Avalanche at Oilers, Game 30 Preview
by Brett Shumway on Dec 9, 2011 7:00 AM MST
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The Avs finish up their brief road trip through Western Canada tonight against the Oilers of Edmonton. After finishing strong with three consecutive wins on an 8-game home stand, the Avalanhe will hope to not limp to a 0-3 record on this road trip.
The Avs are wrapping up the back half of a back-to-back set, while the Oilers last played Wednesday, losing to Carolina 5-3. Edmonton is 4-5-1 in their last ten and on a 2-game losing streak despite the continued strong play of youngsters Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (30 points) and Jordan Eberle (29 points).
The Avalanche have been grotesque against their own division going 1-7 before last night's stumble in Calgary where the Avs gave Calgary over 14 minutes of powerplay time (the Avs had just under 2 minutes if anyone was wondering). The Colorado boys have to be better against their own division and also stay out of the box if they want to come out on top tonight against Edmonton.
The Oilers will be without the repugnant services of defensman Andy Sutton who has been suspended indefinitely for a bonehead hit on Alexei Ponikarovsky Wednesday night (he left his feet and head hunted). You may remember Sutton's name from his 5-game suspension earlier this season for a head hit on Gabriel Landeskog. Taylor Hall is still out after the big hit from Ryan Wilson and subsequent cross check from Kyle Quincey, but has resumed skating and as of yesterday was not yet cleared for contact. Meanwhile, The Avs are without Wilson (head) and Stastny (upper body), as well as Kevin Porter (suspended). So that fantastic Vancouver outing was not only a 6-0 drubbing, it also cost the Avs three two players. I want a refund.
The burning question about tonight's match up is: will Brett be 0-5 on previews or 1-4?
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Hey, but if the Avs win they will bring their division record up to a STELLAR 2-8. WOOHOO!!! Bust out the champagne!
I still can’t make anything of this team. They play three good games in a row against tough teams…then they crap the bed in the next 2 games.
This isn’t a fire Sacco rant, but there has to be changes somewhere and soon. This team has minimal talent. The guys down in LE are not going to solve any of the problems. There are juts too many holes to fill with not enough depth to fill them. We know (well we don’t KNOW, per say) they aren’t going to spend money…and it seems when they do spend money they go for low line depth, and nothing that addresses the immediate concerns. The D has been playing better, but they still seem to have no style or system…the “chicken with the head cut off” system seems to rule the day still.
They have a young goalie who has off nights…but can only get help from a goalie coach if he happens to be around that week.
Ugly ugly ugly…
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!!
if he happens to be around that week.
As long as you’re not in his home city (Vancouver)
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
He was there in Vancouver
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!!
behind which bench?
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.
Agreed Chia, I am not sure though what you can change except Sacco. Changing the FO or GM won’t have any real impact this season on the Avs. You can change players via trade but you don’t want to make a trade just to make one. You have to get fair value for what you give up and improve the team in some way and that will be tough without draft picks to trade. Coaches don’t usually change systems they run (if they really have one). So I think all that leaves is to change the coach himself.
There are a lot of changes you can make.
1) Change the coach
2) Address the needs of the team (especially top 6 forwards) through trades (or FA in the offseason)
3) Stop being tight wads
4) Realize the team has needs instead of hiding behind the “build from within mantra”
What they actually do though, will be the interesting thing
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!!
What they actually do though, will be the interesting thing
I’m going to go out on a limb and say:
Fuck all.
"Wisdom requires a flexible mind" - Dan Carlin
by Nemesis44UK on Dec 9, 2011 8:34 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
The only way that KSE can be persuaded to change is through their wallet. If fans don’t buy tickets, show up to games, buy hot dogs, or watch the Avs on TV, KSE will feel it. They are living off the possibly misplaced loyalty of the faithful.
Another way to wake KSE is to talk to their corporate sponsors. Write a letter to Go Subaru and tell them that you believe that KSE is not trying to ice a competitive team. Send an email to Kroger/King Soopers corporate offices and tell them that their signs on the boards in the Pepsi Center are not getting many eyeballs, and if KSE keeps going this way, there will be fewer and fewer. Let Pepsico know that their name sponsorship on the Pepsi Center is not associated with a quality product.
