 AM MST up reply actions
tl;dr.
But I scanned, and near as I can tell, we’re trading with the Capitals?
Filling up your senses like a night in the forest since 1992.
by frightened inmate #2 on Nov 8, 2011 11:10 AM MST up reply actions
Oh, and apparently Bertuzzi is ill and may not play tonight. Damn shame
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!!
so [redacted] will be redacted?
I am the most humble blogger of all time
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 8, 2011 8:04 AM MST up reply actions
Sonny Sunshine: Right Winger David Jones leads the team with a blistering 19.2% shooting percentage.
Negative Nancy: Jones is averaging less than 2 shots per game.
Sonny Sunshine: David Jones is tied for the team lead in goals
Negative Nancy: But for some strange reason is now in Sacco’s doghouse and facing limited ice time.
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!!
Talking to yourself this morning?
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
Is that you, John Wayne? Is this me?
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
Hi, Private Joker!
"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?
Talk to myself every morning. Well, I actually talk to transmitter equipment
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!!
Not sure what he did wrong, but it must have been really bad, like sleeping with Sacco’s wife bad. To go from to leading your team in goals to getting put on the 4th line with McClemment and Kobasew no wonder he only average 2 shots a game now.
like sleeping with Sacco’swifedog bad
Fixed.
"Time to bust out the increasingly shameful porn and let fly the balls of war!"
-AJ Hellofawaffle 2011
RIP Dan Wheldon, Marco Simoncelli
Bernie just can’t help himself.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2011 10:35 AM MST up reply actions
OK, somebody start a sub-thread for alcohol preferences, somebody else for video games, somebody else for grammar and punctuation issues, and somebody start posting .gifs.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
by Joe Dunman on Nov 8, 2011 8:15 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
it’s much better when those flow organically
I am the most humble blogger of all time
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 8, 2011 8:18 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: a mean, junkyard dog looking for revenge
by Cheryl Bradley on Nov 8, 2011 8:22 AM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 8, 2011 9:09 AM MST up reply actions 2 recs
Why does this look like Mario just broke up with Princess Peach and Donkey Kong is looking to score on the rebound?
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
by Dixomatic on Nov 8, 2011 9:12 AM MST up reply actions 3 recs
that's all I can see now.
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Nov 8, 2011 5:00 PM MST up reply actions
The snow didn’t really hit at all, so I think that’s a pass on winter driving habits.
Filling up your senses like a night in the forest since 1992.
by frightened inmate #2 on Nov 8, 2011 9:37 AM MST up reply actions
I know the Avs were invited to Detroit to play the Red Wings, but I know they are somehow going to get roped into buying some food storage containers or industrial strength cleaner.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Ummm
Negative Nancy: The Avs have not won a game when losing after the 1st or second period (0-2-0, 0-5-0)
If they were able to win a game after losing it, they would be impressive.
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.
yeah, next time I ask someone the score of the game and he says “the Avs are losing 3-2 right now” I will tell him you think he’s a moran
I am the most humble blogger of all time
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 8, 2011 8:20 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Pfft, you know as well as I do you could have worded that 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.
and I’ll call that and raise you a pfft, you know what I meant.
I am the most humble blogger of all time
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 8, 2011 8:23 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah, he’s just being a moran
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 Nov 8, 2011 8:25 AM MST up reply actions
I can’t let him get away with everything or else I’d have to grade him at an A+.
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.
Wait, I thought boobs were the only way to get an A, of any kind
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!!
So is “moran” the feminine form of “moron”?
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
WHO YOU CALLING A GIRL?
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.
one of my faves (non-gif…sorry)
I am the most humble blogger of all time
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 8, 2011 8:28 AM MST up reply actions 3 recs
Cardinals fan. NO SURPRISES
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 Nov 8, 2011 8:28 AM MST up reply actions
NONE AT ALL
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
Well Tony LaRussa did say the Blues can win the Stanley Cup.
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!!
Thank god they hired Hitchcock.
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.
Yeah, he was that Stanley Cup guy long long ago. Now he’s just Mike Keenan light
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!!
HEY NOW
I am a Cardinals fan!!! I am not stoopid enough to spel moron as Moran. HAHA
But Seriously, Watch it. Cardinals fan here
by Avalanchefan86 on Nov 8, 2011 8:36 AM MST up reply actions
cards fanz r dum lol
It's all about the O'
by SteveHouse on Nov 8, 2011 8:37 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Only losers win the World Series.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
Hey hey now
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 wouldn’t mind shipping all 3 to Mars
I am the most humble blogger of all time
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 8, 2011 12:18 PM MST up reply actions
I’d be more than happy to go to Mars, thankyouverymuch.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
Me too.
