Hawks at Avs Recap, Avs win 5-2
by Brett Shumway on Feb 8, 2012 1:39 AM MST
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PrintTwo teams riding 5 game winless streaks battled it out in Denver tonight as the road weary Blackhawks fell to the Colorado Avalanche, 5-2 at Pepsi Center. The Avs broke their 5 game losing streak along with a nasty goal scoring drought.
Lots of up and down play in a speedy first period. O'Brien had a quality chance walking in and talking a pass from Winnik from the goal line, but a Chicago defenseman got a stick on it to change direction. The Avs best chance came with about 7 seconds left in the period as Stastny and Kobasew broke in on a 2 on 1 but Kobasew's shot hit the outside of the net. If Kobasew is a legit top six guy, that shot goes in. In the end, neither squad could cash in on the fast paced play and the period ends knotted at 0, shots tied at 9, chances even at 3, and odd man rushes 3-0 in favor of the home team.
The scorelessness ended 30 seconds into the middle frame when the puck got lost in a crowd and popped out to Seabrook all alone on the outside. By the time everyone figured out where the puck was, it was too late. 1-0 Blackhawks. But the Avs answered with their 5th odd man rush of the night finally hit pay dirt as O'Reilly stole the puck and he and Mueller rushed up ice. O'Reilly faked the shot and then made a perfect pass over to Mueller who had his stick on the ice and directed the rubber disc home to tie the game at 1. Two actual top six forwards on an odd man rush = goal!
The tally sparked the Avs and just seconds later Hejduk stole the puck from Duncan Keith at the Blackhawks' blueline, creating a three on one. The Captain took his time before sending a pass into the slot where David Jones buried his 11th of the season. 2-1 Avs. Timeout Chicago. That's 3 goals scored in 4 minutes after a scoreless first period. Locker room pep talks? Orange Slices spiked with Human Growth Hormone? Who can tell.
Less than 3 minutes later, Patrick Kane continued the barrage of goals with a wicked backhander that somehow found a path past Giguere. Seriously, he may have been the only person in the building that could make that shot. I heard he sleeps with oven mitts on to protect those purdie hands. Game tied at 2. Toews almost gave the Hawks back the lead when he juked Quincey out of his pads and cut in front sending a backhander on net, but Giguere stayed with him and made the stop.
The Avs grabbed the lead just 38 seconds into the 3rd period on a big shot from Landeskog top shelf glove side as he entered the zone trailing Stastny. Avs on top 3-2. All 3 Colorado goals were scored off of Chicago turnovers. It's nice to be on the other side of that equation for once. The Avs got caught on a bad miss match with their 4th line out against the Hawks top line (PSSST. Sacco, you have the last change dude. And you can totally use it. For real), resulting in a Blackhawk's powerplay, but the Avs killed it off allowing no shots in the process.
Shortly after the Avs killed off another Chicago powerplay, David Jones flashed images of his old self as he flew up the ice on the right side and beat Emery with a wicked wrister to make it 4-2. That is vintage (has he been around long enough for us to say that?) Jonesy. Hopefully 3 goals in the past two games snaps the good doctor out of his funk. Our boys would go on to score an empty netter as Quincey banked one off the boards that had enough on it to travel all the way into the Blackhawks' vacated net. Coach Q perhaps pulled Emery a tad early with over 2 minutes to go and it sealed the win for the Avs.
The Avs skated hard tonight and really out worked the Blackhawks. The visitors also helped out by supplying a bevy of turnovers and odd man rushes to help the Avs break out of their losing streak, but the Avs were the better team tonight and crawled within a point of 8th place Minnesota.
- Jones, 2 goals
- Landeskog, GW Goal, all around badass
- Giguere and The Penalty Killers, 3 for 3 and aggressive all night
- Landeskog - O'Reilly - Mueller
- Winnik - Stastny - Hejduk (Winnink and Jones changed places in the game)
- Galiardi - McClement - Jones
- McLeod - van der Gulik - Kobasew
- Johnson - Quincey
- Hejda - O'Byrne
- Barrie - O'Brien
- Giguere
- Scratches: Hunwick, Wilson, Porter
- Happy 21st Birthday Ryan O'Reilly!
- Barrie played well in his debut. Miniscule sample size, but he seems like a more complete player then Stefan Elliot.
- Paul Stastny had 2 assists in the game (11 points in his last 10 games), but looked like he may have sustained an injury late in the third. Not sure I saw him on the ice after that....
The Carolina Hurricanes blow into Denver on Friday, February 10th, for a 7pm puck drop between the league's top two natural disasters.
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O’Reilly dominated Toews in the faceoff circle. Toews only won 38%.
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.
O’Reilly went 13 for 19 against Toews. Sorry, but Sacco tried to correct the faceoff percetnages after last year and boy did he. He deserves some credit for this because he made this a priority. Factor dominated one of the best in the league.
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.
He deserves some of course, but Sacco talked about last year he made it a priority forhis centers in practice. Another reason why McC was brought in.
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.
Thank god, it seemed bad last year, not sure what the numbers were.
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
Face-off percentages for our centers this year vs last year:
Stastny: 54.8%
O’Reilly: 54.2%
Duchene: 51.6%
McClement: 50.9%
Galiardi: 45%
(porter and VDG both have awful percentages, like below 30… but to be fair they only center the 4th line and don’t play very much).
Last year’s numbers:
Stastny: 53.2%
McClement: 52.3%
O’Reilly: 51.8%
Duchene: 50.4%
Galiardi: 46.3%
Dupuis: 46.2%
O’Reilly and Stastny’s numbers have gone up, but McClement’s actually gone down a little.
It would be cool if we could separate out neutral zone faceoff %.
For example, I remember a home game against Detroit last year where losing faceoffs in the defensive zone during PKs directly led to goals.
