I fell asleep last night somewhere after the first period. At that point, the Avalanche were dominating the game, not doing their late-game impression of the keystone cops. So, I'm just going to pretend that the Avalanche were totally awesome sauce last night and I have no reason to think they won't kick the crap out of the Calgary Flames tonight.
I don't like the Flames. I'm not really sure why. I don't think I hate any of the other NW teams - even the one with those creepy twins - and I actually kind of like the Oilers (when we aren't playing them). But the Flames? Can't stand them. And there's not really any players on the team I don't like, other than that idiot Curtis Glencross or perhaps Olli Jokinen (although I think I just feel sorry for him; he used to be such a talented player). Otherwise, the Flames are more or less stocked with guys I like (Tanguay), guys I respect (Iginla, Kiprussoff) or guys who elicit no emotion from me whatsoever (everyone else). So, why do I hate them so much? I don't really know. Could it be the stench of Phaneuf and [redacted] are still fresh in my brain? I guess that's a good enough reason, right?
Hopefully, everyone has a safe and happy New Year...and that the Avalanche close out 2010 against the team I hate for no good reason.
Go Avs!
Colorado | Calgary | |||
11th | 45 | Points | 24th | 35 |
3rd | 3.40 | GF/G | 18th | 2.60 |
29th | 3.24 | GA/G | 18th | 2.84 |
6th | 22.8 | PP% | 21st | 16.2 |
28th | 76.6 | PK% | 23rd | 80.0 |
15th | 30.6 | S/G | 16th | 30.5 |
19th | 31.2 | SA/G | 8th | 28.4 |
19th | 49.6 | FO% | 23rd | 48.6 |
18th | 13.2 | PIM/G | 19th | 13.4 |
Duchene | 37 pts | Top Scorer | Iginla | 34 pts |