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!!
Hey! Let me ask you, what’s your favorite planet? Mine’s the sun. Always has been. I like it cause its like the King of Planets
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 Nov 8, 2011 2:13 PM MST up reply actions
If the moon was made out of hot dogs would you eat it?
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
I was reading through St Louis Game Time’s threads on their new fire/hire. They do not love the Cock. Some are predicting a fire sale, with Petro, Backes and Shatty the only untouchables. First thought: glad to see Shatty doing so well in St Louis. Second thought: Hey, the Avs like trading with St Louis…
Anybody for an Oshie?
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
I like Oshie, but the talk about his work habits make him seem a bit…Wolski’esque
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!!
Definitely depends on the cost for me. It’s slim pickings for big, potentially really good wings.
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 Nov 8, 2011 8:32 AM MST up reply actions
Mueller was criticized for work ethic. As was Varly. I would love to see Oshie in a unipron.
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.
Varly? Seriously?
It's all about the O'
by SteveHouse on Nov 8, 2011 8:46 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
That was the stuff out of the Washington press. But Oshie’s is a bit more, shall we say “documented.”
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!!
It was reported that way. My point is who knows if his work ethic is a product of himself or a product of the environment.
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.
On a serious note… I would love D’Agostini, i think he’d make an excellent Duchene wing, give us back 3 scoring lines
LANDESKOG!!!!!
How Swede it is
by Cole D Hamilton on Nov 8, 2011 1:59 PM MST up reply actions
Hey, ya know I hear they have this winger, a power forward even who has the potential to score 30 goals in a season. Some Chris guy. We should go after him.
(although, if we got stewy back, I don’t think there would be any more discussion on who won that trade.)
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
by andidee15 on Nov 8, 2011 9:16 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Fuck the Amway Red Wings. And fuck [redacted] for being too scared to take on our johnson.
It's all about the O'
by SteveHouse on Nov 8, 2011 8:37 AM MST via mobile reply actions 2 recs
Sonny Sunshine: Matt Duchene leads the team in scoring with 11 points.
Negative Nancy: He’ll never move off the wing now.
Why is that negative? His job is to score. If being on the wing makes that possible with this team as it is, then may he never move from the wing.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
Bcuz Duchannzze iz da sukkorz n shud b in juniorz
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
I thaught tht wuz Stazzzneee
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!!
Nope
Landezzkaug is da reel suxxorz, joonyerz now!
Living in the D, but It's All About The A.
by Avalanche318 on Nov 8, 2011 10:10 AM MST up reply actions
Stauzneee isnt wurth da muney n shuld b wit da monstrz
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2011 10:37 AM MST up reply actions
Because I think that most of us would rather see him back at center with wings that can help him score 80 points at that position.
Thanks, Joe... Thanks, Peter.... Thanks, Adam....
Hey, also guys, I wanted to remind us all that over a year ago, DetAvs suggested that Duchene’s skill set would lend itself much more strongly to wing rather than to center. I know he didn’t the greatest track record, but I always felt his thoughts on that weren’t terribly out of line.
Thanks, Joe... Thanks, Peter.... Thanks, Adam....
He was just a dick about it tbh. And t also bh, miniscule sample size.
It's all about the O'
by SteveHouse on Nov 8, 2011 9:00 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
He also said TJ Hensick would be putting up 50 points at the NHL level by now. He is the leading scorer…in the AHL
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!!
A lot of people thought it was worth trying Duchene on wing, but they weren’t dicks about it and didn’t claim to be experts because there was no video to review.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2011 10:39 AM MST up reply actions
I'm gonna bet
He’s here and thanks you for the compliment, and will be an even more insufferable dick now.
"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?
That guy, whatever alias he uses, definitely knows a lot about hockey. The Hensick thing was a huge miss, and the explanation/excuse was laughable, but he’s definitely a smart hockey guy.
by DiD on Nov 8, 2011 1:52 PM MST up reply actions
So frustrating. Ideas good. Execution poor
LANDESKOG!!!!!
How Swede it is
by Cole D Hamilton on Nov 8, 2011 1:54 PM MST up reply actions
He’s got the same weaknesses as Goalie Guild: he gets incredibly biased to a player and players and it clouds his judgement.
That said, he’s also had some really huge misses too. Telling me that being skeptical that Mueller could replicate his 15 games of success and that I was only saying that because I was a hater, and that there was no reason to be skeptical, was laughable too.