Knowing who’s winning the faceoffs in the offensive and defensive end and during special teams would tell us who stepped up when it mattered most.
It would also give us a chance to bust out that vintage Vancouver announcer quote about losing center ice faceoffs on purpose.
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"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Well, the info is there somewhere, somehow. I just slapped on offensive, defensive, and neutral zone wins and losses at the end of the basic results that you get when you check the player breakdown on the fearfully awesome behindthenet.ca site.
Here’s what that looks like. It’s the last 6 columns.
by DiD on Feb 8, 2012 3:52 PM MST up reply actions
Sometimes there is a place for Corsi
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What were the possesion numbers though? I am curious.
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.
raw time of possession/zone time numbers are not publicly tracked afaik. hence the reliance on corsi.
Which imo is a travesty
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
Hmm.
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.
Corsi is the +/- of statistics. wait, no it is good, no wait….what were we talking about again?
My brother and I used to say that drowning in beer was like heaven, eh. Now he's not here and I got two soakers, this isn't heaven, this sucks.
Hey, broken wind, how do you feel about +/-?
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.
i don’t care for anything that doesnt know what it is. so until +/- decides whether its plus or minus, i dont trust it
by the broken wind on Feb 8, 2012 11:49 AM MST up reply actions
Was Corsi named after someone or is it and acronym or something?
I still have a sneaking suspicion it was created by someone from copper and blue.
My brother and I used to say that drowning in beer was like heaven, eh. Now he's not here and I got two soakers, this isn't heaven, this sucks.
Sometimes I think I understand Corsi and other times I do not. Kobasew was better than Stastny… makes zero sense.
I'll keep this brief.
Of course that’s the one thing you notice, Kobario.
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.
I also noticed Kobario missing a wide open net after being spoon fed a scoring chance by Stastny.
I'll keep this brief.
Stastny’s passing is out of this world when it’s on. That saucer and the bank off the board to Jones were things of beauty.
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.
It’s nice when Jones finishes…I think it shows what Stastny has been doing all year
Goalie coach? We don't need no stinking goalie coach!
Stastny’s been doing it all year… that’s the thing, we’d have Jones whiff, Kobasew whiff, Duchene whiff… Stastny can pass the puck, that’s his thing… his point totals would be way up if he had better finishers/he buried all those great chances he had early on (but he’s not a goalscorer)
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
That sure is a bunch of revisionist history.
Stastny hasn’t been “doing it” all year. He blew a ton of great goal-scoring chances. His wingers weren’t getting much service from him, at all.
He wasn’t playing well and wasn’t scoring. He wasn’t shooting and he wasn’t making good passes. He has started to play better in the last 10 games or so, which is great. As Jibs pointed out, he’s close to 1 PPG in 2012.
by DiD on Feb 8, 2012 1:07 PM MST up reply actions
I agree, just meant he’s not a goal scorer.
by the cool breeze on Feb 8, 2012 1:10 PM MST up reply actions
No, but he appeared to put a priority on his goal-scoring during the first half of the season which was a detriment to the rest of his game. He was buzzing, had the puck on his stick on many nights but was shooting or missing chances and not distributing as well.
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“he appeared to put a priority on his goal-scoring” and was on the exact same goals pace he always is… ouch Pauly. Stick to dem sexy saucers.
And yes, he’s over a point per game over his last ten games. First time in over a calendar year by my bean-counter.
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
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by Bob in Boulder on Feb 8, 2012 4:38 PM MST up reply actions
Chuck drifted out too far, gave himself a bad angle.
Did you notice Chuck’s sick feed to VDG, followed mere seconds later by his sick feed to Factor? That’s a side of Chuck’s game I’d never seen before.
Also, Chuck blasted some Blackhawk, I think it was at the end of the 2nd period. I like the edge he plays with sometimes.
Anyway, Chuck played 9:19, our best players were our best players, and we won. Yay!
fun game last night. Probably not the time of game the Avs want to be playing, but I think it might help get them thinking a little more creatively on offense. maybe?
I didn’t think Barrie had a great debut – seemed really tentative defensively. SOB did a great job helping him out.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 8, 2012 7:35 AM MST reply actions
He got better as the game went on, then didn’t get many shifts when the Avs had a 1 goal lead. Cheryl pointed out in the game thread that he initiates contact early and it’s true. He seems to know how to use his smaller size well and force contact earlier than other players expect. He will get rocked a few times, but it seems to work better.
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.
I thought he did pretty good the few times I saw him on the ice.
I was at the game, He seems to be very positionally sound, makes the smart defensive play more often than not. When he moved in on offense I never saw him do it in a way that would compromise the defense too horribly
Also, kudos to SOB for helping the kid out
I liked what he did in admittedly protected minutes last night.
Several low hard shots on goal that had a decent chance on their own to go in, but created a nice rebound in each case.
Kept his head when pinned by Toews and Hossa/Sharp? (not sure) in his own end.
Beauty pass down the boards in the o-zone that left 3 Hawks behind the play and watching – unfortunately the recipient of that pass was Winnik, so…
Took the body a couple of times to effectively break up chances.
Nice debut.
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Any type of game that leads to more than two goals for the Avalanche should be the type of game they want to be playing.
I'll keep this brief.
I disagree. The game last night was run and gun (as indicated by the fact that Jones scored). Jones second goal came after he bailed out of the defensive end early to start the rush. Stastny was still fighting for the puck in the corner when Jones crossed the blue line. I think that’s what got him banished to the 4th line early this season.
That was last year’s game and it only works against certain teams. Fortunately for the Avs, Chicago is one of them.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Feb 8, 2012 10:38 AM MST up reply actions
great work by skipper joe to see that and open up the run and gun for the boys then! REHIRE SACCO
by the broken wind on Feb 8, 2012 11:33 AM MST up reply actions
Really? This is what you’re doing?
