AVALANCHE NATION!!!! 37-23-6 SEASON: PISSED AWAY A 4-1 LEAD ON THE NUCKS

[yipper05]

i'd guess they try arnason at center with wolski and svatos on the 2nd line

[fmuff]

Turgeon will Center the 2nd line I assume. But Arnason could definitely play his way into that slot.

filipe

[fmuff]

Anybdy planning on going to Frozen Fury next month (NEXT FRIGGIN' MONTH!!!!!)?

[IceRat]

^ I thought about it when it was first announced
but seeing the team they are fielding there is no way I would go see them play an exhibition game Vegas or not.

[Paul755]

Anybdy planning on going to Frozen Fury next month (NEXT FRIGGIN' MONTH!!!!!)?

Not me. I will however be looking to go to the Burgandy/White game.

[fmuff]

^ I thought about it when it was first announced
but seeing the team they are fielding there is no way I would go see them play an exhibition game Vegas or not.

Ah, c'mon, ya big grump - this is your chance to see Wolski and Finger and Stastny close up!

[Vandy58]

I came very close to going to vegas this year but to be honest I am starting to agree with icerat! I will probably go to the burgandy white game and go to many home games this year but with this team I am not excited enough to hop on a plane to vegas. Oh well there is always next year!

[avsfan21]

I wonder which conference from the East the Avs will be playing this year. I would love to see them in Atlanta.

[starscream's ghost]

avsfan, the schedules have all been posted. the avs are playing the southeast and northeast

http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/currentdetails.asp?ID=585

[avsfan21]

Well that sucks, they will play the Thrashers but in Denver.

[rocco]

Well that sucks, they will play the Thrashers but in Denver.
no it doesn't... BECAUSE THEY ARE PLAYING THE BRUINS IN BOSTON!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh and press the enter button in you sig ;)

[starscream's ghost]

avs opening day game will be on oln, in addition to 6 other televised avs games. plus 3 nbc games

http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/currentdetails.asp?ID=594

http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/currentdetails.asp?ID=593

[Paul755]

Damn, everytime I see this thread bumped I get my hopes up thinking maybe they signed Svatos...or traded Breezy :D

As for the schedule....kinda sucks not to have any home games on NBC. And the 10:30am start on the Detroit game is gonna be brutal.

[Paul755]

No Dino....

Altitude’s 2006-2007 Avalanche coverage will begin on Thursday, October 5 (6:30PM MT) when the Avalanche play at Minnesota. Regular-season coverage will conclude on Saturday, April 7, 2007 with the Avalanche traveling to Nashville to take on the Predators. Altitude’s remaining 70 Avalanche game telecasts and start times are listed below. Mike Haynes and Peter McNab will handle all Avalanche television play-by-play and analyst duties, respectively. Altitude’s radio broadcast team features Norm Jones, Curtis Leschyshyn and Mark Bertagnolli.

http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/currentdetails.asp?ID=596

[starscream's ghost]

what? i thought haynes was going back to radio? wonder if they just haven't officially hired a new tv guy

[Vandy58]

Wow so the preseason scheldule is set, we play the exact same three teams again, I wish they would mix it up a little! Dallas, LA, and Detroit

[IceRat]

No Dino....




I'll assume you meant Foley
:(

[Paul755]

I'll assume you meant Foley
:(

Yeah, that's what I ment. I got a bit confused because it was Dino Costa who was so insistant Foley was gonna be the TV PBP guy.

[rocco]

used the 40% off code in the Reebok code thread... got myself an Authentic Avs Home Jerseyfor $120!!!!!!! I'm going to get it customized later into Liles

:)

[Paul755]

Sort of an update on Svatos

http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_4217217

[avsfan21]

Still say we should trade Breezy to the Blues so we can get Kelly back. Although I dont think the Blues would see that as a deal.

[starscream's ghost]

how bout breezy and a draft pick for kelly and hinote?

[avsfan21]

sounds great to me. I would have probably gotten a Hinote Avs jersey during the 40% reebok sale if he was still with the team.

[starscream's ghost]

hey, retro jerseys are cool. i didn't get my white roy until he retired

[avsfan21]

Yeah but it wouldnt be as cool since he just left. People would just think that you had it when he was on the team and didnt want to get a new one. If they retire its a little different.

[Paul755]

A real update on Svatos...there's also some Burgandy and White game info if you follow the link.


Svatos awaits contract
Avs forward says he's 'optimistic,' but he'll sit if no deal in hand
By Rick Sadowski, Rocky Mountain News
August 24, 2006

CENTENNIAL - Marek Svatos was on the ice Wednesday when the Avalanche conducted informal workouts at the South Suburban Family Sports Center.
But will the gifted 24-year-old forward be there when the Avalanche begins training camp Sept. 13 to prepare for the 2006-07 season?

Aside from unrestricted free agent Jim Dowd, Svatos is the only remaining holdover without a contract, and he'll reluctantly stay away from camp unless he has one.

