Budaj In Net, O’Byrne To Return Vs Wild

*First reported by Denver Post’s Adrian Dater*

[DDC update:] also, Cameron Gaunce has been returned to Lake Erie

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Gaunce played well in his call-up, scored more goals than Hunwick in far fewer games.

O’Byrne, what can you say about what he just went through? Best wishes to ROB for a full and speedy recovery.

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by niwotsblessing on Mar 7, 2011 2:21 PM MST reply actions

Can we send Cumiskey, Foote, and Hunwick back…

by amit916 on Mar 7, 2011 2:23 PM MST reply actions

What’s this little tag…..

WARRANTY VOID ** !?!?!?

Aww, crap!

by pra4snow on Mar 7, 2011 2:25 PM MST up reply actions

All three will be gone in the off season

unless something crazy happens

Languishing for Landeskog

by zandar on Mar 7, 2011 4:57 PM MST up reply actions

I just pray Sherman doesn’t have this mindset that “we don’t want to lose these RFA’s for nothing so we’ll sign them anyways…”

by amit916 on Mar 7, 2011 5:44 PM MST up reply actions

Hopefully he doesn’t make a Budaj sympathy signing. “He won’t get a job anywhere else, so I may as well”

Patrit19: Languishing for Landeskog since 2011

by patrit19 on Mar 7, 2011 7:00 PM MST up reply actions

That explain why Sacco’s still coaching…

by amit916 on Mar 7, 2011 7:04 PM MST up reply actions

Zing!

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by Andy_Joe on Mar 7, 2011 7:05 PM MST up reply actions

I will never understand the Budaj hate. He’s the perfect back up goaltender. But whatever.

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by Cheryl Bradley on Mar 7, 2011 8:19 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs

I'm with Beachie

Winnik is a fucking #Winner. Le P'tit Français est un Des Boys. Can Johnson bring me loads of happiness? Bucket Loads. Ryan O`Byrne must have #TigerBlood

Because 30 is different than 20.

by Sandie Gauthier on Mar 7, 2011 8:44 PM MST up reply actions

I'm with Sandie

Sack-co. It's time.

by Paul X on Mar 7, 2011 8:46 PM MST up reply actions

I'm with Paul X.

"Yeah, that's the wurst."

by Avapants on Mar 7, 2011 9:19 PM MST up reply actions

Avapants is right!

We should wire the governor!!

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by Luxury Yacht on Mar 7, 2011 9:57 PM MST up reply actions

Step away from the pants!

Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.

Thanks for everything Foppa!

by Americanario on Mar 7, 2011 10:04 PM MST up reply actions

I'm with Americanario.

"Yeah, that's the wurst."

by Avapants on Mar 7, 2011 11:27 PM MST up reply actions

I don’t think it’s “hate.” For me it’s the leeway that Budaj gets from fans that makes me nuts. He is an average goaltender at best…but he gets defended and praised more than any “average” player in the history of the Avs for some reason.

I mean yes, he is a nice guy and that’s great, but sometimes the “nice guy” defense blinds people from the fact that he really just isn’t anymore than a decent back-up goalie.

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

by chiavsfan on Mar 8, 2011 6:31 AM MST up reply actions

And for the record, Elliott is not the answer for a back-up.

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

by chiavsfan on Mar 8, 2011 6:32 AM MST up reply actions

You never did believe in Budaj

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by Jibblescribbits on Mar 8, 2011 8:15 AM MST up reply actions

he’s a fine backup i agree, but I still don’t understand why we pay him so much. comparable backups do not make 1.2m.

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by thedoctor on Mar 8, 2011 8:23 AM MST up reply actions

Half is his goalie salary, the other half is his coaching salary.

Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.

Thanks for everything Foppa!

by Americanario on Mar 8, 2011 8:53 AM MST up reply actions

I like him as a backup, just not as a starter

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by patrit19 on Mar 7, 2011 8:56 PM MST via mobile up reply actions

Would you rather have Elliott as the starter? Backup?

Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.