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.
I’m with 6
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 8, 2012 12:24 PM MST up reply actions
wait, is this the cool breeze’s alter ego?
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 12:32 PM MST up reply actions
thankfully, no.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 8, 2012 12:35 PM MST up reply actions
I missed out on the Game Thread last night. I figured there had been a change, if not in demeanor, then in name.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Feb 8, 2012 12:37 PM MST up reply actions
coulda fooled me, hahaha
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by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 12:44 PM MST up reply actions
It was an honest question. all lower case name, reference to air moving, and he just joined sbnation (according to his profile) i was wondering if you went another route. I honestly meant no offense, hahaha
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by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 12:59 PM MST up reply actions
I thought for Barrie’s debut, he played real solidly defensively. He was real jumpy in the first, and got trapped by Sharp/Hossa and although it looked like he panicked, nothing bad came from it. He seems real composed, and when he pinched and took the puck deep, he made sure we retained possession.
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 10:00 AM MST up reply actions
He got pinched in the corner with two forecheckers and no outlet. He did the right thing, he mucked it up and didn’t turn the puck over trying to force a pass. He got a little loose when he backhanded the puck down the the forward that passed him down low to help but he did keep the puck on the boards and then he, himself released to the interior. A bad bounce could have squirted the puck to the middle and put him in a bad position but all things considered he battled and didn’t make the a bad pass when he could have done so. A lot more experienced NHLers have made that mistake because they make one read and panic to the second read. Barrie went with option #4. That’s pretty encouraging.
I'll keep this brief.
That really is, especially with Sharp and Hossa on his ass, not sure if he knew it was them or not, but damn.
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by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 10:13 AM MST up reply actions
In an interview, he said he did know it was them.
When hell freezes over, I'll play hockey there, too.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Feb 8, 2012 12:29 PM MST up reply actions
I imagine this was his face when he realized
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by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 12:34 PM MST up reply actions
You could really see his nerves out there. It looked like he felt his career was on the line with every shift. Should be an interesting run to see how he finishes out the year.
I can’t wait to see him on the PP, assuming the Avs ever get another one this year.
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"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
yeah really, although, I didn’t think there were many questionable non-calls.
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by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 10:17 AM MST up reply actions
It thought it was a well officiated game.
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.
me too, we need Duchene to come back a draw a few penalties.
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 10:20 AM MST up reply actions
getting zero penalties is a joke tho still
by the cool breeze on Feb 8, 2012 12:52 PM MST up reply actions
yeah i have a hard time believing that an entire 60 minute hockey game is clean for one team
Have another donut!
When the blackhawks were as… lazy? as they were last night I suppose they thought hooking/slashing/roughing was just too much effort
Usually its the lazy teams that take penalties because they aren’t moving their feet and reach with their hands instead, resulting in more hooking, tripping, etc calls.
But I know what you mean. Chicago was moving their feet, but they weren’t pressuring the puck like they usually do.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
I really didn’t see anything the Hawks did that made me say “that should have been a penalty”. At least one of the calls against the Avs was weak….
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
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by Americanario on Feb 8, 2012 11:08 AM MST up reply actions
I like that Barrie was conservative. He definitely seemed jittery the first period, but he settled down after that. He was positionally sound and I wasn’t at all nervous when he was on the ice. It’s a good first game to build off of. I think you’ll see him take more offensive risks over the next few games as he gains more comfort and confidence. Pairing him with O’Brien was a smart move by Sacco. I think it complimented SOB and kept him focused on his defensive responsibilities, something he’s much better at than when he channels his inner Orr.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Feb 8, 2012 1:38 PM MST up reply actions
The Carolina Hurricanes blow into Denver on Friday, February 10th, for a 7pm puck drop between the league’s top two natural disasters.
Very nice.
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.
his brain definitely works a little differently. a good thing.
DDC is deeply embedded throughout this blog. For better or worse, his taint taints us all.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 8, 2012 7:55 AM MST up reply actions
In my brain’s defense, that toupee fitting was kind of tight and may have played a small part in the recap.
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by Brett Shumway on Feb 8, 2012 10:54 AM MST up reply actions
that does make sense
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 8, 2012 11:05 AM MST up reply actions
I would like to thank the Hawks and their just GOD AWFUL turnovers for 3 of the Avs 5 goals. Wow, I knew the Hawks were in a bit of a slide, but they played like a bunch of scared AHL’ers last night.
Good win for the Avs…NOW BUILD ON IT!
Goalie coach? We don't need no stinking goalie coach!
What is going to happen in Chicago if this slide continues?
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.
Not sure. Keith-Seabrook look pedestrian, Hjalmarsson looks timid, Montador is the Hawks Hejda, good some nights, meh other. Their goalies are both average…and they are having trouble finding scoring. Just a mess
Goalie coach? We don't need no stinking goalie coach!
Out of curiosity, would they trade Kane?
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.
Kane said at one point this year “he wasn’t having fun” playing hockey anymore. He changed his mind shortly after. I’d like a Kane on the Avs, but I worry about his heart.
Sharp? I would still love…as would the ladies
Goalie coach? We don't need no stinking goalie coach!
Let’s say their slide goes to 10. Who do they trade to shake it up? Would they trade someone for a goalie?
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.
I just don’t get it. They year after he won the Norris he looked lazy, and his main problem was trying to squeeze passes up the middle in traffic. At the beginning of the year this year he stopped that…but is now falling right back into the same habit. Not the same player…in fact, he hasn’t been the same player since Torchetti left and Q brought in Kitchen as an assistant
Goalie coach? We don't need no stinking goalie coach!
I am okay rooting for San Jose tonight. Thursday poses an issue for me.