I’m pretty skeptical of his hockey knowledge. He knows a lot of players names, but when you ask for specifics on why he feels a certain way, he’s incredibly vague. Hensick, Mueller, etc prospects. He never gives any of the details that goes into his opinions. Makes me extremely skeptical of how much he really knows, to be honest.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 8, 2011 2:34 PM MST up reply actions
You’re probably right, sounds like you had a lot more interaction with him than I did. I guess I got the impression that he’s a scout or something, so that when he talked about how good he thought Joey Hishon was going to be, it was based on actually seeing him play instead of just imagining how awesome he’d be.
by DiD on Nov 8, 2011 2:58 PM MST up reply actions
To be fair, I imagine that Joey Hishon will be really good
LANDESKOG!!!!!
How Swede it is
by Cole D Hamilton on Nov 8, 2011 2:59 PM MST up reply actions
I got the impression that he “said” he was a scout. I took that with a grain of salt. And even if he is, he can be wrong just like everybody else. And he was, fairly often.
"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 think he does watch a lot of Junior hockey, and he’s seen Hishon play a lot. I just never heard him give any kind of analysis on what exactly Hishon does that makes him stand out over a guy he doesn’t like.
We still have interactions over twitter, the last one being over Timmy Tebow of all people. I was making fun of Timmy’s throwing motions etc, and he called me a hater and said I just didn’t like him. We had a big fight and he said nasty shit to me, which I in turn said to him. Same old same old.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 8, 2011 4:04 PM MST up reply actions
It’s still a possibility eventually. But until the Avs either develop some wingers…or, GASP, spend money in FA on some wingers…I am fine with him doing well at wing
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!!
Same. I do want to see Dutchy back at center eventually because we’ll be an incredibly dangerous team when we can roll 3 “Top 6” lines, but with our current winger situation, I’m happy with 2 strong scoring lines, even if it does mean Dutchy is kickin it on Stazzer’s wing for this season.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
by andidee15 on Nov 8, 2011 9:24 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Which FA winger should be blow Enos’ cash on?
Varly!
by niwotsblessing on Nov 8, 2011 10:57 AM MST up reply actions
PARISE!!!!!!
Except for the fact that Lou will never, never, never, never, never, never, never, ever let Zach hit the free market.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
Lou may not like what is going on with ownership, either. If ownership tells Lou to tighten the purse strings, I doubt he’ll be short on offers for greener pastures.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
LANDESKOG!!!!!
How Swede it is
by Cole D Hamilton on Nov 8, 2011 1:38 PM MST up reply actions
Even if the purse strings are drawn -
$39 mil committed + $6.5 mil (skater UFA/RFA) + $4 mil (probably new goalie tandem – Brodeur and Hedberg are UFA and almost 40 years old) = $49.5 mil (guess) pre-Parise
Parise will probably get around a $6.5-7 mil deal, but may settle for less if he’s really loyal to the Devils. It will hit the team a little, but he’s their star, their captain, and the face of their franchise. If anyone will draw in the revenue, it’s Zach Parise. My bet would be Lou will bend over backwards in order to get Zach to stay. And even if that doesn’t happen, Lou would make a trade before Parise hit UFA. I bet another team would be willing to at least offer up a ton of picks/prospects for him that would help the Devils long-term but wouldn’t cost much now.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
it’s not the actual $ value i’m curious about with Parise. He will want a long term, I wonder with a murky financial situation if they will be allowed to commit long term
LANDESKOG!!!!!
How Swede it is
by Cole D Hamilton on Nov 8, 2011 5:36 PM MST up reply actions
Coaching?
So what does anyone thing about the bleacher report saying the home game problems could be due to coaching?
"Hockey is a man's game. The team with the most real men wins." - Brian Burke
by helgothjb on Nov 8, 2011 8:55 AM MST via mobile reply actions
AWWWWWWW HERE IT GOES
It's all about the O'
by SteveHouse on Nov 8, 2011 8:56 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
See the last three game recaps, por favor.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
they are averaging 24 hits per game on the road, 17 hits per game at home. not sure how many of those can be attributed to coaching
I am the most humble blogger of all time
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 8, 2011 9:09 AM MST up reply actions
Or rink bias
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 8, 2011 9:10 AM MST up reply actions
Why would you credit the road team with more hits?
It's all about the O'
by SteveHouse on Nov 8, 2011 9:20 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Some arenas credit more hits naturally. Both home and away
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 8, 2011 10:35 AM MST up reply actions
Minnesota! Clutterbuck rocks!