Thanks for everything Foppa!

by Americanario on Mar 7, 2011 10:05 PM MST up reply actions

I’m talking about for next year. I don’t mind having budaj as a starter now, but next year I would rather have a new starter. Either Elliot or budaj will be back as the backup

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by patrit19 on Mar 8, 2011 4:45 AM MST via mobile up reply actions

Revisionist.

Heil Panzerfaust!

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by Tempestuous Binary on Mar 7, 2011 10:57 PM MST up reply actions

"He won’t get a job anywhere else, so I may as well"

You’re fucking kidding.

Heil Panzerfaust!

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by Tempestuous Binary on Mar 7, 2011 10:56 PM MST up reply actions

I meant as a starter

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by patrit19 on Mar 8, 2011 4:46 AM MST via mobile up reply actions

Hopefully O’Bryne’s most triumphant return doesn’t prevent us from losing the game

by HeyPeterman on Mar 7, 2011 2:36 PM MST via mobile reply actions

I think we’ll be fine. Absolute worst case scenario is that we end up with a point in OT because we aren’t playing the Blues. Haven’t you seen the chart?

Jumpin' on the Johnson bandwagon
Good goalie. WHEN.
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by andidee15 on Mar 7, 2011 2:50 PM MST up reply actions

If the game is tied going into the final 5 minutes…shouldn’t we pulling the goalie? Or at least put in Elliott?

by pra4snow on Mar 7, 2011 2:51 PM MST up reply actions

Is there really much of a difference between the two at this point?

Jumpin' on the Johnson bandwagon
Good goalie. WHEN.
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by andidee15 on Mar 7, 2011 4:24 PM MST up reply actions

How far is it from the net to the bench? Because that’s exactly what I want the difference between them to be.

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by Andy_Joe on Mar 7, 2011 4:29 PM MST up reply actions

Behind Enemy Lines

by Suitcase on Mar 7, 2011 3:04 PM MST reply actions 1 recs

yeah, that freaked me out a bit

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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Mar 7, 2011 3:24 PM MST up reply actions

Seriously, what the fuck.

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by c6hor8 on Mar 7, 2011 3:30 PM MST up reply actions

haha http://iwdrm.tumblr.com/ this website has tons of them

Behind Enemy Lines

by Suitcase on Mar 7, 2011 3:37 PM MST up reply actions

I really like the Jack Nicholson shining one too!

Shabalagoo

by YammerinYeti on Mar 7, 2011 5:44 PM MST up reply actions

Which one? There were 4 or 5, each creepier than the last.

Jumpin' on the Johnson bandwagon
Good goalie. WHEN.
The Impossible: MAKE IT HAPPEN, SHERMAN

by andidee15 on Mar 7, 2011 5:55 PM MST up reply actions

I was sitting there looking at the pic, wondering what everyone was talking about. Then it went all Harry Potter on me and I freaked a little.

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by Cheryl Bradley on Mar 7, 2011 8:24 PM MST up reply actions

I want the Avs to win 1 more game with Budaj in net, so he can reach his 100 win milestone.

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by hockeymom on Mar 7, 2011 3:06 PM MST reply actions

This.

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by Cheryl Bradley on Mar 7, 2011 8:20 PM MST up reply actions

Me too!!!

Winnik is a fucking #Winner. Le P'tit Français est un Des Boys. Can Johnson bring me loads of happiness? Bucket Loads. Ryan O`Byrne must have #TigerBlood

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by Sandie Gauthier on Mar 7, 2011 8:44 PM MST up reply actions

This is good news, now they’ll only lose 3-1.

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by An Unmitigated Disaster on Mar 7, 2011 3:14 PM MST reply actions

It’s the fucking “wild”. The tank gets suspended for the fucking “wild”.

This is a must win.

Sack-co. It's time.

by Paul X on Mar 7, 2011 3:27 PM MST reply actions 1 recs

What’s hockey?

"I’m going to make Doug Armstrong regret trading me" - Erik Johnson

by c6hor8 on Mar 7, 2011 3:29 PM MST reply actions

Am I missing something?