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.
ughhhhhh, Calgary and Phoenix.
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by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 10:02 AM MST up reply actions
I guess I root for Phoenix because I hate Calgary.
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.
I may root for Calgary because they are 3 pts behind us and we need to catch Phoenix, other than rooting for an asteroid…
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by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 10:08 AM MST up reply actions
did you mean asteroid or hemorrhoid?
My brother and I used to say that drowning in beer was like heaven, eh. Now he's not here and I got two soakers, this isn't heaven, this sucks.
I meant asteroid… ya know, hitting the building since the situation is lose-lose, that’s the only way we can win.
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by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 10:11 AM MST up reply actions
Go Meteor!
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A win!
And some goals! Really though, looking at the sheer amount and quality of the odd man rushes, that could easily have been 5 or even 6-2 without the freebie tacked on. Maybe worse
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
by SteveHouse on Feb 8, 2012 8:00 AM MST via Android app reply actions
Wow. I thought MHH was negative sometimes, but reading SCH is in a another dimension.
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.
6 straight losses with the talent on that team? I would be depressed too
Goalie coach? We don't need no stinking goalie coach!
This team is talented!
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.
This team still needs a baby sitter.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
I’d argue that, while talented…the Avs don’t even come close to the pure talent up and down the Hawks roster….Yet
Goalie coach? We don't need no stinking goalie coach!
He didn’t show it last night but I still think Toewes is the best player in hockey when Crosby is out.
I'll keep this brief.
Most complete at least. Malkin’s no slouch, but I think Toews is better defensively.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
it was barrie turdible
My brother and I used to say that drowning in beer was like heaven, eh. Now he's not here and I got two soakers, this isn't heaven, this sucks.
by cush52 on Feb 8, 2012 11:12 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed. A few more years of development and maybe another piece or two, then yes. But right now, like I said – babysitter.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
Toews, Kane, Hossa, and Sharp are all better than our best forwards, imo. Chicago’s top two are comparable to having Sakic/Forsberg as a core base, and impact ability of turning up their games when it counts. Victor Stalberg’s speed and ability is impressive, as well. The Avs need to find 2-3 players. Good to great ones, if they’re to be a serious cup contender, even with the continued development of the current roster.
...holy freaking f*ck, snakes!
their top lines/pairing (Keith excluded) were not the issue last night. our bottom lines and pairings destroyed their bottom guys, and we had favorable matchups all night long no matter who was playing who. that team is top heavy now that they’ve paid and traded their way past the cap issue. this problem isn’t going away for them until they downsize the core, imo.
People weren’t saying this a few weeks back when they were first…. I think they need their best players to be their best players.
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
So, if Jones gets his mojo back and Duchene gets back on the ice…. who gets bumped off Stastny’s line? Hejduk or Jones? If the Duke, does he skate with McWinnick or McLobasew? I assume VDG gets the scratch…
I'll keep this brief.
Good question. I imagine Jones, but if Jones has a few more games like this, it shoul dbe Hejduk.
I LOVED the Gali-McC-Winnik line last night. That is what a 3rd line should look like. Though Winnik can’t finish, they created mayhem for Keith-Seabrook.
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.
If we can figure out a way to keep those three together long term as a 3rd or even 4th line, I’d be thrilled. It’s a VERY good line.
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Well, I would say Duke, although it will probably be Jones.
What about Mueller? Anyone notice that he played 12ish ES minutes, Landy played 15ish, while Factor played 17ish? Also thought Mueller looked a tad sluggish. I wonder how he’s feeling.
I’m trying hard to pretend I didn’t notice. But yeah, I saw a couple of shifts when he wasn’t on the line but I thought I saw him up on the boards waiting for a change on one of them too. He was waiting out a long shift or he had an equipment issue. That was just a single case though.
I'll keep this brief.
I wouldn’t assume Duchene goes straight up to the top lines. I could see him tossed out with McLeod and Kobasew at ES for a few games and given lots of PP time.
This statement assumes we get power plays.
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 12:35 PM MST up reply actions
It seems like lots of PP time for an Avs player is about 1:10. Hopefully that will change with Dutchy
I here that Matt Duchene guy is pretty good
by patrit19 on Feb 8, 2012 5:33 PM MST via iPhone app up reply actions
Reasons I don't read comments at the Denver Post
Landeskog is easily the most overhyped rookie to come into the NHL in the last 10 years. Outside of Denver, no one cares about him.
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
Sometime I want to meet these people.
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.
Is meet a synonym for finding them and locking them away from all human contact for the good of society?
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 10:10 AM MST up reply actions
Well it goes back to my point that the internet is the worse invention of all time. I want to see that sort of person in real life and make him explain to me how LAndy is overhyped. Hell, he might have a valid point but I want to hear it not in the form of an anonymous internet comment.
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.
He obviously only ever watched the Denver feeds because every other away announcer sounds like he’d love to spend a night with him.
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 10:14 AM MST up reply actions
yep, that’s all… ;)
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 10:18 AM MST up reply actions
Hmm, Ottawa looking for a goalie. Interesting.
"He who fucks nuns will later join the church." -The Clash
ahahahaha but why, ANDY IZ AMAYZING
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 10:10 AM MST up reply actions
They pulled him after just two goals last night. Something seems odd about that.
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"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
I wonder if he’s hurt. They might be trying not to rush Lehner.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
Lehner is a good goalie but I would be surprised if they threw Andy under the bus like that.
He’s also grossly over worked. Again.
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.
Yeah, that was his 18thish straight start, give or take.
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 10:15 AM MST up reply actions
Holy crap, really? I’m surprised the union doesn’t have rules against that.
