2008-pre--season Stories - Mile High Hockey
Avalanche Idol: The Final Cuts
The pre-season schedule is complete, and now coach Tony Granato is faced with the difficult task of cutting the Colorado Avalanche roster down to 23 players by the start of the regular season on Thursday. As of this posting, the roster stands at 27, so four players will have to go. The goalies...
Pre-Season Game 5: Blackhawks 7, Avalanche 4
Well, that didn't go so well. Despite superb performances by Paul Stastny and newly-minted scoring ace David Jones, the Colorado Avalanche couldn't hold back the goal-scoring onslaught of the Chicago Blackhawks, who won the game 7-4. The Avs fell behind early, giving up two goals in the first...
Frozen Fury: Avalanche 4, Kings 3 (SO)
photo courtesy of Isaac Brekken/AP The now-annual "Frozen Fury" pre-season matchup between the Kings and Avs really lived up to its name this time. In fact, it appears the teams (especially Los Angeles) spent more time fighting and sitting in the penalty box than playing actual hockey. The...
Pre-Season Game 2: Avalanche 4, Stars 2
photo courtesy Tony Gutierrez/AP The Colorado Avalanche didn't play most of their top players, but it didn't matter at all. They still beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 in their second pre-season game. Unlike in Wednesday's game against the Kings, the Avs didn't take an early lead. Mike Ribeiro...
Pre-Season Game 1: Kings 4, Avalanche 3 (SO)
The first pre-season game for the Avalanche didn't go well enough to end with a win, but it didn't go so bad that the prospects for the team look bleak. In fact, in a lot of ways, it was a very good game for the Avs. I'll get to those in a minute. First of all, what happened? The Avs got out to...
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