Enough of this, and questions will start to be asked when ad deals come up for renewal.
Go for the wallet.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Dec 9, 2011 8:39 AM MST up reply actions 2 recs
I disagree, a competent GM would have brought up Malone a day earlier so you didn’ t have to have Hunwick playing forward (A competent GM woudln’t have Hunwick on his team but that’s another story). Dater’s rant this morning is right. Who is running the show? Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? That was a no show decision.
I hope now that Sherman or who ever is in charge fires Sacco because that only brings them (Lacroix?) one step closer to being fired themselves.
One would think that a team that has no incentive to tank would be doing everything possible to not tank. My mistake was actually believing this.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 9, 2011 9:43 AM MST up reply actions
AD in his blog had a small but interesting tidbit:
The more I talk to people around the league – smart, wired-in people, at least a few anyway – the more they ask me "Who is in charge in Colorado? Who is making the big decisions there? We don’t know who it is anymore."
This is suckish to think about
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!!
Pretty sure Eric Lacroix is in charge of catering.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 9, 2011 9:55 AM MST up reply actions
Either him or Deader. Those guys need to learn the phrase, “No thanks, I’m full.”
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 9, 2011 9:57 AM MST up reply actions
this was what I was refering to:
bq. But one thing I’d want to know is: um, hey Avs, since you kinda sorta probably knew that Kevin Porter would be suspended and that you kinda knew already that Paul Stastny was going to be out a few more days and that you probably knew that D-man Ryan Wilson wouldn’t be able to play after taking a cheap shot from Maxim Lapierre that should have drawn a suspension from Brendan Shanahan but maybe he was too tired to get to it, you think you might have CALLED UP ANOTHER PLAYER FROM THE MINORS WHO WAS AN ACTUAL FORWARD AND MIGHT ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO HELP YOU IN A GAME INSTEAD OF HAVING TO PLAY MATT HUNWICK AT FORWARD?
Fucking morons in the front office.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 9, 2011 10:01 AM MST up reply actions
a good read.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 9, 2011 10:01 AM MST up reply actions
Thanks for that AUD.
Malone does seem a bit surprising, based on stats. I wish they would call up Bordy as well and start chucking some knuckles. It might spark the team up a bit.
"Wisdom requires a flexible mind" - Dan Carlin
Malone started off very slow but has come on of late. I’d guess he’s being called up instead of VDG because they think he might have a future here.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Am I remembering things with burgundy tinted spectacles, but I thought VDG was pretty good until he had his Stastny concussed?
"Wisdom requires a flexible mind" - Dan Carlin
He started last season well, got injured and I don’t remember if he got a few games when he returned from IR or not.
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 9, 2011 10:55 AM MST up reply actions
How do you know what the Avs tried to do with bringing in Malone? I saw Dater’s speculation, but I didn’t see him ask anyone with the Avs about it. The responsible journalist wonders, and then asks the question from people who can give him an answer.
It’s not a hard thing to do. The Avs have had tons of practice with it last couple of years. Didn’t take two days to get things done before.
What’s not hard to do? Stats practiced after he was injured, but then they put him on IR. It was only after they put him on IR that they could make a move without sending someone through waivers. Porter’s suspension came down late-ish in the day yesterday.
And that still doesn’t change my original questions, which is if Dater wondered about all of this stuff, why didn’t he make a few phone calls and get the questions answered? It’s the same pattern that he showed when he wrote that McClement didn’t do enough to deserve being an assistant captain. He prefaced that statement with “fact is,” when it is actually just the opposite. How fucking difficult is it to just ask someone why McClement wears an A? Same thing here.
by DiD on Dec 9, 2011 1:54 PM MST up reply actions
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Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Dec 9, 2011 2:01 PM MST up reply actions
I thought the Avs had to officially put Stastny on IR before calling him up. That may have been a last minute decision or something. It certainly seems like it could have been one of those procedural snafus
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Dec 9, 2011 1:54 PM MST up reply actions
The Timimg for placing stastny on ir shouldnt excuse management here. They knew he might end up on ir and weren’t prepared for it. Next time buy porter a plane ticket before you officially call him up.