In Sherman we trust
by Busted Twigg on Nov 8, 2011 10:36 AM MST up reply actions
Yeah, hits are super suggestive. During the 2010 playoffs I had a chance to sit in the press box row behind the guys who do the stats. It’s very involved, and extremely cool to watch. But the guy who called hits was very inconsistent. it’s something that has to be hard to call, especially with the speed of the game, and your definition of a “hit”
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!!
hits are super suggestive
Suggestive hits usually happen in bars. Subjective hits happen in the minds of the official scorers. Unofficial scoring also happens in bars, but seldom after suggestive hits.
In Sherman we trust
by Busted Twigg on Nov 8, 2011 11:04 AM MST up reply actions 8 recs
Well done
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!!
Best post around here in some time.
Varly!
by niwotsblessing on Nov 8, 2011 1:00 PM MST up reply actions
Maybe it is not coaching
Maybe it is the lack of excitement generated by the hometown crowd. The attendence at the last home game seems like the over 50 crowd, probably because they are the only ones that can afford tickets. I constantly see everyone sitting, even after we score. Colorado College games are much louder. I have not made a game this year as of yet, so maybe those that have can shed some light on the matter.
"Hockey is a man's game. The team with the most real men wins." - Brian Burke
People who have attended games say that it is much louder than what you hear on TV. TV lower the volume of the crowd noise.
But again is this a chicken/egg thing? Should the crowds start showing up to give the team energy? Or should the team start winning games so the crowd will be willing to spend money and show up?
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2011 10:43 AM MST up reply actions
Um, real fans would show up wether they were winning or not, unless the ticket price is the issue. That is certianly why I can’t get to a game, gota feed the kidos!
"Hockey is a man's game. The team with the most real men wins." - Brian Burke
But the games to which I have been it seemed like I would stand up and go crazy over a good play or a goal and everyone around me would just sit and clap or maybe cheer. Now, if there was a fight that seemed to get the cheers and the standing. Maybe Colorado fans are just not intelligent enough to unsterstand hockey so they do not know when to cheer. I know it is not the playoffs yet, but it should be much louder and people should not be sitting on their keister the majority of the time.
"Hockey is a man's game. The team with the most real men wins." - Brian Burke
i don’t understand what your talking about here at all. The fans are, for the most part very intelligent and when theres a goal everyone is on their feet. The last several games the crowd has been on its feet in the final minutes with the goalie pulled. The atmosphere problems come from embarrassing “build an arbys sandwich” in game “entertainment,” shitty music, and the fact that every time the crowd starts chanting the Avs turn it over and get hemmed in their own zone.
LANDESKOG!!!!!
How Swede it is
by Cole D Hamilton on Nov 8, 2011 11:37 AM MST up reply actions
I think the music at the Can is noticeably much improved this year. Maybe it’s just me?
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 Nov 8, 2011 11:42 AM MST up reply actions
Maybe “noticeably improved” isn’t good enough.
Also maybe if Altitude actually let some of the crowd sounds through on their broadcast the fans at home would learn that, at hockey games, you yell and stuff.
It's all about the O'
You say you haven’t gone to a game this year and yet are talking like you know what’s going on during games this year. Doesn’t compute.
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: a mean, junkyard dog looking for revenge
by Cheryl Bradley on Nov 8, 2011 11:44 AM MST up reply actions
I think it’s coincidence and statistical anomoly
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 8, 2011 11:32 AM MST up reply actions
Could opposing coaching be creating better matchups on ice than our own coaching with the last change?
I think that’s the only strategic difference in home/away, but I most definitely could be wrong.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
I actually think Sacco is remarkably adept at line changes. When I watching the Boston game, I noticed he pulled off a nice mismatch in the 3rd which led to the next shift having Duchene’s line against a bad D combo. It resulted in the game winning goal.
Maybe he is not utiizing the home change, but he sure is on the road.
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.
With our young team, they just aren’t used to the Altitude yet.
Avalance 2011-12 season, Mission 45 Wins.
Get well soon Juan.
But players on opposing teams who play in Denver less often totally are.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
How many hits do you have to have per game in order win? I thought the idea was to score more goals than the other team not out hit them.
somewhere between 17 and 24 by the looks of it
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 8, 2011 10:22 AM MST up reply actions
Didn’t you hear? There are now only two ways to win a hockey game: out-hit the opponent or take more shots in the general direction of the net regardless of whether or not those shots actually hit anything or go past the goalie.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
Dater posted a blog that he ran into Darren McCarty who is currently working at a detoilet pawn shop. He looks like a hobo. Now if Dater could post a blog of Swallowtuzzi bussing tables! Fuck the dead things!!!
by Stormsign21 on Nov 8, 2011 9:23 AM MST via mobile reply actions
Dater has a bit of a McCarty fetish. To each their own
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!!