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"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
I’m starting to wonder if it’s his attitude. ya know like a “I’m good to go, I can do this” even if he isn’t attitude. Pure speculation obviously but it seems to be a pattern. That or maybe now that he is a starter he wants to play as many games as he can to make up for being a backup for 7 years.
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 10:20 AM MST up reply actions
I would think every goalie would have that kind of attitude. I would if I were them. These guys all want to play. No one wants to be on the bench.
When hell freezes over, I'll play hockey there, too.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Feb 8, 2012 12:35 PM MST up reply actions
I’d personally recognize that I need to sit sometimes and even though I’m highly competitive, I’d just accept that as part of the job.
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 12:45 PM MST up reply actions
When your backup is Alex Auld… You need to be overworked
I here that Matt Duchene guy is pretty good
by patrit19 on Feb 8, 2012 5:36 PM MST via iPhone app up reply actions
Well I called Mueller as my pick to click, he did get a goal, but not in the 3 stars. However I did say that Jones would continue his goal scoring streak. Yeah me.
My brother and I used to say that drowning in beer was like heaven, eh. Now he's not here and I got two soakers, this isn't heaven, this sucks.
SCREW HIM. TRADE HIM! He’s supposed to only score multiple goals in a game. He only scored one and missed a WIDE open net to make the score 5-2.
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.
I know you are kidding, but he didn’t miss the net, the shot rolled of his stick blade and was still headed on net until it hit the defenseman’s skate and was kicked away.
My brother and I used to say that drowning in beer was like heaven, eh. Now he's not here and I got two soakers, this isn't heaven, this sucks.
True. He does look dangerous whenever he shoots though. Even if at a bad angle. I can’t believe Sherman got him (plus Porter) for Wolski. Wow.
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.
We still need to see him play more than 20 games in a row to see what he can sustain over a long period of time. I hope he can become a long term solution to our goal scoring problem I have everything crossed, everything.
My brother and I used to say that drowning in beer was like heaven, eh. Now he's not here and I got two soakers, this isn't heaven, this sucks.
Still, Porter alone ended up being worth the trade. The chance to have a legit top 6 as well? I’d take that
Shit, right now PHX is loving the premise of Roszival and his egregiously large $5M/yr cap hit for bottom pairing minutes as opposed to the pile of suck that is Wojtek right now.
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Lost in some of the joy was the really solid (I thought) game from some of our franchise cornerstones last night. SoS was really good, Landy was exceptional, Radar was playing one of the most complete games of the recent season for him, and Johnson was pretty damn good IMO.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
What is this positivity?
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.
Ohh don’t get me wrong, they’re still gonna miss the playoffs. Doesn’t mean I’ve stopped rooting.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
He almost looked like himself a few times, especially on his cut to net before passing to Jones for Jones’ first goal
Datsyuk may have done it first, but he learned it from Peter Forsberg.
Thanks for everything Foppa!
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by Americanario on Feb 8, 2012 11:24 AM MST up reply actions
But before we all do too much dick riding, we should probably remember that we just beat a team that has lost 6 straight, and gave up 8 goals to lowly Edmonton last week.
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 Feb 8, 2012 12:42 PM MST up reply actions
and gave up 8 goals tolowly Edmontonthe indomitable Sam Gagne and friends last week
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Feb 8, 2012 12:44 PM MST up reply actions
Yeah really. Gagne just went crazygonuts on them.
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.
Just for the record, it’s Gagner… heh
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by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 12:46 PM MST up reply actions
Interesting. I was just blindly following, lemming like, Busted.
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.
I looked right past it and just enjoyed the Homestar reference.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
oh yeah, im not assuming they continue this. just saying when they preform to expectation, it’s a different world.
I figured. I just wanted to seize the opportunity to use “dick riding.” Forgot who here used it first? Mike? Sounds like Mike.
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 Feb 8, 2012 12:52 PM MST up reply actions
I prefer pole pistoning myself.
As a turn of phrase, that is.
So to speak.
In other words.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
Ah yes. Well, congrats on sounding like Mike! Great phrase.
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 Feb 9, 2012 9:30 AM MST up reply actions
Pretty odd for this team to have more than three stars on a night.
I thought Quincey made some good plays to accompany some bad ones. O’Reilly’s work against Toews was great. And Giguere has reached the point where I have complete confidence that he will stop the puck, and I’m actually surprised when it gets past him.
Would have been a blowout if Kobasew hadn’t Winnik’d his shots.
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"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Quincey got undressed (again) on the rush by Toewes this time. Great save by Jiggy. He was also behind Kane on his goal. Not sure how much of the fault was his there, I think Landy switched off his assignment to Kane and Quincey was just late recognizing his was going to take Kane instead of the guy in the middle.
I'll keep this brief.
He also completely wiped out a rush by Hossa and did some great stickwork to keep pucks alive in the offensive zone. That Toews play was a mess, but he won’t be the last guy Toews fools out of his jock.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Hossa also schooled him on one play and force Quincey to have to bear hug Hossa’s head to stop him from scoring. Not a great day by Quincey all the way around.
My brother and I used to say that drowning in beer was like heaven, eh. Now he's not here and I got two soakers, this isn't heaven, this sucks.
Let’s put it this way, every time the ref put his arm up, I just assumed it was a penalty on Quincey. That trend has remained intact for going on two months now.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
It is nice of him to do his part to help our PK numbers by taking numerous penalties and giving us opportunities to increase our percentage.
My brother and I used to say that drowning in beer was like heaven, eh. Now he's not here and I got two soakers, this isn't heaven, this sucks.
Anybody want an Anatomy of a Goal from this one?
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
Always.
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by MalachiConstant on Feb 8, 2012 10:19 AM MST up reply actions
In all seriousness, yes. Some of the “should’ve beens” would be nice to include too. Thinking specifically of Kobasew missing the broad side of that Barn Stastny constructed for him.