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 Dec 9, 2011 2:21 PM MST up reply actions
Malone, not Porter. Sorry.
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 Dec 9, 2011 2:22 PM MST up reply actions
They knew he might end up on ir
Look, considering he was day-to-day and that he was practicing, they had no idea they would need to put him on IR, which would have kept him out of last night, and tonight for sure. And they can’t buy him the plane ticket before they put Stats on IR.
What’s more concerning is that they refuse to play McLeod, or send him down. If they don’t want to play him (and clearly, they don’t) send him down for this trip and let Malone come up instead. I doubt he’s get claimed off waivers.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Dec 9, 2011 2:41 PM MST up reply actions
Stastny has a abdominal ligament injury, which management knew about well ahead of yesterday’s game. In the very least they knew he would probably miss that game, let alone be out for a while longer. Their solution was to lay Matt Hunwick at forward.
Sorry, my overall point was intended to be in support of Chamber’s criticism, but I’m typing for a deathly boring training while still trying to look like I’m paying attention and didn’t get it all down.
No excuse for Hunwick at forward. Not when we need wins so badly. Less than exceptional management, one way or another.
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 Dec 9, 2011 3:36 PM MST up reply actions
In the very least they knew he would probably miss that game, let alone be out for a while longer.
I bed to differ they didn’t probably know that. If they did, they probably wouldn’t have let Stastny practice.
So the gamble was either IR Stastny and he’ll miss at least 2 games he could have played and get Malone up here, wait it out, see if he can go and at worst one game of Hunwick and one of Malone. Considering the reward of getting Stastny on the ice, it was a risk they took. Seems like a reasonable one to me.
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Dec 9, 2011 3:41 PM MST up reply actions
I can see your point and if it was business as usual then i wouldn’t make a deal about it. This team needs wins and management could have done more to get one last night. How do you go from ‘he has a good chance of being ready tonight, such a good chance that our backup plan is hunwicl, to oh he’s on ir? Right before the game? They could ha
ve prepared better than they did. Might usually be a minor thing when playing well, but this is not the time to be doing anything short of rvetything possible to get wins. (editing from a phone sucks.
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 Dec 9, 2011 3:57 PM MST up reply actions
Did you just refer to yourself in the 3rd person?
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 an ego like mine, I’m at least 3 persons.
The blogist formerly known as Paul's Coffey
by Brett Shumway on Dec 9, 2011 9:14 AM MST up reply actions
Mile High Hockey: Me, Myself, and I
The blogist formerly known as Paul's Coffey
by Brett Shumway on Dec 9, 2011 9:42 AM MST up reply actions
Well I’m going to have to miss tonight’s game. I’ll be out on a camping trip with a bunch of youth, freezing my ass off.
My wife thinks it might be a good thing to miss/not watch a game after last night.
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’m with your wife on this one. I will be home, but I’m having an internal debate about whether or not to even bother
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 am too actually. I need to keep reminding myself that as upset as I am, Duchene and Johnson and Varly are just as upset if not more so.
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 could add O’Reilly to that list. I wonder if he had enough energy to run stairs last night?
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’m so angry, I could boot a puppy off a bridge.
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
Baxter!
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Dec 9, 2011 11:58 AM MST up reply actions
Hey now! If Chia is going to be with my wife the least he could do is trade.
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.
My wife likes camping, and it’s damn cold here in Chicagoland. What the hell?
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!!
Camping in sunny weather = Fun
Camping in cold weather = Not Fun
"Wisdom requires a flexible mind" - Dan Carlin
Canary is just outside Las Vegas. It might be cool, but not cold by Chicago standards.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
It’s supposed to be 10 here tonight, with -5 wind chills. I’d take Vegas cold any day
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 don’t know, maybe it is just me, but I thought camping was more of an over night activity? So unless you are camping during a certain time of the year in the north or south pole wouldn’t camping usually take place in the dark and not so much when it was sunny out?