Yeah, never understood his love for that guy.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
Me neither. I especially don’t like how he continually says Avs fans would have loved him on our team, and “we know it”.
"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?
Problem is, he was never on our team. He was on the shitball team. So fuck ’im.
Filling up your senses like a night in the forest since 1992.
by frightened inmate #2 on Nov 8, 2011 1:46 PM MST up reply actions
Yup. Since he’s not a fan, as he takes great pains to point out, he has no idea. So when he says he “knows” something that he can’t possibly know, he comes across like a condescending prick.
Same thing with Frei when he’d whine about Avs fans chanting “Red Wings Suck.” Buy a ticket more than a few times a year, follow the team passionately for awhile, and then we’ll talk.
by DiD on Nov 8, 2011 1:59 PM MST up reply actions
There are far too many media representatives from Michigan in this town.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Common problem in every town. Nobody lives in Michigan anymore.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
Hey now
Some of us do, we just happen to root for other hockey teams.
Fuck the red wings
Living in the D, but It's All About The A.
McCarty working there is such old news. I find it odd Dater didn’t already know. Shit, I knew and I rarely pay attention to Pawn Stars or retired Red Wings.
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: a mean, junkyard dog looking for revenge
by Cheryl Bradley on Nov 8, 2011 11:47 AM MST up reply actions
I try to pay attention to neither…though I believe Hardcore Pawn is the show in this instance
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!!
See how much I pay attention!
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: a mean, junkyard dog looking for revenge
by Cheryl Bradley on Nov 8, 2011 1:05 PM MST up reply actions
It’s only because I watch Las Vegas Jailhouse on that station and always see the damn commercials
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!!
Here we have the Great Snow Leopard. He lives on the top of avalanche prone mountains and comes in spirit to help the Avs when they play the Red Wings. His only companion is Howler the Yeti, who hasn’t been seen for a while apart from the occasional faint footprint.
Go Avaranche!
ok that was a fail. how do you post an image you make? I can post stuff I find online, but an image from your own computer?
Go Avaranche!
Photobucket is the site I use. You go on, make an account (completely free) and upload images. Very painless.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
by andidee15 on Nov 8, 2011 9:35 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
imgur is what the hip kids use.
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I’d like to meet this “Sonny Sunshine!”
Avs are due to break out. Avs 9 – Detroit 1. Porter with a hat trick. Kobasew with a 6 point night.
The Colorado Avalanche: 2012 Cup Champions Until They Ain't!
by burgundyRainbow on Nov 8, 2011 9:35 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
You can! I hear “Sonny Sunshine” just a pen name for Peter McNab. I think the two of you would get along well.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
by andidee15 on Nov 8, 2011 9:37 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Very nice preview DDC, made me literally laugh at the David Jones bit. Although I shouldn’t.
Sonny Sunshine – It’ll be a good game
Negative Nancy – For the Red Wings
"Time to bust out the increasingly shameful porn and let fly the balls of war!"
-AJ Hellofawaffle 2011
RIP Dan Wheldon, Marco Simoncelli
oh, that’s a nice one
I am the most humble blogger of all time
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 8, 2011 9:44 AM MST up reply actions
Sorry, got my Negative Nancy hat on today. Finally got round to finishing the Calgary/Avs game and realised that I could’ve turned it off after 40 seconds and not missed anything. :(
Losing 3 on the bounce is getting me really nervous.
"Time to bust out the increasingly shameful porn and let fly the balls of war!"
-AJ Hellofawaffle 2011
RIP Dan Wheldon, Marco Simoncelli
Random statistical observations:
Face-off win percentage, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12
Matt Duchene: 44.026, 50.401, 52.857
Paul Stastny: 49.971, 53.15, 53.937
Ryan O’Reilly: 47.83, 51.805, 57.422
Pretty consistent and impressive improvement by all three.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
So does that mean Stastny can be more aggressive on face-offs now? If he gets booted Duchene can step in? I like.
Filling up your senses like a night in the forest since 1992.
by frightened inmate #2 on Nov 8, 2011 10:04 AM MST up reply actions
pull a San Jose, you mean? it should.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 8, 2011 10:05 AM MST up reply actions
San Jose Cheat: works every time.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Nov 8, 2011 11:49 AM MST up reply actions
I’ve been paying attention to this area and have been pleasantly surprised by it. It’s much easier to play the game when you start off on the offensive most of the time.