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by MalachiConstant on Feb 8, 2012 10:20 AM MST up reply actions
How about, Anatomy of Paul Stastny’s passing ability.
Can you do Kane’s goal? that was the was the one real breakdown.
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.
The last request I had was for a Goal For this time. Thinking Jones’ second would be a good candidate.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
I did notice how Stastny did a very quick look at the ice and took it all in in half a second. Amazing.
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.
That’s what 20/20 vision does for you
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
by ProfessorOak on Feb 8, 2012 10:23 AM MST up reply actions
“I’m Paul Stastny, and I have great vision”
I here that Matt Duchene guy is pretty good
by patrit19 on Feb 8, 2012 5:41 PM MST via iPhone app up reply actions
Good canidate. With Stastny’s outlet on the boards I’d assume Hejduk is the unsung hero on the play with a deep pinch to help out the D.
I'll keep this brief.
What an exciting game! An appearance by the ‘real’ David Jones, and not his imposter? The real one is the guy who can score right?
And how do the refs call so many ticky tack penalties on the avs when the opposition does pertty much the same damn thing?
Overall a fun game, would be awesome to see stast without kobasew (what a miss, how do you even do that?) That is passing right there.
Have another donut!
I need to go Internet Tough Guy on Jones before every game if that kind of result is going to happen. However, consider that both of his goals came on odd-man rushes and on the second one he even admitted to cheating offensively in his post-game interview. If the plan is for Jones to spread the ice like that and create rushes, that’s great. I hope it continues. But Chicago was pretty porous last night defensively and against a team like Phoenix or Minnesota, I wonder if he’ll get those breakouts.
It seems pretty clear that a fast-rushing team ala last season is Jones’ bread and butter. I think Sacco realized that, too. Getting him scoring again solves a lot of problems.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
agreed, chi certainly didnt do themselves any favor with their D play. Keith must have been thinkin arby’s with all those turnovers.
Have another donut!
Every game against Chicago for the last 3 years has been firewagon hockey. The Avs did settle it down in the first period, but then it all opened up in the second after the Chicago goal. Chicago likes to run and gun as much as the Avs do, and I think that’s the reason we’ve had such success against them.
If the Avs can change styles mid-game intentionally, they’ve got something.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Feb 8, 2012 10:57 AM MST up reply actions
penalties
Gotta say, I didn’t notice any blatent non-calls against the Avs.
I thought the cross check penalty on EJ was questionable. But, Jones got away with charging the goalie non-call I think.
I'll keep this brief.
Jones at least made an attempt to act like he was trying to avoid the contact. That’s much more than usually happens that also get non-calls.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
on the EJ call, I would have at least liked to see the Chicago player go off for diving, unless somehow EJ is 8000 times stronger than we realize, as that dude frigging catapulted himself to the ice
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 8, 2012 10:34 AM MST up reply actions
Jones at least made an attempt to act like he was trying to avoid the contact.
I thought the Jones non-call wasn’t far different from the Gaborik goalie interference penalty that wiped out the tying goal in the Rangers-Devils game last night. Both guys had contact with the defender, both made the attempt to avoid the goalie. Jones got the non-call, Gaborik took the penalty that cost the Rangers at least 1 point.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Feb 8, 2012 11:00 AM MST up reply actions
I haven’t studied the Gaborik replay in any expert capacity, but my quick review of it didn’t show anything on Gabby’s part to avoid contact with Fat Marty.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
Skates are throwing snow. Volchenkov has pressure/contact. I thought it was a marginal call, just like Jones was a marginal non-call.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Feb 8, 2012 12:22 PM MST up reply actions
The Flames are making moves.
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.
Derek Smith.
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.
Who is this David Jones? He smile and score.
by Yellowmeansstop on Feb 8, 2012 10:51 AM MST reply actions
So Mueller is showing his bad ass self again, Jones is remembering how to put the puck in the net and is back on his way to 30 goals, Stats finally remembered the object of the game is to put the puck in the net or at least get the puck to someone that can and Factor and Landy are still their normal ass kicking selves. Once we get Duchene back I smell division title. Go Avs.
My brother and I used to say that drowning in beer was like heaven, eh. Now he's not here and I got two soakers, this isn't heaven, this sucks.
Ouch, that is just plain mean.
My brother and I used to say that drowning in beer was like heaven, eh. Now he's not here and I got two soakers, this isn't heaven, this sucks.
With some bad spelling, BRey could become BurgundyReynbow.
Rainbow, is that you?
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Feb 8, 2012 12:24 PM MST up reply actions
Oh my. Keep going and you’ll uncover that BRey was a Templar Knight and was responsible for 9/11 somehow.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
There is a rumor wild ass theory that the Templars settled in Minnesota for a while as they hid the Holy Grail in North America after coming across with some Norse priests prior to Columbus’ crossing. Watch your History Channel.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
History Channel? What does running a pawn shop or catching catfish with my hands have to do with Norse priests?
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Nice to see the team finally Barrie some of their chances.
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 Feb 8, 2012 11:05 AM MST reply actions 3 recs
Would have been nice to have that fricken empty netter against the ’nuck though.
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 Feb 8, 2012 11:05 AM MST up reply actions
Barrie nice.
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by Brett Shumway on Feb 8, 2012 11:06 AM MST up reply actions
Hawks seem to be a pretty clean team
The anti-Wild, anti-Canucks, if you will.
We see a wonderful sun-soaked city nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Enos sees nickels and dimes.
Anti-Scum too (as they call Detroit).
They’re an easy team to root for.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
Jan Hejda was last night's unsung hero
Despite the fairly open nature of the game, we only allowed two goals. The PK was very good all night. Hejda played a team-high 24:48, including a team-high 4:14 on the PK.