"This isn't what we wanted," Svatos said after staying on the ice for about 20 minutes after the workout to shoot and pass pucks with Steve Konowalchuk and Cody McCormick. "But I'm optimistic about it and, hopefully, by the time camp starts, I'm going to sign. This is where I want to play."

Svatos missed the final 20 games of the 2005-06 season and the playoffs because of a fracture in his right shoulder suffered on a hit by Dallas' Jason Arnott in a March 4 game.

Despite the injury, Svatos tied captain Joe Sakic for the team lead in goals, with 32, and matched the NHL rookie record for game-winning goals, with nine.

Except for spending about four weeks in his native Slovakia after the season, Svatos said he stayed in Denver to rehabilitate his shoulder, and he expects to be ready for the Oct. 4 regular-season opener against the Stars.

"He's progressed really well and should be ready to go, so that's good," said Rich Evans, Svatos' agent, from his office in Edmonton, Alberta. "Now we just have this small, little matter of getting a contract."

Svatos made the league minimum $450,000 last year and was tendered a $495,000 qualifying offer by the Avalanche in June to retain his rights.
He is a restricted free agent, meaning the team could match any offer from another team.

Evans said he hasn't resumed contract talks since returning from vacation Monday, but added: "I'm sure we'll be engaged in discussions over the next little while."
The Avalanche considers Svatos to be one of the league's bright young stars and wants to re-sign him, but it apparently is reluctant to give him a lucrative, long-term deal because of his history of shoulder problems; he previously injured his left shoulder three times.

"I spent pretty much all summer here working on my shoulders and everything else," Svatos said. "The trainers are putting lots of time on me. I just got on the ice this week, but it feels pretty good.

"(Injuries) are something I want to put behind me and not think about. It was frustrating last year because everything was going well. Unfortunately, I got hurt again. It's why, this summer, I tried to do everything I can to prevent those injuries."
Not wanting to take chances, especially without a contract, Svatos is skating and shooting but isn't participating in scrimmages. "A couple weeks from now, maybe three, I think I'm going to be pretty much ready," he said.


http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/nhl/article/0,2777,DRMN_23920_4940832,00.html

[starscream's ghost]

good to hear he's practicing with the team. that shows some committment to staying with the avs

[Vandy58]

So whats up people

[starscream's ghost]

absolutely nothing, vandy. only recent news is svatos will hold out from camp if he doesn't have a contract, but he'd rather not take it that far

[ShakesO]

concert in denver on the 24th...
ovechkin vs. the avs on the 25th...

anyone in denver want to help a brother out with a roof over his head for two nights? :D

[Paul755]

Wow, I heard Pierre had been sick but didn't know it was that bad. Thank god he's more or less alright.
Long, scary summer for Lacroix
By Terry Frei
Denver Post Staff Writer

Avalanche president Pierre Lacroix Wednesday confirmed he had a major scare this summer, when doctors feared a mass in his spine might be cancerous or an indication of another serious disease.

After hospital stays in the Las Vegas area and in Denver, plus two visits to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., Lacroix finally got the good news on Aug. 18: The mass isn't a tumor.

He returned to work at the Avalanche office in the Pepsi Center last week, under a schedule that reflects his relinquishment of the general manager's duties and also doctors' orders.

Lacroix emphasized that he was grateful for the "unbelievable" support of the Kroenke Sports and Avalanche organizations during the ordeal, and that the scare had nothing to do with his decision to step down as GM. He said this all began a week after the hiring of Francois Giguere as Lacroix's successor.

The scare lasted so long because a biopsy in the spine area is so risky it is a last resort, performed only when the likelihood of cancer is determined to be high. But Lacroix said doctors finally were able to rule out cancer and other serious illnesses after he underwent so many tests that he lost count of the number.

"You're in a long period of knowing nothing, or imagining the worst," Lacroix said. "I had a mass, and still have a mass, in my back. They said to me that it could be from so many things. It could be from a virus or a disease, or it could be a tumor."

A tumor could have meant "cancer."

"No doubt the worst things go through your mind," Lacroix said. "It was very tough on my wife and my family, but the outcome is great."

Lacroix said the scare began at his Las Vegas-area home on the night of June 2, a few hours after his wife, Colombe, fired her first hole-in-one on the golf course. He had discomfort in his stomach and back, and when he couldn't sleep, he called his longtime friend and Nevada neighbor, René Angelil, singer Celine Dion's husband.

"He's had two heart attacks and I asked him, 'What are the symptoms?"' Lacroix said. "He said, 'Burning sensation in the stomach and back pain."'

Angelil was alarmed and took his friend to a Las Vegas-area hospital. Lacroix stayed
there several days and underwent an angiogram and other tests that determined he didn't have a heart problem. "They told me I had 'the Lance Armstrong' heart," Lacroix said with a laugh.