"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?
What a great preview. I hated and loved it.
ps.fuck the red wings
by DrunkinAvsFan on Nov 8, 2011 10:11 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
Avs cat meme is failing. ORly is too 2005. I suggest:
I'll keep this brief.
by Dario on Nov 8, 2011 10:15 AM MST reply actions 5 recs
i love it. Andi, can you put that in an Avs jersey? And give it a hockey stick maybe?
LANDESKOG!!!!!
How Swede it is
by Cole D Hamilton on Nov 8, 2011 10:17 AM MST up reply actions
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
by Joe Dunman on Nov 8, 2011 10:17 AM MST up reply actions 2 recs
This new meme is amazing.
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.
You would.
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.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2011 11:22 AM MST up reply actions 2 recs
Heh
Colorado College Hockey, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rockies fan to the death.
"We should be dreaming. We grew up as kids having dreams, but now we're too sophisticated as adults, as a nation. We stopped dreaming. We should always have dreams." -Herb Brooks
Except this meme is pretty old by Internet standards.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
Makes it easy to find images.
In Sherman we trust
by Busted Twigg on Nov 8, 2011 10:38 AM MST up reply actions
all your memes are belong to us?
I am the most humble blogger of all time
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 8, 2011 10:40 AM MST up reply actions
Scumbag DDC thinks your meme is old
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 Nov 8, 2011 10:44 AM MST up reply actions
Nice guy DDC thinks your meme is old but encourages you to post anyway.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
Yo Dawg
I heard you like memes
So I put a catchphrase in your catchphrase so you can be meta while your being meta
Avalance 2011-12 season, Mission 45 Wins.
Get well soon Juan.
.
Avalance 2011-12 season, Mission 45 Wins.
Get well soon Juan.
by Thnikkaman on Nov 8, 2011 11:25 AM MST up reply actions 2 recs
I am confused.
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.
Combo breaker^
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
by Dixomatic on Nov 8, 2011 11:59 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Galiardi approves of this message.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Nov 8, 2011 1:06 PM MST up reply actions
As does Red.
"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?
Yeah. Someone around here was selling insurance to ensure the validity of posts in case of negligent spelling or grammar.
Also, nice comeback.
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 Nov 8, 2011 11:33 AM MST up reply actions
Ahh, ok. Since I was pretty sure that I used the proper form of “your”
Avalance 2011-12 season, Mission 45 Wins.
Get well soon Juan.
I aim to be your life troll.
:nonotreally:
Avalance 2011-12 season, Mission 45 Wins.
Get well soon Juan.
This response is flagged,
responses should be formed
using Troll-ku, word!
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2011 11:51 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I’m understanding
Troll-ku is 5-6-5
not 5-7-5
Avalance 2011-12 season, Mission 45 Wins.
Get well soon Juan.
sick burn
"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?
the meme is a lie.
Filling up your senses like a night in the forest since 1992.
by frightened inmate #2 on Nov 8, 2011 10:43 AM MST up reply actions
Please not the badger.
I had a student that went into a computer lab a few years ago and put that on EVERY computer.
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2011 11:10 AM MST up reply actions
Honeybadger is the new badger.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
by Dixomatic on Nov 8, 2011 12:01 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
He don’t give a shit.
Avalance 2011-12 season, Mission 45 Wins.
Get well soon Juan.
by Thnikkaman on Nov 8, 2011 12:02 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I dig anteaters. Of course, the fact it was my college mascot might have something to do with that.
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: a mean, junkyard dog looking for revenge
by Cheryl Bradley on Nov 8, 2011 11:49 AM MST up reply actions
“What does this movie have against anteaters?” – Mystery Science Theater “Overdrawn at the Memory Bank”
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!!
AMwings
Hey, can I buy household clearner at the game tonight? Or do I have to sign up to sell something first?
"Hockey is a man's game. The team with the most real men wins." - Brian Burke
by helgothjb on Nov 8, 2011 10:44 AM MST reply actions 2 recs
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 Nov 8, 2011 10:48 AM MST up reply actions 5 recs
Rec for humor, and for the visual representation of the reptilian intelligence of our opponents and their fans.
Varly!
by niwotsblessing on Nov 8, 2011 11:04 AM MST up reply actions 2 recs
Rec’d because I stole this for another place
It's all about the O'
by SteveHouse on Nov 8, 2011 11:22 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
ah the old
philosisaurus
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by NastyNessy71 on Nov 8, 2011 12:19 PM MST up reply actions
Philosiraptor?