At ES, the forwards he was matched up against the most last night were Toews, Kane, and Hossa. (Click Hejda’s name in the first table to sort his opponents by ES minutes.)
I’d say that’s a pretty good night’s work.
I noticed his play last night. Very strong along the boards. Physical without having to explode on people. That’s what we hoped we were getting. A damn solid top pairing D-man. Not a franchise guy by any stretch of the imagination, that’s what we’re hoping that EJ becomes, but damn solid.
Quincey has been pretty damn solid lately as well.
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 Feb 8, 2012 11:18 AM MST up reply actions
Hejda has very quietly turned in a solid season.
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 8, 2012 12:26 PM MST up reply actions
The thing about his game is that the quieter he is, it seems the better it is for the team. I was floored to see he had 24 minutes last night, because not once did I yell “Dammit Hejda!” That’s a perfect dammit-to-minute ratio, which I’m sure is worked into Corsi somehow.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
by Dixomatic on Feb 8, 2012 1:23 PM MST up reply actions 3 recs
Rec’d for the phrase “dammit-to-minute ratio,” as well as the gratuitous reference to Corsi.
by DiD on Feb 8, 2012 2:02 PM MST up reply actions
I noticed him alot actually, but I played defense so I tend to focus on them when I’m at games. He and O’Byrne were phenomenal all night. I hardly saw a single mistake from either one
The physicality of the Avs D shows up when a guy like Brunette isn’t controlling the puck down low. Seemed like he toyed with the Avs, in the past few years, and this year, and particularly, last night, he was shut down by our big defensemen.
...holy freaking f*ck, snakes!
Damnit-to-Minute ratio has now joined TOILOI as an official MHH stat.
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The PK wasvery goodfucking extraordinary all night.
FTFY
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Scares me when Winnick is in the box though. No offense to Landy, VDG and Gally.
I'll keep this brief.
But you don’t care if you give offense to Square Peg? You’re a bad man Kobario.
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Scares me when Winnick is in the box though.
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by Cheryl Bradley on Feb 8, 2012 10:19 PM MST up reply actions
Serious Business
Were you the Dan who won free burritos for a year last night?
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"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
by Dixomatic on Feb 8, 2012 11:38 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
They did score early in the 3rd, didn’t they? What did burrito Dan look like? If it was our DiD, I hope he shares some of those free burritos with us.
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 Feb 8, 2012 11:39 AM MST up reply actions
No
But that’s yet another reason to love Landy, he did what many before him did not do.
Burritoskog.
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 Feb 8, 2012 12:47 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
I’m still a little pissed those 1% in the club level got a free meal out of it though. The whole thing is rigged.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Thanks.
I was pretty sure that I was feeling as bad as humanly possible about having to turn down club level tix last night.
Now you tell me that I missed out on free burritos too?!?
WHHHAHRHRHARHRHHGGGAR$RGARRRBBLELELWLLBBLE!
2011-2012 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Vyechnaya Pamyat!
2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: Chances are rapidly diminishing that this will not suck.
Well, you missed the free burrito meal, but you maintained a working intestinal tract, so you have that going for you, which is nice.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
Colostomy bags are the latest thing from Paris dahling.
2011-2012 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Vyechnaya Pamyat!
2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: Chances are rapidly diminishing that this will not suck.
what a great win for skipper joe last night! clearly he knew the faster style would open up a holey chicago D and get us a lot of chances, well earned 100th win joe! and way to get jonesy scoring again! REHIRE SACCO
by the broken wind on Feb 8, 2012 11:35 AM MST reply actions
With a minor adjustment to my meter, I shall respond.
I don’t think there was a conscious adjustment. The team started out playing their disciplined possession game, but after the Chicago goal, the urge to run was too much to resist. Everything opened up in the second and both teams got wild, as did the scoring. Then, after the Landeskog goal, the Avs tightened things down again, and Chicago was forced to get over-aggressive.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Feb 8, 2012 12:29 PM MST up reply actions
Hm, some of SB Nation’s formatting ghosts are coming back. Hadn’t had issues with loading the page properly in a long time
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
I couldn’t even log in for about 3 hours this morning……
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 Feb 8, 2012 11:49 AM MST up reply actions
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
(I don’t know why we’re hostile but it sounded fun)
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE
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.
I could log in but not post comments. I figured it was DDC flexing his muscles again.
My brother and I used to say that drowning in beer was like heaven, eh. Now he's not here and I got two soakers, this isn't heaven, this sucks.
yeah, site was down for a while this AM. they are still working on it. the fan post widget on the front page is going to be a little short on fan posts while they rub hamster paste on everything (you can still get to fanposts be clicking all fanposts)
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by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 8, 2012 12:27 PM MST up reply actions
Fun moment in coaching
Immediately following a commercial break, Chicago comes out with a lineup of all-stars for a faceoff in the Avs zone. Sacco counters with Landy, O’Reilly and McClemment.
Square Peg is more like a utility belt.
4th biggest pessimist of MHH.
"There's always next season." -- Jimmy Howard on not winning the Calder Trophy.
I saw at least one shift where he had O’Reilly and Stastny out for a face-off. Q has always liked to play these kind of match-up games. Evidently Sacco’s responses were sufficiently effective.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Feb 8, 2012 12:31 PM MST up reply actions
i haven't done a thoughts post in a while
- Hejduk and Jones playing well last night was the difference for the team. When you add 2 more functional guys to the top 6, the offense is fine.
- loved Mueller on the O’Reilly line. It’s not fast or flashy, just relentless and full of sneaky good.
- credit to Sacco/coaches: I whined about the team’s handling of umbrella power plays earlier this year, how we gave up shots from the point constantly. that’s been fixed. we rotate the square properly now, and there’s guy in shooting lanes without giving up 2 on 1s down low. i still don’t know why it took this long to fix, but hey, it’s still a good thing.