I don’t know, over here, in the summer time, it doesn’t get dark till about 10pm.
"Wisdom requires a flexible mind" - Dan Carlin
Please pay attention
in the summer time
He was talking about those 5 days per year. Known over there as “summer”.
2011-2012 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Vyechnaya Pamyat!
2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: Chances are rapidly diminishing that this will not suck.
That’s right, those 5 days separated by a month of rain.
Not like the glorious Deutschland. Have spent quite a few summers there and it is beautiful.
"Wisdom requires a flexible mind" - Dan Carlin
lol
I’m a Yank, actually, but spent a good deal of time (some of it not incarcerated) in the Fatherland. Where I picked up, amongst other things, this nickname.
2011-2012 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Vyechnaya Pamyat!
2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: Chances are rapidly diminishing that this will not suck.
It’s funny you mention this.
I was in the shower this morning thinking about just writing off the season and taking a break from the whole sport for a while, but I doubt I can do that. So I’m going to start with a game and go from there.
There’s more to life than making time to watch a dull and unsuccessful team. Then again, I picked up a used version of Skyrim yesterday, so perhaps I’ll just skip the next 33 games and dedicate that time to a video game.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
See my wife gets more upset when I get into a video game and ignore her. At least with a hockey game I’ll give her attention in three hours….with a game (especially one like Skyrim) who knows when I’ll take a break.
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.
Well I do have to go to work……
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 don’t know the meaning of that last word, the one before …….
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!!
One of my best friends owns a video game store and told me that of the 215 new Skyrims he sold in the game’s first week, it took three weeks for a used one to come back in, which he says was very rare to have that few come back. I’m actually shocked it took that long simply from wives saying “It’s the game or me. Pick one.” Then again, perhaps the divorce rate is about to skyrocket.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
I got it off of steam, and it keeps track of how much you play. Very depressing. I wonder how I fit in work around that. I haven’t even gotten into the main quest all that much. The most fun is the first time you run into a dragon.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 9, 2011 1:49 PM MST up reply actions
it said I’ve played it 75hrs + the last two weeks, so more than that, I’ll check when I get home from work, the first thing I do is fire it up.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 9, 2011 3:55 PM MST up reply actions
How the eff… how many are you averaging per game session?
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
i’ve played 80.3 hours total, it doesn’t have an average that I could find, but my last two saturdays were spent in front of the computer so that would skew it.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 9, 2011 6:21 PM MST up reply actions
Are we talking like 6hr gaming sessions or in the 12-14 range?
I spent a good day or two the first weekend MW3 came out in full day gaming sessions but sadly, work doesn’t allow that no more…
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
Let’s just say I haven’t had much going on the last couple of weeks, I don’t expect it to keep up.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 9, 2011 6:39 PM MST up reply actions
upon further reflection, I must have left it going when I was at work or something, cause I’m pretty sure I’ve slept in the last two weeks.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 9, 2011 6:57 PM MST up reply actions
The Avs are without Wilson (head) and Stastny (upper body) who were both injured Tuesday in Riottown.ca Vancouver
I thought Stastny got hurt in the 3rd period of the Wings game?
yes. fixed. I somehow connected all things bad to that Vancouver game. This road trip sucks.
The blogist formerly known as Paul's Coffey
by Brett Shumway on Dec 9, 2011 9:20 AM MST up reply actions
Good News Everyone
We get to see our first real game with Malone.
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.
Did he get called up? I really want to see what he can do in the NHL
by Freakoffaleash on Dec 9, 2011 9:08 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
Called up yesterday? Should be in the line up tonight.
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.
should have been called up 2 days ago and played yesterday.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 9, 2011 9:58 AM MST up reply actions
No disagreement here…..
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 9, 2011 10:04 AM MST up reply actions
Not sure if this has been covered, I don’t have the heart to trawl through the GDT
http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2011/12/8/2622070/andy-sutton-suspension-edmonton-oilers
Bye bye Sutton, you piece of shit.