After an MRI, Lacroix was still having such severe pain doctors agreed it was best for him to return to Denver for more tests under the supervision of Avalanche team doctors and neurologist Stan Ginsburg. Lacroix spent two weeks in the intensive care unit at Rose Medical Center. He joked that at one point, he had been given so many steroids he would have flunked any professional sports league's drug tests. "I had all the symptoms of something bad in my spine," Lacroix said. "That's why I was in such pain. ... They told me they gave the maximum amount of medication my body would take, thinking they would shrink that mass. It didn't work."

Doctors gradually ruled out various serious diseases, including multiple sclerosis. Still, cancer was considered a possibility until spine specialists at the Mayo Clinic concluded after yet more tests that a biopsy wasn't necessary, that the mass wasn't cancerous.

"They told me they would have to monitor it, and that I might have another reaction like I had a few months ago, but that there was, in their opinion, no need to go in for any kind of surgery," Lacroix said.

"You can't call it a tumor. You don't know why it hits. It hit me and created this malformation of the spine. People live with pain in the back, and there's nothing wrong with that."

The alternatives were a lot worse.
http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_4264543

[IceRat]

Svatos' agent optimistic

By Rick Sadowski, Rocky Mountain News
September 1, 2006
The agent for unsigned Avalanche forward Marek Svatos on Thursday put a positive spin on the latest round of contract talks.
"We've resumed negotiations and things are progressing," Rich Evans said from his office in Edmonton, Alberta. "I believe we are making prog- ress."
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/nhl/article/0,2777,DRMN_23920_4960971,00.html

[Paul755]

Training camp roster is out...complete with everybody's jersey numbers (Arnason, Leopold, etc..)

http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/team/PlayersNumber.asp

[starscream's ghost]

nice to finally have numbers for the players

too bad svatos' injruy proneness is what's really holding back the negotiations

[IceRat]

too bad svatos' injruy proneness is what's really holding back the negotiations
let's just say it's his proneness to injury that is even allowing us to have these negotiations in the first place....this is not a bad thing

[starscream's ghost]

hmmm. never thought of it that way

[IceRat]

so I see Breezby is wearing #71 again
signifying the first and last time he was shot out of a hole
now he just lets players shoot the puck into one [a hole]

[Paul755]

so I see Breezby is wearing #71 again
signifying the first and last time he was shot out of a hole
now he just lets players shoot the puck into one [a hole]

It's too bad they didn't push him into switching his number to 18.

[starscream's ghost]

lol, icerat. something tells me giggy's not gonna move breezy and we'll be stuck with him

[Paul755]

lol, icerat. something tells me giggy's not gonna move breezy and we'll be stuck with him

I don't think it's a matter of won't...but more a matter of can't.

[avsfan21]

I guess I might not be a fan, I have no idea who this is.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NHL-Hockey-Jersey-Colorado-Avalanche-Cochrane-Koho-XL_W0QQitemZ250023320670QQihZ015QQcategoryZ24985QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[starscream's ghost]

it's probably the seller, cause i've never seen that player's name on any avs list ever

[avsfan21]

Yeah but that auction is from Cool Hockey. http://coolhockey.com/index.php

[starscream's ghost]

so i was checkin the avs board, and apparently a news station in slovakia is reporting svatos has signed a 1 year deal for 1 million. here's what a foreign webpage says:
15:30 Podľa neoficiálnych správ predĺžil Marek Svatoš svoju zmluvu s Coloradom Avalanche, jej čiastka by sa mala pohybovať nad 1 000 000 USD.

http://www.nhlpro.cz/

take it for what it's worth. if it's true, i expect an announcement either today or tomorrow

[Paul755]

would be nice if it's true....

[starscream's ghost]

even more about svatos. apparently, he's telling people he has already signed

http://hokej.sme.sk/c/2880833/Svatos-sa-dohodol-s-Colorado-Avalanche.html


Marek Svatos agreed on the new contract with AVS, where together with Sakic he was last yr the best scoring player. Information was brought up by daily Plus Jeden Den. "I was a bit nervous, but I trusted my agent that he makes it done. I have concentrated only on getting best prepared for the season before the start" said for the PJD Marek, who has chosen to make consensus with the team and not to go to take easier arbitration possibility. "We wanted a fair agreement, therefore arbitration was not an option". Svatos has agreed on the new over 1mil. contract only 2 weeks before the preseason camp. "If we wouldn't agree, Colorado would trade me to another club, or I would be forced to play in Europe. That would be the worst scenario." The Kosice system grown talent is after the shoulder injury that has not allowed him to play full NHL season and says he is 95% OK. "I will for sure miss out the preseason games, but I will be ready for the season." added Svatos.

http://www.hokej.sk/clanok43594.htm


Marek Svatos has signed a new deal with Colorado Avalanche. 24yrs old Kosice native that has scored 32 goals despite shoulder injury has had 450-ths USD, new contract is higher, which also Marek confirmed to us. He didn't want to mention exact numbers.

Marek is happy not to miss the training camp that starts 15. sept.

both articles are from slovakia, and these are rough translations

[Poochiesdead]

Good to hear.

