Avalanche Tidbits
by Cheryl Bradley on Dec 19, 2011 10:00 AM MST
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PrintOn Saturday morning, Sandie and I went on a tour of the Pepsi Center and spent some time chatting with Avalanche folks while there. We learned some interesting things that I thought might be worth passing along.
- A group of 12 local dentists formed a group to give back to the community. KSE set them up at the Can on Saturday to help them do it. One of the club level suites was converted to a dentists' office with four or five chairs set up. The dentists offered free dental care to poverty-stricken and homeless people living in the Denver area. As we saw them lining up, I noticed that the majority of the patients were children. The dentists did not limit the work they did; if the procedure was necessary, they performed it. KSE helped fund the actual procedures, but the dentists donated their time, as well as their money as they paid all of their assistants overtime for being there.
- Peter Mueller has been skating with the team pretty regularly for about a month, and he has not been wearing the orange no-contact jersey. He looks great and does not seem to be suffering from any concussion-like symptoms. It seems the Avalanche are being ultra careful this time, though, since the last two times he came back to play, he went out again just as quickly.
- Semyon Varlamov's back injury is minor. Nobody should get all freaked out about it. It's a strain, and he should be good to start a game this week.
- Shane O'Brien likes cupcakes.
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Wow, that’s great about the whole dentist operation. It’s really great to hear that Mueller is doing well, although we could really use him back right now. Any idea on a time table?
“You basically can never know with concussions” is the time table. Unfortunately.
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 19, 2011 10:39 AM MST up reply actions
He really did like Cupcakes. It was amusing.
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 19, 2011 10:39 AM MST reply actions
everyone likes cupcakes. some are just more subtle about enjoying them. I am not one of those people
DDC is deeply embedded throughout this blog. For better or worse, his taint taints us all.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Dec 19, 2011 11:09 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
There was more than one man on the ice that seem to be like you.
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 19, 2011 11:23 AM MST up reply actions
I have one question in response: How can someone NOT like cupcakes!?
"They called tripping!? Where did THAT happen?"
"On the ice."
".........my...brain hurts...."
by StoneCutter013 on Dec 19, 2011 12:06 PM MST up reply actions
This is false, I heard he perferes HotWomanInYogaPants
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
Strawman alert!
The two are by no means mutually exclusive!
2011-2012 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Vyechnaya Pamyat!
2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: Chances are rapidly diminishing that this will not suck.
This is what I’ve been saying about Mueller all along and no one believed me. He went back to a “head injury” so they could keep him on IR, not because he regressed.
Glad to get confirmation there
Cap Floor Team = Cap Floor Results
by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 19, 2011 10:53 AM MST reply actions
Duchene / Stastny / Healthy Mueller
drool… What a line THAT would be!
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
Not good enough in their own end, most likely…
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
by Mike @ MHH on Dec 19, 2011 11:46 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
True, but it would be a fun FUN watch whenever they had the puck. Only question is, would swapping Duke and Ferris help balance out the defense a little more? Because Dutch/Stazz/Duke, Landy/Factor/Ferris would be fun as well.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
I’m curious. Whose imaginary awesomeness is now greater, Mueller or Hishon?
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Stastny has a pretty strong 2 way game though… the other two would a cluster-fuck in their own zone though…
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
Wings. They don’t play no steenking defense.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Dec 19, 2011 1:35 PM MST up reply actions
Good to see Kroenke spending money on SOMETHING worthwhile.
"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?
Shane O’Brien kinda sucks, but I like the guy.
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.
He has been worse lately thats for sure, but still brings some fire to the team which otherwise we would be lacking. I am sick of O’byrne though, I just get pissed when he is on the ice now. I hope to see muells back, even if he does suck for a while, it would be good for him and the rest of the team. Great job dentists, this is what the world needs more of! Go avs! Banged up Avs vs. banged up flyers… who wins?
Go Avs! Please?
by avsfanatic33 on Dec 19, 2011 1:45 PM MST up reply actions
The Avs really should send Mueller to LE for a conditioning stint before they put him back on NHL ice…..work back into it.
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 Dec 19, 2011 2:14 PM MST up reply actions
Waivers… although I doubt anybody would claim him at this point but still not really worth the risk at all
Go Avs! Please?
by avsfanatic33 on Dec 19, 2011 3:23 PM MST up reply actions
If Mules agrees to a conditioning stint of like 2 weeks or 5 games, whichever comes first, there’s no waivers involved. Those numbers are almost definitely wrong but you get the idea
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
Close. It’s 6 games.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Dec 20, 2011 11:13 AM MST up reply actions
I was under the impression that he could be sent down for a two-week conditioning stint without having to go through waivers. I could be wrong though.
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 19, 2011 3:25 PM MST up reply actions
why? All he’s been doing is conditioning? Isn’t that what this post indicates?
Cap Floor Team = Cap Floor Results
by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 19, 2011 4:25 PM MST up reply actions
But “conditioning” and “game speed conditioning” are two different things.
If he can play 3 or 4 games at the AHL level without issues, they’ll have a better idea of whether or not he’s ready to go on NHL ice.
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 Dec 19, 2011 4:33 PM MST up reply actions
fair enough. might be worth it then
Cap Floor Team = Cap Floor Results
by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 19, 2011 4:40 PM MST up reply actions
This will do good how? Instead of having Mueller travel with a team he’s not familiar with, on a shitty bus with doctors who aren’t familiar with him, to play with sub-par career AHL’ers at half the speed of the 29th/30th place NHL teams with headhunters all over the ice?
It only makes sense to keep him with the Avs practicing hard with the team doctors readily available. Not to mention you can’t ease back from a head injury. Either you’re ready or you’re not. Ask Mueller. If Mueller really feels 100% I imagine he will stay on the IR well into January before he plays again.
by JoeSacc0wn3d on Dec 19, 2011 6:16 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Except he played poorly when he first came back at the beginning of the year. Looked great in practice; looked totally gassed in games.
Duchene may be the face of this franchise, but O’Reilly is the heart. - Guitarpick8120
Mile High Hockey
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by Cheryl Bradley on Dec 20, 2011 11:14 AM MST up reply actions
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