"Wisdom requires a flexible mind" - Dan Carlin
damn right. I would like to see him gone for more than 10..haha
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 9, 2011 9:30 AM MST up reply actions
nice
won’t have to deal with him for awhile. Does Edmonton have any actual NHL quality D’s? ;)
Languishing for Landeskog
With that Landeskog hit
That could have been so much worse and Mr “I play the right way” Sutton could’ve concussed him like Hishon and Mueller
"Wisdom requires a flexible mind" - Dan Carlin
Reality bites..
The truth of the matter is, with tonight’s game, we have 11 games left in 2011. I don’t see this team winning more than 3 games the rest of the month.
Uh, Brett?
Didn’t you get the memo? No more writing from you, it’s bad for the Avs.
"Wisdom requires a flexible mind" - Dan Carlin
I can’t read. I dictate and Siri creates all my posts for me. It’s called the “shitty writer ap”. It’s free.
The blogist formerly known as Paul's Coffey
by Brett Shumway on Dec 9, 2011 9:39 AM MST up reply actions
What does Tom Cruise’s kid have to do with this?
There are child labor laws here you Dickensian monster, you!
2011-2012 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Vyechnaya Pamyat!
2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: Chances are rapidly diminishing that this will not suck.
Mile High Hockey: Regressing to the mean
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
Mile High Hockey: Not to make light of domestic abuse, but seriously, us fans are getting Lifetime Networked over here.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Mile High Hockey: Kroenke didnt even buy us flowers first
Cap Floor Team = Cap Floor Results
by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 9, 2011 9:29 AM MST up reply actions 5 recs
Mile High Hockey - Fuck You Eno$!
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 9, 2011 9:36 AM MST up reply actions
Mile High Hockey: Kronke forgot the lube…
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!!
Mile High Hockey – More Entertaining than Our Hockey Team!
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 9, 2011 9:48 AM MST up reply actions
YEAH!!!
THREE GAME LOSING STREAK!!! HUNWICK AS STARTING 1ST LINE LW!!! GO ABBAS GO!
Keep shuffling the lines, that will fix it.
Wow…and on the Avs main page, they are talking about the matchup tonight and after only 29 played games….they are calling this one “Crucial”…thats what I wanted to see this early.
They still have message boards on the main page?? Or is this the Avs front page
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!!
Avs front page last I saw. Headline first slide “Battle in Alberta”
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 9, 2011 9:41 AM MST up reply actions
Another little bump in the road to greatness and folks are falling off the bandwagon left and right! Don’t worry people! Be happy! Tonight the well-oiled machine, not the Oilers, gets cranking again. Avs 7 – Oilers 1. Jones with a hat trick.
The Colorado Avalanche: 2012 Cup Champions Until They Ain't!
right now i dont believe David Jones can score 3 goals across the rest of the season
Cap Floor Team = Cap Floor Results
by Cole D Hamilton on Dec 9, 2011 9:33 AM MST up reply actions
Does making a dumb play that results in a goal in your own net count?
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
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If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
thanks for the research.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 9, 2011 3:56 PM MST up reply actions
Only David Jones showed up at today's optional skate
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 9, 2011 9:52 AM MST reply actions 5 recs
that was a sick triple toe loop he did last night I think he is showing off trying to get in next years battle of the blades
by Freakoffaleash on Dec 9, 2011 12:48 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Dear Avalanche,
Please give me a reason to watch the full game, rather than just check for updates between breaks from playing Modern Warfare 3.
Your Friend,
Markopolo
Me too. I wouldn’t call us (Avs and me) friends right now.
WE ARE ON A BREAK!!!!
Waiting for the return of a 2012 1st rounder.
by CrankyPete on Dec 9, 2011 12:22 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
This. I’ll watch the game, but if they Avs come out listless again I’m putting it on in the background and playing MW3.
No way I’m ruining my mood again.