[starscream's ghost]

i still would hold back on a celebration since nothing's official. once i see it on tsn, nhlpa, or the avs website, then i'll be doin a happy dance

[starscream's ghost]

IT'S OFFICIAL!
http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/currentdetails.asp?ID=604

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that it has signed forward Marek Svatos to a one-year deal.

“Marek played a key role in the team’s success last season,” said Avalanche Executive Vice President and General Manager Francois Giguere. “He had an outstanding year and scored several key goals. Along with Alex Ovechkin, Dion Phaneuf and Sidney Crosby, Svatos was a part of the outstanding and exciting new brand of NHL players that made their debut last year. We are expecting him to be a huge offensive contributor to our team again this season.”

Svatos, 24, distinguished himself early in his rookie year with a hat trick in his second game of the season (sixth career game), the fastest to begin a career since Dean Sylvester’s hat trick four games into the 1999-2000 campaign for the Vancouver Canucks. Clutch goal scoring would also mark Svatos’ rookie campaign as nine of his 32 goals were game-winners, matching Steve Larmer’s rookie record in 1982-83. In addition, 13 of his 32 goals tied the game or gave the Avalanche the lead.

Svatos played in 61 games, recording 32 goals and 18 assists before a fractured shoulder sidelined him for the remainder of last season. At the time of his injury, his 32 goals trailed only Ovechkin among rookies and his 50 points ranked him third behind Ovechkin and Crosby. Despite his injury, his goal mark would hold up as being the most on the club (tied with Joe Sakic) and Svatos would finish the season ranked third among NHL rookie goal scorers. He finished second only to Anton and Peter Stastny in goal scoring among franchise rookies (both scored 39 in 1980-81). His 12 power play goals matched Anton Stastny’s mark (1980-81) for most by a rookie. Svatos’ four-point effort versus Calgary on October 10 equaled the Avalanche rookie record set by Milan Hejduk during the 1998-99 season. The franchise mark for points in a game stands at eight set by Peter and Anton Stastny during the 1980-81 season.

Svatos made his Olympic debut with Slovakia at the 2006 Winter Games, playing in all six games. The Kosice, Slovakia native was Colorado’s 10th selection (227th overall) in the 2001 Entry Draft.

[IceRat]

great news!

[starscream's ghost]

i know it's not the right player, but this is what i feel like inside now that svatos is official

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1691/lappydancesmall0mv.gif

[IceRat]

http://images.tsn.ca/images/stories/20040414/COL_svatos_86387.jpg

[Avalanchebruins]

What a great player he is Favorite active Avs player.

i know it's not the right player, but this is what i feel like inside now that svatos is official

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1691/lappydancesmall0mv.gif

[Paul755]

Great News!

[avsfan21]

Awesome, but kind if wish it was for more than 1 year. Seems we will be going through this again next off season.

[starscream's ghost]

i think what happened was svatos agreed to take a paycut this season and will get more $$ and a longer deal next season depending on performance, health, and sakic's status. don't forget, that huge chunk from bonuses will be gone which will free up spacee

[IceRat]

well he might not have got what he was 'hopeing' for when all is revealed but he certainly didn't take a paycut

[starscream's ghost]

that's for sure, icerat. he'll be making at least $750,000

[rocco]

alright!!! Now the team is set and ready to go!!! Lets hope everyone stays healthy this season!!!!!!!!!

[IceRat]

that's for sure, icerat. he'll be making at least $750,000
word is 1.05 mil to be exact

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=2740

[inverno76]

how do you guys feel about your team this year? No Tanguay or Blake? Thank god we lost Pronger or everyone would be writing you guys off.

[starscream's ghost]

what do you mean "would" be writing us off? they already are! no one thinks the avs will do anything. personally, i think they'll be just fine. maybe not immediate cup contenders cause the d still seems weak, but if theo keeps the form he had in the playoffs and the offense is like it was last season the avs will be a force in the northwest. and they also need to stay consistent and not floundering around the standings so damn much

[avsfan21]

Probably just squeak into a playoff spot again. All depends on injuries I guess.

[IceRat]

I'd answer that question pretty much the same way I answered it last campaign

I have low expectations
only problem is a number of players on our team overachieved last season or had career years..... one cannot count on that to happen again

I'm not bothered by the Tanguay loss and I don't believe he is worth the coin he got from Calgary
I still think we failed to address our need for a bonified second line center
still I like what will be our top 2 lines and look forward to seeing some of the younger guys get a chance

D is a big concern, not because we lost Blake (who only showed up for half last season) but because we still have liabilities around such as Breezeby and Sauer.
The best part of our D last season was not its D but its ability to contribute to the offensive side of the puck. I don't know that that kind of output will be repeated but there is no way the D can play as poorly in our own zone as last season if we are to do anything.

As for goaltending I was never a huge Theo fan but I am much more confident going into this season with our goaltending than I was last season.

We'll have to see how healthy the top guns on this team can stay and if we make any moves to address needs during the season.

