Truth
by Cotts on Feb 5, 2012 3:51 AM MST
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It's beyond 3 am, and you know what that means. Weesnaw... time to splewge an avalanche of thoughts about the Avalanche. Fortunately, I'm a liar and alcohol is not influencing this post. Furthermore, PBR is the truth... The jump? What does that even mean? And what happens if I remove it?
Obviously, I can't sugarcoat things. I am extremely frustrated right now with the Avs, and why not... At the ripe old age of 8, I was gifted a hockey team with Hall of Fame talent that brought a Stanley Cup to Colorado. I grew up idolizing Joe, Peter, and Patrick. Not a bad trio if you ask me. The thing that sucks about these Avs is that I really think they do care. I really think they want to win. It's just not happening. And I don't think it's their fault. Honestly, I just don't think that this team is talented enough. It seems that every game they work their asses off, and get donkey for a result. Look at what they are running out in their top 6 right now.
O'Reilly... 0.72 ppg
Stastny... 0.63 ppg
Hejduk... 0.56 ppg
Landeskog.... 0.50 ppg
Jones??... 0.31 ppg
Galiardi??... 0.27 ppg
Mueller..... 0.42 ppg (Limited action, but gotta love the heart Muells has shown.... Really rooting for him)
It's an absolute joke. O'Reilly is having a breakout season, and he is supposed to be the third best offensive center on the team. Stastny is having an off year at 0.63 ppg. Are we doing dishes, cause i need a rag... err to rag... on Paul Stastny. That seems to be the motto of the Avalanche fanbase, and hard to fault them. But how about Duchene? Golden Boy Duchene. He is averaging a robust 0.62 ppg. He's probably the most dynamic player in the lineup, but he's not even in the lineup right now... Until this team gets some steeze in their top lines that can consistently tickle the twine, holy shit, why are we beefing about losses? Seriously. It pains me to watch these guys, because i feel like more often than not they are the hardest working team on the ice. They have guys that take losses extremely hard (Radar, Jiggy)... and yet... they come up short.
It sucks to lose against the division. It sucks to be floundering during the second half.. yet again, and it sucks that I feel like this team just doesn't have the pieces it takes to get the job done. Sure we can plop Sacco in the toilet and flush him to see if he goes round and round, but really, it's the players. We have guys that just aren't delivering right now. You gotta make a play. Your big names need to show up when it matters most. Kevin Bieksa doesn't even like frosting, and he is straight up gobbling Erik Johnson's cake this season. This afternoon, Bieksa made two plays during crunch time. Something the Avs haven't done in weeks. EJ..... I don't even remember the last time I imaginary high fived you...
It was said tonight, in my small apartment, that PBR is the Truth. While there are better beers out there... right now the Avs are PBR. They need to own it... swagger up, and go out there and play like they know they are gonna win. Sure they aren't a porter or a stout, but shit. They come in a can. The Can. Altitude recipe. Play with an attitude. Winning isn't about working hard. It's about knowing you're a winner, and going out there and making it happen. The old Avs knew that. The new Avs need to learn that.
Don't drink and post kids....
My pillow looks amazing.
PS... My roommate this year is from Norway. I told him there is nothing like going to an Avs game during the playoffs. He leaves this summer. C'mon Avs. Don't do me dirty. Let me take my viking roommate to an Avalanche playoff game!
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Truth is a good title for this, because it’s exactly the problem. We’re tossing out a $48.3 million lineup with one of its most offensively dynamic young stars on the shelf and still almost beating the Canucks. What if we had more than a couple top-flight players?
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
I still think that the big scorers are coming. Part of it will be all of our young guys coming into their own, and I think that this summer, at least one other winger will be joining us via trade/FA (Parise Please!!!!).
But the fact that we have basically no one scoring and are still managing to stay with teams means that our team defense and goaltending is falling in line. We get Matty D back and Stastny remembers how to score and we’ll be fine.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
What was that ridiculous run we went on..
4 or 5 years ago was it? Where we won 17 of the last 21 games and missed the playoffs despite getting 95 pts.
I want that run, now.
stastny’s rookie year wasnt it?
Cap Floor Team = Cap Floor Results
by Cole D Hamilton on Feb 6, 2012 9:13 AM MST up reply actions
The 8th place Wild will finish with 91 pts at their current pace. To hit 92 pts, the Avs will need to finish the season 18-9-1 to pick up the necessary 37 pts… When you look at points per game, the Avs actually sit in 12th place in the conference as of this morning. Lots of variables, and teams to jump, so that 92 mark could easily escalate. This team needs to get hot, yesterday.
Sports don't build character, they reveal it
True Dat
We have been hot before, it just seems like when we hit a bump in the road the intesity in our game disapears. I think this is why our goalies seem to get sick of carrying the load and they get the hell outta town.
Sakic 4 Sacco
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