- I agree with Dan, Hejda and O’Byrne were fantastic last night. EJ was also good. Quincey was..up and down.
- Barrie played it very safe last night, which is a good thing I suppose. I liked his passing, hitting, and defense better than Elliott. His skating and puck-handling were not as good. all in all a solid if unspectacular debut.
- Kobasew missing that open net…just…good lord.
- Emery had 4 goals against, but I thought he played well. Chicago hung him out to dry, it could have been much worse.
- Keith, wtf happened.
- Already curious what will happen when Duchene comes back. There’s not an obvious slot open if Hejduk, Stastny, and Jones all play this well still.
Jones needs to play this way for the next two weeks to make that a question when Duchene returns. I hope that happens, but I doubt it.
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.
I want Jones to show he can score in the possession offense. Last night was very fast paced. It suited Jones game.
OK Shermie, time to be the shepherd
by Busted Twigg on Feb 8, 2012 12:33 PM MST up reply actions
Did you know? Dan Hamhuis played his 600th game Tuesday, while defensive partner Kevin Bieksa played his 400th. Milan Michalek, meanwhile, played his 500th.
- Harrison Mooney aka the Canucks tool on the Yahoo Blog…
There’s a name missing in there…
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
Congrats to Stazzer!!!! 400 GP is awesome, even if he doesn’t get any recognition for it.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
Off Topic
I swtiched my razor brands after almost 10 years. I ditches the Gillette for a Safety Razor. Best switch of all time.
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.
How close is the shave and are you throwing away the razor blades or is it the style where you sharpen the blade?
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
So it’s this. I replace the blades every 5-8 shaves. But I think I got 80 blades for 20 dollars or so.
It’s not AS CLOSE as Gillette, but Gillette’s are too close actually. They take off too much skin and the shave doesn’t look at close. These take off less, if you do a second round it looks very close, and you get ZERO and I mean ZERO razor burn.
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.
Oh okay, I was going to ask if it was a switchblade style or not… I’m really interested into getting that.
I’ve stopped using gels/cream and started using a paste and brush to lather up… that would be the next next.
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
Me too. Switched to the brush as well. Different experience. It’s the same price if anything but once I adjusted how to use it, the shaves have been incredible.
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.
Aw, they grow up so fast.
When you guys start comparing ear hair trimmers, let me know.
by DiD on Feb 8, 2012 1:10 PM MST up reply actions
Psst, you said that out loud.
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 Feb 8, 2012 2:37 PM MST up reply actions
Bob, did you ever tame that unruly nose hair problem?
by DiD on Feb 8, 2012 2:42 PM MST up reply actions
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 Feb 8, 2012 2:56 PM MST up reply actions
It works OK, but sometimes you have to nudge it to get it to work. Obviously very cheaply made. But it is …. AS SEEN ON TV!
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 Feb 9, 2012 9:27 AM MST up reply actions
Someone posted that this would be an issue. That person was a genius.
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.
I forget the numbers, but iirc our PP numbers have still be fairly good lately
DDC is deeply embedded throughout this blog. For better or worse, his taint taints us all.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 8, 2012 12:29 PM MST up reply actions
I think he meant, PP chances per game. Duchene draws penalties.
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.
ah. I can’t see one player having that much effect, but I have no clue
DDC is deeply embedded throughout this blog. For better or worse, his taint taints us all.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Feb 8, 2012 12:37 PM MST up reply actions
I think Dario did something along these lines in a fanpost.
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.
Or Dixo.
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.
Or Busted Twigg.
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.
Or c6.
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 Feb 8, 2012 12:46 PM MST up reply actions
I don’t think I did it. I hate math. and numbers.
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.
And thus, Jibble. But don’t we all hate Jibble?
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 Feb 8, 2012 12:47 PM MST up reply actions
We should hate Jibbles.
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.
We should… he was the chosen one…
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
by amit916 on Feb 8, 2012 12:51 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
It still never gets old for me, love it amit, never stop posting it!
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
We need to ask that guy if we make the playoffs…
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
Playoffs???
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
by SteveHouse on Feb 8, 2012 12:46 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
Per Eklund
*The Avalanche look to be the leading candidate to grab Andrei Kostitisyn out of Montreal. The Panthers are also interested.
Guess the Avs aren’t getting him then.
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.
does anyone know why we would be looking at him? admittedly i dont watch a lot of the canadiens, but his stats look exactly like jones so far, with more assists. roughly same size, same age. a little higher cap hit, but ufa after this season ?
and yes i know this is eklund but hypothetically, why?
Have another donut!
One dart landed on Kostitisyn, the other one landed on Colorado.
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
by Mike @ MHH on Feb 8, 2012 4:09 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I thought a monkey spun the wheel of teams and players?
Paul Stastny did, what Paul Stastny does. Score big goals.
eklund aside, there’s always been a lot of smoke around the Avs inquiring about him. Wouldn’t surprise me at all.
Kostitsyn has been a guy that I’ve thought would fit nicely here. guys from montreal get absolutely pressure cooked and scrutinized and when they leave can really shed those labels (cough O’Byrne).
more importantly he’s got a sick shot and a goalscorers mentality, something with Hejduk finally waning we could really use. If we’re not going after Parise, Kostitsyn would be a fine consolation prize.
This is the good Kostitsyn we’re talking about, right?
If we don't get our sauce, we ain't watching the game!
Theres more than one?
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.
This is a little late, but SB Nation wouldn’t let me post it this morning and I’ve been busy until now. But somebody mentioned that they wanted something like this in a thread, so I made it happen.
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
by andidee15 on Feb 8, 2012 9:02 PM MST reply actions 8 recs
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