[IceRat]

I'd also add if it wasn't for some rediculous clause that allows bonuses from 01 to count against our current cap we would have almost an additional 5 million more to spend

as it is I believe we still have room under the cap to spend now or better yet around the trade deadline if needed

[starscream's ghost]

for being such a young organization, the avs sure do love to bring in former players. goulet, billington, eric lacroix, curtis leschyshyn and now, sylvain lefebvre is back

http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/currentdetails.asp?ID=605

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced Wednesday the appointment of former Avalanche defenseman Sylvain Lefebvre to its scouting staff. The focus of his work will be in scouting and overseeing the development of the organization’s prospects.

“We’re extremely happy to have Sylvain join our staff,” said Avalanche Executive Vice President and General Manager Francois Giguere. “He’s going to be a key component of our player developmental efforts and he’ll be a strong resource for our younger players.

“Sylvain enjoyed a very successful NHL career, he knows our philosophy and we believe his background will be a great asset in his new role.”

Lefebvre, 38, was a draft day acquisition by the Quebec Nordiques in 1994 from the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was a key member of the Avalanche blueline corps for four years and a member of the club’s 1996 Stanley Cup Championship squad. Originally signed as a free agent in 1986 by the Montreal Canadiens, Lefebvre would go on to appear in 945 NHL contests over 14 NHL seasons with Montreal, Toronto, Quebec/Colorado and New York Rangers organizations.

[Paul755]

Coach Q just finished up the "Season Premier" of his radio show. Nothing ground breaking.

Said Hejduk needs to step up and to look for Breezy, Clark, and Liles to get more PP time. Thinks of Klee in more of a leadership role and that he should play well with Kono because they have experiance playing with eachother. Also said he would like to see Wolski really step up and take a spot on the team.

What surprised me was his talk about Paul Stastny. He sounded really high on the kid, which makes me think he might be given a real good shot to make the team.

[starscream's ghost]

i wouldn't be surprised to see stastny doing something like wolski this season. and hejduk does need to step it up. went from a 50 goal scorer and rocket richard winner to just a middle of the pack goal scorer. maybe it was forsberg being healthy that season, but i think the duke needs someone like forsberg on his line again to be like he was

[yipper05]

svatos signs...1 yr deal

http://www.nhl.com/news/2006/09/278972.html

[starscream's ghost]

svatos signs...1 yr deal

http://www.nhl.com/news/2006/09/278972.html
welcome to a few days ago!;)

[Paul755]

Apparently these are Theo's new pads....I'm not a big fan, but they could grow on me.
http://www.modsquadhockey.com/pics/JR/theoitech.jpg

[AvsBama33]

Wow I like the new poll on the Avs web site. Who will lead the team in scoring this season?

And one of the choices is Arnason. Brilliant

[starscream's ghost]

finally, some optimism about this team! and leo won't be out as long as originally thought

http://www.denverpost.com/avalanche/ci_4313285

Jose Theodore has bought a house in Denver and his mind is on nothing but hockey. Jordan Leopold won't be out as long as first feared, and there might not be enough spots for all the quality forwards on the roster.

Such news had Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville hardly sounding like a man resigned to a foreboding NHL season, as some pundits already have declared for his team. The Hockey News has picked the Avs to finish 13th out of 15 teams in the Western Conference this season, grading the team overall with a C.

Quenneville's team faced dire predictions last season as well, however, and managed to finish among the final four teams in the Western Conference before playoff elimination. Despite the offseason losses of Alex Tanguay and Rob Blake, Quenne- ville said this season's Avs can be better than last.

"This year, we feel we're even deeper up front with our forwards," said Quenneville, who will oversee the start of Avalanche rookie camp today at Centennial's Family Sports Center and regular training camp Friday. "We've got to be respectful to what Alex, Rob and Danny (Hinote) brought to our organization in the past. But the nature of our game now is you've got to expect change."

While the Avs lost second-leading scorer Tanguay to Calgary, Quenneville likes what he sees from his remaining forwards. Joe Sakic is still around, along with Milan Hejduk, Marek Svatos, Andrew Brunette, Steve Konowalchuk, Ian Laperriere, Antti Laaksonen, Brett McLean, Pierre Turgeon and newcomer Tyler Arnason.

Add youngsters Brad Richardson, Mark Rycroft, Wojtek Wol- ski and, possibly, Paul Stastny to the mix, and Quenneville believes Tanguay's loss can more than be overcome.

Quenneville said defenseman Leopold, acquired from the Flames in part for Tanguay, should return from hernia surgery by mid-October - not November, as first forecast. Quenneville, who has a 350-239-86 record in nine NHL coaching seasons, is hopeful Leopold can bloom into a solid, No. 1 defenseman. Leopold couldn't ask for a better coach than the former defenseman Quenneville, who has a reputation for bettering the careers of his blue-liners.

"I think he had an injury last year that really bothered him," Quenneville said. "We feel like he's going to help us, and feel he could improve on some things."

Overcoming the loss of Blake probably will be the Avs' toughest challenge.