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
I dunno with the care package glitchers I been running into as of late MW3 has me little irked too
by Freakoffaleash on Dec 9, 2011 12:49 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I have yet to play MW3. Wife is getting it for me for christmas….so I got a little to wait
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 9, 2011 12:50 PM MST up reply actions
There’s a care package glitch now? I was wondering why I’d spawn into a match full of 5-6 reapers helicopters and predator missiles and look at the Kills and wonder, how did everyone get those?
At least all games are recorded and people can easily be banned.
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
Wow. Atleast that. I hate when the games I am playing get glitched like that
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 9, 2011 1:44 PM MST up reply actions
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Greg Sherman assured Sacco that the new power forward was a good deal.
"Wisdom requires a flexible mind" - Dan Carlin
Sherman's reply to that reply:
“Well Joe, maybe if you could teach this team what a breakout was we might actually be able to move the puck out of our own zone and generate a scoring chance occasionally.”
Sherman's reply
You make such a good scapegoat for my lack of forsight…… hey at least you will make it through your contract…….maybe
by Freakoffaleash on Dec 9, 2011 12:52 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Sacco's reply
When they fired Q, he won the Cup. When you fired Tony, he ended up a successful assistant with a Cup contender. When you fire me, my prospects won’t look so bad. But, uh, how’s that market for former GMs to become assistant GMs? By the way, my wife says there’s a serious lack of women’s apparel in the gift shop.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Damnit I was trying to figure out a way to throw statsny joke in there good job
by Freakoffaleash on Dec 9, 2011 1:06 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Hopefully the grandparents are watching the children. Wouldn’t want any of them getting hit by random flying roast beef sandwiches.
Nope, grandparents are two states away. Its my responsibility to block the sandwiches, only I’m coming down with a cold, so I may have to get Preschooler to help me.
Pay the preschooler well. Haha.
“Nobody pays me with gum” hehe
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 9, 2011 10:20 AM MST up reply actions
Did he get his goalie pads yet?
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!!
Copper and Blue loves Landeskog and O'Reilly.
by stpn47 on Dec 9, 2011 10:25 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
Whoops
missed this comment
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Dec 9, 2011 10:58 AM MST up reply actions
Is Smyth, RNH and Eberle the best scoring line in the league right now? I thought they showed the NHL scoring leaders last night and all 3 were in the top 10 or 15 in scoring.
And yes that was nice of the alitboobs to already be singing the praises of the other team when we don’t even play them till the next game.
All 3 were in the top 10 in the western conference. I noticed Chicago had 3 of the top 10 too. Toews, Kane and Sharp. Stupid, stupid Blackhawks. Why oh why didn’t they follow our model?
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 9, 2011 10:32 AM MST up reply actions
They did…but then they strayed and plugged their holes with quality trades and quality FA’s instead of pieces from the scrap pile. Fuckers
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!!
You mean Crosby’s Stastny, right?
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 9, 2011 10:33 AM MST up reply actions
and i said what I meant.
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 9, 2011 11:00 AM MST up reply actions
Saw something in the twitter feed widget thingy over there on the right of the page that said Malone was recalled.
I scanned quickly for a fanshot, fanpost, or a comment thread that started with a blatant, bold, italicized MALONE RECALLED.
After 2 seconds of not seeing it, I jumped. That’s called work ethic, people.
And with that, you put in more effort than Joakim “the answer to our lack of high end forward depth” Lindstrom did during his entire cup of coffee with the Avs.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
by Bob in Boulder on Dec 9, 2011 11:17 AM MST up reply actions
Copper N Blue
with some awfully nice words about Landeskog, Winnik, O’Reilly
Maybe
Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Dec 9, 2011 10:48 AM MST reply actions
Wow..guess he's glad to have traded Kab's for Spacek.
@ice_chip Chip Alexander
On signing Kaberle to $12.75 million, three-year contract, Rutherford said, “I should have known better.”
Sig.
Ownership → Management → Coaching → Players → Fans.