Living in the D, but It's All About The A.
by Avalanche318 on Nov 8, 2011 12:34 PM MST up reply actions 3 recs
No you cannot. the proper Detroit response to a dirty house is to burn it down and move in to another one. “Household cleaners” do not exist.
"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?
Can we please replace winnik with david jones?
"The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens."
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
by David G. Little on Nov 8, 2011 12:12 PM MST reply actions
Can we replace winnik with Folger's Crystals?
I imagine I’ll have to initiate some lawn defense on this one.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
I got it. But then I fall under the lawn clause.
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: a mean, junkyard dog looking for revenge
by Cheryl Bradley on Nov 8, 2011 1:08 PM MST up reply actions
Jim never vomits at home.
Filling up your senses like a night in the forest since 1992.
by frightened inmate #2 on Nov 8, 2011 1:52 PM MST up reply actions
+1 for Airplane! reference.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
I successfully ate
15 Ram Hot wings from Jims yesterday without having internal bleeding from the mix of hot sauce, jalepinos, red pepper and whatever else they cake those bad boys with for the first time ever so therefore I see the Avs winning this game 5-3. Also, if anyone likes the Hardcore Pawn show out of Detroit (i love it) Darren McCarty works there now hahaha. He looks like a hobo.
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So what’s the verdict on MW3? Anybody played it yet. It’s getting a lot of hate.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
it is? that’s a bummer. the guy next to me bought it at lunch, but hasn’t played it yet.
I am the most humble blogger of all time
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 8, 2011 12:40 PM MST up reply actions
There’s already a video showing recycled buildings from 2 but with fewer details and textures in 3. I’ve never played either, but the reports suggest that they didn’t put much effort into it.
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
*from COD 4 (not MW2)
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
Not a lot of effort into a cod game? Stunning!
It's all about the O'
by SteveHouse on Nov 8, 2011 1:02 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
INCONCEIVABLE
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
Battlefield 3 looks way better. But I’m waiting until Christmas break to buy it. I’ve got too much work to do until then…and I know it will just suck up my free time!
Like a black hole! Not even light can escape BF3!
Landeskog - O'Reilly - Jones. When.
I picked up BF3, its good and the multi is a blast but I’m looking forward to MW3
by DrunkinAvsFan on Nov 8, 2011 2:54 PM MST up reply actions
@Braxtan, (on the bloody cat), I’m so used to posting photoshopped photos that when I posted that one I just assumed it was as well! Certainly not the kind of thing that should be on this (very classy) MHH blog!
Go Avaranche!
I liked the first apology better
I am the most humble blogger of all time
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 8, 2011 12:46 PM MST up reply actions
It’s cool, I don’t blame you. But there aren’t many things I hate more about the internet than images I can’t get out of my head. Chiefly among them are cruelty towards animals or children.
Landeskog - O'Reilly - Jones. When.
by BraxtanFILM on Nov 8, 2011 12:48 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Maru FTW
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 Nov 8, 2011 12:57 PM MST up reply actions
That
is an ugly cat.
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: a mean, junkyard dog looking for revenge
by Cheryl Bradley on Nov 8, 2011 1:09 PM MST up reply actions
I’d expect to see Giggy on Thurs.
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: a mean, junkyard dog looking for revenge
by Cheryl Bradley on Nov 8, 2011 1:09 PM MST up reply actions
indeed
Colorado College Hockey, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rockies fan to the death.
"We should be dreaming. We grew up as kids having dreams, but now we're too sophisticated as adults, as a nation. We stopped dreaming. We should always have dreams." -Herb Brooks
Yeah, the Red Wings are one of those teams you “test yourself” against. Gotta come out with the number 1 here
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!!
Which means we’ll face Conklin again tonight?
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
He said “face Conklin,” not “Conklin’s face.”
Mile High Hockey: The Avs are so young, we had to hire Chris Hansen as a site moderator.
by Joe Dunman on Nov 8, 2011 2:50 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Raising hand
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!!
Anybody happy in a Detroit jersey is disturbing.
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 Nov 8, 2011 3:03 PM MST up reply actions
That too
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!!
The wheels on his chin look like turbines for sucking in crap.
Avalance 2011-12 season, Mission 45 Wins.
Get well soon Juan.
They don’t call it a ‘shit eating grin’ for nothing.
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 Nov 8, 2011 3:07 PM MST up reply actions
FLAGGED
WAAAAAY too big of a wings pic on this site.
Living in the D, but It's All About The A.
by Avalanche318 on Nov 8, 2011 3:06 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I flagged it as well.