"You hate to lose Rob Blake. He's one of the top D in the league. He can change the game, but it comes down to money," Konowalchuk said.

"No one wanted him to leave, but it's all money these days. That's one luxury the Avalanche used to have. But we've still got veteran guys, and still got belief in one another. It seems like most teams lost guys. Today's game is going to be which teams come together, even more so. Because there aren't going to be the powerhouses like there used to be. Look how Edmonton came together all of a sudden. It doesn't take long to fall; on the other hand, it doesn't take much to rise up, if guys come together."

Quenneville and Konowalchuk pointed to goalie Theodore for additional optimism. A summer for Theodore that included some off-ice headlines has been replaced by the tranquility of a new home and regular workouts with his new teammates.

"He looks great," Quenneville said of Theodore. "We're counting him as a new guy this year. We think he's going to play well for us, and he's anxious to get going."

Quenneville said he is also eager to see his rookies perform today, including 2006 first-round pick Chris Stewart.

"He had a great summer playing for the Team Canada developmental team, and I can't wait to see him," Quenneville said.

[IceRat]

Wojtek Wol- ski
was that really necessary??!! :rolleyes:

[AvsBama33]

I like the optimism Q has but you don't get deeper in the forward ranks by losing Alex Tanguay and adding Arnason and Rycroft. That being said I'd think a ranking of 10th or 11the West would be more realistic at this point.

Last season SI dogged us, had Chicago in front of the Avs and the Hurricanes and Rangers were ranked in the 20s I believe. I think the Avs will go how Jose goes.

[Paul755]

1 Year extension for Bruno.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=177365&hubname=

[IceRat]

good move

[starscream's ghost]

i love it! glad to not have to worry about bruno next season

[starscream's ghost]

and btw, it's jose's 30th bday today

[IceRat]

according to the avs board, foley's the new tv play-by-play guy and mike haynes is headin back to the radio
by the way just to put this rumor totally to bed
Pat Foley was hired by the Chicago Wolves (AHL)

http://www.chicagowolves.com/

[starscream's ghost]

yeah, i saw that on the avs board. oh well, guess haynes will be stayin on tv

and has anyone gone to nhl.com recently? that pic of the avs at practice looks so old! i wouldn't doubt if it's from when the avs were still at mcnichols arena

[starscream's ghost]

there's one on the avs website, but it's not the greatest. just a lot of people jumping ship this summer with blake and tanguay leaving. a lot of people who think they're the best gm and could make the avs so much better

[AvsBama33]

Yes the official Avs board is awful. Every topic gets re-posted in 3 minutes by a kid who can't read and it's just WHO WOULD YOU TRADE or SHOULD WE SIGN IGINLA AND GRETZKY THIS SUMMER threads

[AvsBama33]

Potential bad news for Kono...


Konowalchuk having heart checked out

ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (Ticker) - Steve Konowalchuk of the Colorado Avalanche could not join his teammates for the start of training camp.

The team announced on Friday that an EKG revealed that the veteran left wing may have a heart problem.

"Results from standard EKG testing done yesterday (Thursday) revealed an abnormality and further examination is required at this time to determine the exact nature of his condition," Avalanche trainer Matt Sokolowski said.

Further information will be announced after more medical tests are conducted

[fmuff]

Jeez. Good luck to Kono - I was really looking forward to seeing him play, too!!

PS: Anyone know if any of the Av pre-season games will be televised?

PPS: Anyone going to Vegas for Frozen Fury?

[starscream's ghost]

no preseason is televised, that i know of. i thought i heard oln would be showing some games, though

[Paul755]

scary news for Kono...hope everything turns out OK.

and has anyone else noticed they still haven't given anyone #'s 21 or 52 :D

[starscream's ghost]

i'm pretty sure there's a reason why, paul. betting people know not to touch those numbers

[avsfan21]

What I figured you would be dying to give out 52 after all the stuff you go on about Foote. I just hope that Peter comes back before he retires.

[starscream's ghost]

i didn't say i would object to someone taking it, i just meant no one took it because they knew not to take it

[Paul755]

i'm pretty sure there's a reason why, paul. betting people know not to touch those numbers

I'm sure it's just a coincidence. But kind of cool to note.

It'll be interesting if we signed or traded for someone that currently wears 21 or 52.

Nobody has 18 because it's the number that is pretty much a guarentee that you will be traded...that I'm sure of.

[starscream's ghost]

they should quietly retire 18. and does anyone else even wear 52? i know there have to be people wearing 21

[starscream's ghost]

just to give some of you a hint at how bad the avs board is, here's someone's comments about konowalchuk's heart issue:
"I say trade him. He's eating up cap and he'll be a fourth liner."

[Vandy58]

I just got tickets for the Detroit pre season game! They were pretty darn cheap too!

[starscream's ghost]

really? i had someone offer me tix for $105 a piece, which is face value. too bad i won't be in town

[starscream's ghost]

apparently, theo's still using last season's pads but has a brand new mask. scroll to the bottom for the new one
http://www.avalanchedb.com/masks/theodore/index.htm

think i prefer last season's because of the blue. all that whiteish gray isn't something i like

[avsfan21]

I think it looks good.

