Daily Cupcakes- February 7th, 2012

by Sandie Gauthier on Feb 7, 2012 4:00 AM MST in Sandie's Daily Cupcakes

DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 04: Jay McClement #16 of the Colorado Avalanche watches his shot as he scores a second period goal to give the Avalanche a 2-1 lead over the Vancouver Canucks at the Pepsi Center on February 4, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Colorado Avalanche 's Chuck Kobasew is a bad boy in Shanny's mind.

Colorado Avalanche forward Chuck Kobasew has been fined $2,500, the maximum allowed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for tripping Vancouver Canucks defenseman Dan Hamhuis in NHL Game No. 770 in Colorado on Saturday, Feb. 4, the National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety announced today.

A preview of the Colorado - Chicago game.

Despite putting 46 shots on net, Colorado came up short after the Canucks tied the game with 34.1 seconds remaining in regulation. The Avalanche were denied on three shootout attempts.

"Overall we played pretty well," said forward Jay McClement, who scored his seventh goal of the season in the second period. "We just didn't finish the way we wanted to, but I think we can take some positives from the way we played. ... We need that intensity."

Colorado has had a double-digit advantage in shots on goal in each of its last three games, but it has struggled to convert. The Avalanche lost 1-0 to Minnesota on Thursday, and they've scored two or fewer goals in 10 of their past 12 games while going 3-7-2.

Yesterday wasn't a very good day for coaches. Both the Buffalo Sabres' coach and the Edmonton Oilers' coach were injured.

As if the Buffalo Sabres haven’t endured enough injuries already this season. Add coach Lindy Ruff to the list.

Ruff sustained three broken ribs in what was described as "a freak accident" after he was upended by defenceman Jordan Leopold in practice on Monday. In revealing the extent of the coach’s injuries, the Sabres announced that Ruff is expected to be back at practice Tuesday to "resume his coaching responsibilities."

The incident marked the second time in the last two weeks where an Oilers player or coach was struck in a practice or pre-game warmup. Hall received a multi stitch cut to his forehead when he was struck by a puck during a pre-game warmup.

Hall wasn’t wearing a helmet for the warmup, and that loosely held tradition among NHLers came under scrutiny after the incident.

"You can see why some young coaches wear helmets in practice," Krueger said. "Tom’s a fighter, he’ll be back tonight. His cut is nowhere near as long as Taylor’s was."

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Two teams going in the wrong direction tonight…something has to give.

Avs turning to Giguere lately to right the ship in goal. The Hawks haven’t dumped Crawford yet, but basically said Emery is their new number 1 guy from here on out

Goalie coach? We don't need no stinking goalie coach!

by chiavsfan on Feb 7, 2012 4:47 AM MST reply actions

Have they dumped Crawford totally or is this just the wheel of goaltenders?

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by c6hor8 on Feb 7, 2012 6:24 AM MST up reply actions

Wheel of goaltenders, and it is spinning vigorously.

by LeonardoC6 on Feb 7, 2012 6:59 AM MST up reply actions

Q said in essence that Emery is number 1 until he’s not….but it sounded like the same speech from when they went from Huet to Niemi two years ago

Goalie coach? We don't need no stinking goalie coach!

by chiavsfan on Feb 7, 2012 7:00 AM MST up reply actions

Or, when he did his goalie wheel spinning in Denver. I think St. Louis has fond memories of Q’s goalie management as well.

OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd

by Busted Twigg on Feb 7, 2012 7:24 AM MST up reply actions

Hall received a multi stitch cut to his forehead when he was struck by a puck during a pre-game warmup

Uh, no. He actually received a skate blade to his un-helmeted forehead that opened that Frankenstein gash.

OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd

by Busted Twigg on Feb 7, 2012 7:22 AM MST reply actions

So Ruff received a Leprone concussion?

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by Americanario on Feb 7, 2012 7:50 AM MST reply actions

He was caught in the blades of the Leocopter.

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by Hopfenkopf on Feb 7, 2012 1:07 PM MST up reply actions

forward Chuck Kobasew has been fined $2,500, blah blah blah

Can I just say that this is complete and utter horseshit? Shanahan acts on that, but he doesn’t see VDG get almost decapitated by Powe?

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by Nemesis44UK on Feb 7, 2012 9:02 AM MST reply actions

I missed the Vancouver game, so I didn’t see the trip. I was just reading about this fine and couldn’t believe it. $2500 for a minor penalty with no intent to injure?

Shanny has officially “jumped the shark”.
I no longer have any respect for anything he says or does in any official capacity for the NHL.

by SDAvsFan on Feb 7, 2012 9:18 AM MST up reply actions

Tinfoil hat time

I wonder if this has anything to do with a residual grudge against our team? I know every team thinks Shanny is out to get them, but porter got one of the worst suspensions of the year for a hit identical to ones that went unpunished and now Kobasew gets hit by a fine out of the blue? It just seems a bit uneven.

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by andidee15 on Feb 7, 2012 9:41 AM MST via iPhone app up reply actions

Ya, I hate to jump to conclusions of bias, but his consistency in where and how to apply discipline is all over the map – especially with the Avs.

No credibility without consistency.
His office is now nothing more than the “Wheel of Justice 2.0”.

by SDAvsFan on Feb 7, 2012 10:43 AM MST up reply actions

He’s doing this to teams all over the league, not just the Avs.

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by Cheryl Bradley on Feb 7, 2012 10:59 AM MST up reply actions

If an Avalanche player were decapitated, would Shanahan notice?

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by Thor the Clunge Destroyer on Feb 7, 2012 4:32 PM MST up reply actions

Colorado Avalanche forward Chuck Kobasew has been fined $2,500, the maximum allowed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for tripping Vancouver Canucks defenseman Dan Hamhuis

Can we do anything but laugh. After all of MHH’s protesting against the Wild’s conduct, it’s an Av that gets noticed by the NHL. For a different game.

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by Tempestuous Binary on Feb 7, 2012 9:16 AM MST reply actions