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I'm Saving Hockey: A BTN February 27th Recap
First things first, I want to call attention to a true soldier this week, Adrian Dater, for using his remarkable cunning to win one for the little traditional-media guys out there. For years they've been under attack at the hands of the unoriginal, thieving mob that is the so-called "hockey...
Last word on the fabled Islanders-Kovalchuk bid
Ilya Kovalchuk agent Jay Grossman's version of interest from the Islanders as part of a Summer of Ilya postmortem in the Sporting News [emphasis mine]: On reports of an offer from the Islanders: "They inquired. They called, we had some discussions. They had to get to the floor, obviously. We...
Answering the question of the McGuire candidacy
While other names are popping up (as forum discussion and now beat reports have mentioned Ron Hextall), there is one candidate whose name has been invoked several times from local and national media sources. A name that's common for those who follow hockey on the national level (and we're talking...
New Avalanche Regime? Sounds A Lot Like The Old Avalanche Regime.
I think most of you that tomorrow is the big day - the day when teams can start their feeding frenzy for unrestricted free agency. But yesterday was kind of a big deal too. Teams had until 5pm eastern to tender a qualifying offer to their restricted free agents in order to retain their rights....
Peter Budaj Re-Signs
It's been mentioned in the McCormick thread, but now that there's a Denver Post link we can give it it's own thread. Peter Budaj has been re-signed by the Avalanche to a 1-year, $1.25 million deal. It's worth noting that Budaj is 26, meaning he'll become an unrestricted free agent next summer. I...
Lots and Lots From Dater Today
A lot of print journalists have stayed home this year, but, thankfully, the Denver Post has ponied up the dough to send Adrian Dater to cover the draft in Montreal. And he's working it, with all sorts of Avalanche chatter. His article is well worth the read, but I'll bullet point it here so that...
Meet The New Avalanche Brass
I'm at work, so I haven't been able to listen to any of these yet, but I'll assume they're still worth sharing: Avalanche press conference introducing Joe Sacco and Sylvain Lefebvre ...and some various radio interviews on The Fan (104.3 FM) Greg Sherman Sylvain Lefebvre Joe Sacco Peter McNab and...
More Egg For Lacroix's Face
Adrian Dater has the latest Avalanche Summer Fiasco details in the Post this morning. According to a Toronto radio interview, Pierre Lacroix first contacted Patrick Roy during the season to gauge his interest. Avalanche president Pierre Lacroix first reached out to Patrick Roy in the middle of...
Your Move, Patrick?
The Avalanche Ass Backwards 2009 Offseason continues, as word is out that Patrick Roy has indeed been offered the coaching job. Darren Dreger: There seems to be more of a comfort zone with Roy and the Avalanche right now, and it sounds like it's up to Patrick Roy. If he wants the gig, the...
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