[AvsBama33]

I like the icy blue on the bottom - might need some more blue on the rest of the mask, though.

[Paul755]

I really like that mask.

And as a reminder for those interested....single game regular season tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10am.

[IceRat]

Avalanche Blueliner


(http://board.spawn.com/forums/)..http://www.frozenpond.com/images/liles_wu.jpg

.. John-Michael Liles was chosen by the Colorado Avalanche with the 159th overall pick in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. After a stellar career with Michigan State, the 25-year old native of Zionsville, Ohio, made his NHL debut in 2003 and led all rookie defensemen in scoring with 34 points, making the All-Rookie Team in the process. In 2005-06, Liles upped that total to 49 points and finished 14th in scoring amongst all NHL defenders (11th in goals). In the process, he became the first defender since Brian Rafalski in 2001 to score 30 points in each of his first two NHL seasons. He is already one of the top offensive defensemen in the game, and with Rob Blake’s departure, Liles will be counted on to anchor the Avs blueline. Liles is a star in the making and we are thrilled to welcome him to Frozen Pond.

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[avsfan21]

wow nice only 17 bucks for a puck. I will have to ask Troy to get one for me as well.

[IceRat]

same day/time/location as the Svatos signing noted earlier in the thread

[avsfan21]

I would love to get a jersey for both but that would be close to 700 bucks, ouch. I guess I will go with the pucks.

[rocco]

gonna have to order something from that Liles signing!!! Thanks for posting that IceRat!!!!!!!!!!

[Paul755]

Not a bad price on the puck...might have to get one.

[Paul755]

Going to Home opener against Dallas. Section 130...3 Rows off the Ice.

[jskrap]

Sweet, I'll be at the home opener too. Then I'm going to the game against Detroit Jan 20th.

[rocco]

I got my tickets for the game in Boston!!!!!! I'm so happy that I'll finally get to see the Avs play live!!!!!! 8 rows from the Ice in the corner over by Theo for periods 1 & 3

[fmuff]

How much is shipping to the states on a puck? Also, will it be an Avs puck?

[IceRat]

How much is shipping to the states on a puck? Also, will it be an Avs puck?
I'm sure it is a Lanche puck as for shipping might be best to ask here.....

http://board.spawn.com/forums/showthread.php?t=220246

[AvsBama33]

Good news for the defense...

DenverPost.com:

Quenneville said defenseman Jordan Leopold, originally forecast to be out until November following hernia surgery, should miss only the first three to five games of the regular season.

[starscream's ghost]

sweet! and i believe the post also said in an article about liles that skrastins and clark will be the #1 d pairing

[avsfan21]

Yeah the #1 D Pairing should be Breezby and Sour.

[Vandy58]

Wow that new mask looks SICK! PRE SEASON STARTS TONIGHT BOYS!

[Poochiesdead]

I prefer Theo's old mask.

[starscream's ghost]

i prefer theo's old mask and pads. he's sportin the new trapper and blocker which are the same style and colors as the pads shown here already

vandy, did you go to the burgundy/white game last night?

[Paul755]

I love Theo's new mask.

And it's too bad the Avs own network is too caught up with...

EVENING
6:30 PM 2006 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft Special
7:00 PM Colorado Explorer - Ultimate Road Trips
8:00 PM Golf at Altitude - The Sanctuary
8:30 PM Golf at Altitude - Indian Peaks Golf Club
9:00 PM On Stage - Chris Daniels and the Kings
10:00 PM Altitude Sports Summit: Pro Football Edition
11:00 PM Heartland Poker Tour

to show the actual game.

[starscream's ghost]

i wonder how many fsn stations are showing preseason games. most of the time, they're not shown. nhl network will have them, but it's not like nfl preseason where people will still flock to watch it

[tjcurrie]

GO STARS!!!!!!
Oh wait, only pre season.
go stars

[starscream's ghost]

GO STARS!!!!!!
Oh wait, only pre season.
go stars
so, will marty choke-o go for the hattrick against the avs again in the playoffs this year?:D GO AVS!!!!!!!!!

[Paul755]

i wonder how many fsn stations are showing preseason games. most of the time, they're not shown. nhl network will have them, but it's not like nfl preseason where people will still flock to watch it


True, but you'd think Altitude of all networks which was created specifically for the purpose of showcasing the Avs and Nuggets would show the preseason games. I mean I posted the schedule above, it's not like they have anything better to show. The NLL entry draft, Colorado Golf Course tours?...W T F is that about.

Doesn't matter for me anyway. I gotta work so I'll have to listen to the game. At least 950 the Fan knows what's up.

[Paul755]

GO STARS!!!!!!
Oh wait, only pre season.
go stars

Stars can win tonight...as long as the Avs beat the tar out of them on opening night 10/4.