It’s a picture of a deadthing’s goalie smiling and not getting punched by Roy. Therefore, it has no place on this site.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
In all seriousness, having thought about this and having been guilty of it myself, I think we should institute a ban on all photos of Red Wings players that don’t involve blatantly insulting photoshopping.
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by Joe Dunman on Nov 8, 2011 3:46 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Or caught in hilarious postions that can be taken out of context and turned into juvinille humor.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 8, 2011 4:07 PM MST up reply actions
Or getting punched by Roy.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
Things taken out of context?
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
Footer: We'll miss seeing you clear the riff raff off your lawn.
by Americanario on Nov 8, 2011 5:06 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
NTTAWWT
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 8, 2011 5:36 PM MST up reply actions
I actually thought that was an awesome mask until I realized Conklin’s on the bottom.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 8, 2011 4:05 PM MST up reply actions
I can’t tell if you’re trolling, or just stupid… it was 5 games in 10 days, now it’s 6 games in 12 days
Way to troll, troll.
Spoon!!!!!!!!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Nov 8, 2011 4:14 PM MST up reply actions
I’ve cycled through a lion roaring, a Pikachu, a photo of me and my friend, and now this: the color burgundy. All the old avatars annoyed me so I figured the color of my favorite team couldn’t possibly annoy me
Go Avaranche!
This offends me. Please remove it or ban yourself.
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 like your new avatar!
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by burgundyRainbow on Nov 8, 2011 1:27 PM MST up reply actions
anybody seen the line combos for tonight?
esp. 2nd and 4th lines obviously
For the love of all that holy, win the fucking game…I don’t want to be a .500 club DAMNIT!
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
by amit916 on Nov 8, 2011 1:15 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
You know, if we lost every game in the season, but still beat the Amwings 4 times, I would only be sorta bummed.
"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?
That happened in the last year of the Tony Granato era. Horrible team, but took 3 of 4 from the Wing. I was semi-happy
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!!
exactly what I was thinking of. But I’m pretty sure the rest of that season never happened.
"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?
after all my time on MHH I came to realize there will be. . .
1) one conversation in every pregame thread that I will have no clue what is being talked about.
2) a picture of a cat. Why? I have not clue, but there will always be one.
3) an insult at 6whors and he will be called a moron
4) A grammar Nazi will complaining or correcting a punctuation mistake
5) someone will advocate a firing of a coach or a trade of a player
6) Someone will post “Fuck the Redwings” followed by “Indeed”
*will BE complaining or correcting
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7) Lawns will be defended
He’s out there living his dream. We should all be as lucky as Ryan O’Reilly.
and yet, it always feels so fresh
I am the most humble blogger of all time
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 8, 2011 2:17 PM MST up reply actions
You know. Regarding (3), what is that about? I will inevitably start a fight with someone, whether trolls, DDC, or Jibs.
P.S. Screw you DDC.
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.
moron
I am the most humble blogger of all time
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Nov 8, 2011 2:19 PM MST up reply actions
I will vouch for that but I have never called you a moron, just wouldn’t be right.
by the cool breeze on Nov 8, 2011 2:19 PM MST up reply actions
I haven’t called you a moron I saw Jog called you one the other day and someone else called you that today. Most the time it is another name calling. I think you are justified most of the time
I’m not sure if you are reassuring c6 or insulting him. Either way, I agree.
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 Nov 8, 2011 2:25 PM MST up reply actions
You’re a dick.
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.
Sometimes, but always on GDTs
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 Nov 8, 2011 2:31 PM MST up reply actions
#Don’tBeADick
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 Nov 8, 2011 2:29 PM MST up reply actions
#Stop.Lookinmirror.Repeat
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.
#Stop.Hammertime.
"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?
#doodooodooodooo
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.
Re: #6
Indeed.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who <3s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
So, if Sacco loses tonight, he’s gone right?
Spoon!!!!!!!!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Nov 8, 2011 4:10 PM MST up reply actions
Last time I checked
itschecked it’s not Sacco manning the point or keeping the puck out of the net. He will be around for a while.
Colorado College Hockey, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rockies fan to the death.
"We should be dreaming. We grew up as kids having dreams, but now we're too sophisticated as adults, as a nation. We stopped dreaming. We should always have dreams." -Herb Brooks
Because Andidee15 is dropping the ball
Especially proud of the ‘feral kid’ remark.
Spoon!!!!!!!!
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Nov 8, 2011 4:09 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
I realize there was an incident earlier but I read these threads for one thing, and one thing only. Cats. And so far, there is only one cat (If you don’t include the snow leopard). I am not mad, but I am disappointed.
"The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens."
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