Since Stoa is going to be out a while, and was the only Avs forward listed as a scratch the last game, should we not be hearing about a forward being called up? Did I miss it?

I’d love to see Mauldin’s energy again, although I’m not sure that would help the tank. Also, since Stoa was pretty much the only “big body” the Avs had up front, what about a look at Zach Cohen, who’s listed as 6’3" 208.

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by Whiteice on Mar 7, 2011 3:37 PM MST reply actions

I think Mauldin would have to go through re-entry waivers at this point

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by Suitcase on Mar 7, 2011 3:41 PM MST up reply actions

No clue. Maybe we’re just planning to roll with 7 D like earlier in the season.

by stpn47 on Mar 7, 2011 3:46 PM MST up reply actions

I realize we’re tanking, but I was hoping to avoid the 7 d-man thing, or even moving one up to forward. If we’re going to suck it up the rest of the way we might as well get a look at a couple of the kids.

For some of us, Murphy's Law isn't so much a law, as it is a way of life!

by Whiteice on Mar 7, 2011 3:49 PM MST up reply actions

Except those kids are in a better spot right now playing on a winning team and getting potential playoff experience.

The Avs should move Hunwick to wing before they subject another rookie to the struggles of this team.

Languishing for Landeskog

by zandar on Mar 7, 2011 5:02 PM MST up reply actions

Calling Zach up would be kosher.

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by niwotsblessing on Mar 7, 2011 3:46 PM MST up reply actions

I wonder if he’d be allowed to play in the same game as Johnson.

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by Whiteice on Mar 7, 2011 3:49 PM MST up reply actions

You’re a pig for even suggesting it.

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by Hopfenkopf on Mar 7, 2011 3:54 PM MST up reply actions

Right. Keep hamming it up, guys.

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by Andy_Joe on Mar 7, 2011 4:17 PM MST up reply actions

What a cheesy comment.

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by Hopfenkopf on Mar 7, 2011 4:26 PM MST up reply actions

Pork.

It's All About The AA

by moltobenny on Mar 7, 2011 6:34 PM MST up reply actions

Now that’s just wrong.

It's All About The AA

by moltobenny on Mar 7, 2011 6:41 PM MST up reply actions

I don’t know what you did, but it’s delicious.

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by Andy_Joe on Mar 7, 2011 7:03 PM MST up reply actions

Just put “http://bacolicio.us/” in front of the web address and you have bacon on your page.

Like this

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Thanks for everything Foppa!

by Americanario on Mar 7, 2011 7:10 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs

PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN!!

It's All About The AA

by moltobenny on Mar 7, 2011 7:12 PM MST up reply actions

My 5 yr old will start trying to eat the screen.

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by Hopfenkopf on Mar 7, 2011 7:27 PM MST up reply actions

That’s why I am posting this from my wife’s laptop.

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by Andy_Joe on Mar 7, 2011 7:52 PM MST up reply actions

I <3 this site.

You guys are as crazy as I am!

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Good goalie. WHEN.
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by andidee15 on Mar 7, 2011 9:39 PM MST up reply actions

This site is an asylum…..and cupcakes are a pretty good medicine.

Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.

Thanks for everything Foppa!

by Americanario on Mar 7, 2011 10:06 PM MST up reply actions

I doubt you’ll see Zach Cohen – or any other Monster – coming up due to the playoff run in Erie. We’ve got Koci, which means there’s a full roster of forwards if no one is a healthy scratch. No reason to call anyone up from LEM. But who knows with this team.

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by Cheryl Bradley on Mar 7, 2011 8:23 PM MST reply actions

"healthy" ?

What is this word?

Winnik is a fucking #Winner. Le P'tit Français est un Des Boys. Can Johnson bring me loads of happiness? Bucket Loads. Ryan O`Byrne must have #TigerBlood

Because 30 is different than 20.

by Sandie Gauthier on Mar 7, 2011 8:46 PM MST up reply actions