The apathy started at the top and it’s currently starting to hit the fans…
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
Same here…will just stop loving the shitty play. HAHA. Love the teams and players, just not how its being played
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 9, 2011 11:51 AM MST up reply actions
I still love them, and I get pissed off they lose (it’s like I expect them to go 82-0 lol) but the apathy of the team is what’s killing me
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
AGREED…I know i expect them to go 82-0…it is as you said, the apathy of the team that pisses me off
by Avalanchefan86 on Dec 9, 2011 11:59 AM MST up reply actions
If you are pissed, you are not apathetic, and it is good.
And for the record, without getting all long-winded about it, I don’t think it’s fair to call the team apathetic. Not even a little bit.
by Andy_Joe on Dec 9, 2011 12:00 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I thought it was shit that hit the fans?
Waiting for the return of a 2012 1st rounder.
by CrankyPete on Dec 9, 2011 12:29 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Ethan Moreau is on waivers. I can see the Avs picking him up simply because we’re low on has-beens and heavy on never-will-bes.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
wAiVerS
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
What has happened to this place? I don’t recognize it any more. It used to be so fun and special, what is life worth living for?
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
"Noooo!!!" - Referee, Oilers @ Avs, 26.11.2011
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: there will be blood and there will be wins. Maybe.
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, for everything but mathematics. Blood and Thunder Record: 9-12-1 (Total Record: 10-15-1)
by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 9, 2011 6:34 PM MST up reply actions
I got my new driver’s license today but I was denied becoming an organ donor because the DMV said the Avs broke my heart
The blogist formerly known as Paul's Coffey
by Brett Shumway on Dec 9, 2011 5:17 PM MST up reply actions
So big question......
Im in ottawa so this game starts @ 9 for me…. im thinking of studying instead of actually watching it….I doubt I will miss anything right?
I can't endorse this
It's all about Winnik
by Sandie Gauthier on Dec 9, 2011 5:56 PM MST up reply actions
according to NHL.com, game actually starts at 9:30 ET. Of course you don’t want to miss 30 mins of Sunnyside before
I approve of this.
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 9, 2011 6:22 PM MST up reply actions
Time is wrong again.
"Noooo!!!" - Referee, Oilers @ Avs, 26.11.2011
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: there will be blood and there will be wins. Maybe.
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, for everything but mathematics. Blood and Thunder Record: 9-12-1 (Total Record: 10-15-1)
by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 9, 2011 6:35 PM MST reply actions
3:30 AM GMT.
"Noooo!!!" - Referee, Oilers @ Avs, 26.11.2011
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: there will be blood and there will be wins. Maybe.
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, for everything but mathematics. Blood and Thunder Record: 9-12-1 (Total Record: 10-15-1)
by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 9, 2011 6:35 PM MST up reply actions
No, 2:30 AM GMT.
"Noooo!!!" - Referee, Oilers @ Avs, 26.11.2011
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: there will be blood and there will be wins. Maybe.
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, for everything but mathematics. Blood and Thunder Record: 9-12-1 (Total Record: 10-15-1)
by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 9, 2011 6:36 PM MST up reply actions
3:30 AM GMT.
"Noooo!!!" - Referee, Oilers @ Avs, 26.11.2011
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: there will be blood and there will be wins. Maybe.
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, for everything but mathematics. Blood and Thunder Record: 9-12-1 (Total Record: 10-15-1)
by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 9, 2011 6:35 PM MST up reply actions
You're also wrong. It's 2:30 AM GMT.
"Noooo!!!" - Referee, Oilers @ Avs, 26.11.2011
The 2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: there will be blood and there will be wins. Maybe.
"God I'm excited for those two to fail miserably." - SBNation writer Andrew Sharp on Josh McDaniels and Tim Tebow.
The Number Zero, for everything but mathematics. Blood and Thunder Record: 9-12-1 (Total Record: 10-15-1)
by Tempestuous Binary on Dec 9, 2011 6:36 PM MST up reply actions
Yay! F the Griz!
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs.
Varly: you're awesome. We love you. Please don't break.
Boo!!!!!!!
Go Grizz!!!
Peter McNabb thinks I'm outstanding.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Dec 9, 2011 6:43 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
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