[starscream's ghost]

and btw paul, the nll draft is a repeat. it happened either last week or 2 weeks ago. altitude isn't too good with their programming, and have to replay a lot of stuff

[Paul755]

and btw paul, the nll draft is a repeat. it happened either last week or 2 weeks ago. altitude isn't too good with their programming, and have to replay a lot of stuff

figures...

[starscream's ghost]

avs make their first roster moves

http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/currentdetails.asp?ID=619

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced Tuesday that the team has reduced its training camp roster to 38 players.

Seven players were assigned to the club’s American Hockey League training camp in Albany, NY, RW Dan DaSilva, G Kris Mayotte, D Brandon Roach, C Ryan Steeves, RW David Svagrovsky, C Peter Tsimikalis and D Michael Vernace.

Three players were assigned to their respective junior teams, C Codey Burki (Brandon-WHL), C Chris Durand (Seattle-WHL) and D Raymond Macias (Kamloops-WHL).

[tjcurrie]

okay, i'll take tonight, you guys can have the 4th, and we'll take the playoffs, deal ? what are the odds of Turco choking 3 times in a row ? Wouldnt happen. would it ?

[starscream's ghost]

oh, i guarantee it'll happen if the avs and stars meet this season

[tjcurrie]

well i guaruntee it wont. so we're at a stalemate i guess. what now ?

[starscream's ghost]

turco chokes, and i once again am correct

[tjcurrie]

i guess we'll see. maybe he needs to take propeshia or whatever it is ?

[starscream's ghost]

or he needs to just not suck @$$ in the playoffs. or maybe the stars should try playing defense

[tjcurrie]

they brought in a couple boys this year.and not playing niinimaa will help.

[rocco]

i guess we'll see. maybe he needs to take propeshia or whatever it is ?
Theo took that for his hair! He has one of the sickest flows in the league!!!

[rocco]

according to TSN Avs are up 2-0 in the first period!!! :cool:

[starscream's ghost]

bruno and hejduk with pp goals according to the avs board

[IceRat]

Wolski with a shortie from Stastny

I like what I see in the box score so far

[rocco]

managed to pull up the scoresheet from NHL.com even though the link isn't up yet...

http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20062007/GS010017.HTM

After 1 period the Avs lead 3-1

Goals:
Brunette on the PP from Sakic and Clark
Hejduk on the PP from Brunette and Sakic
Zubov on the PP from Modry and Barnes
and Wojtek Wolski SHORTHANDED! from Paul Stastny

[avsfan21]

Well at least the PP looks better, hopefully it will hold up the whole season.

[IceRat]

well we certainly at least have a chance to win considering Breezeby isn't in the lineup

Colorado
Goalies Shots Saves
J. Theodore 16 15

Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM
T. Arnason 4:26 0 0 0 0 2
A. Brunette 4:16 1 1 0 1 0
B. Clark 9:19 0 1 +1 0 0
J. Finger 8:20 0 0 0 0 0
M. Hejduk 4:31 1 0 0 1 0
J. Jillson 5:06 0 0 0 0 2
K. Klee 6:30 0 0 +1 1 0
I. Laperriere 4:28 0 0 0 0 2
J. Liles 6:11 0 0 0 0 0
M. Love 5:56 0 0 0 0 0
B. May 4:11 0 0 0 0 0
C. Mcleod 4:12 0 0 0 0 0
N. Paetsch 6:22 0 0 0 0 0
B. Richardson 6:48 0 0 0 1 0
J. Sakic 4:39 0 2 0 0 0
P. Stastny 5:12 0 1 +1 2 0
M. Strazzobosco 12:16 1 0 0 2 0
W. Wolski 5:22 1 0 +1 1 2

[IceRat]

looking at the updated box score
we are taking a lot of shots against 26 vs 18 with 7 mins to go in the second (good sign for Theo)
and we are loosing a ton of faceoffs

the kids Wolski, Stastny, and Strazzobosco look to have the most shots on goal with 3 each
that Strazzobosco goal noted above must be a mistake

[IceRat]

screw most of what I said above (I think) since the boxscore I was looking at just updated after the 2nd and now says Theo only faced 12 shots and Budaj 1 shot while Turco faced 10 and Ellis 1

faceoffs stats changed but still don't paint a pretty picture and Stastny and Strazzobosco now show only 2 shots on goal each and the Strazzobosco goal has been removed

[IceRat]

when the hell did we get Jeff Jillson?

[starscream's ghost]

when the hell did we get Jeff Jillson?
i was startin to wonder that, too. he's listed as a sabre at nhl.com, and he wasn't on the starting roster listed at the stars website for the game. and he's not mentioned anywhere on the avs website. guess i'm gonna have to plunge into the avs board for the answer

[starscream's ghost]

avs board says there is no jillson at the game and whatever website reported him was wrong

[IceRat]

how the hell do you list someone in our lineup that isn't even on the team :confused:
plus the penalty summary shows him with a hooking call but no penalty minutes listed in the box score
how *** up this site has been tonight

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/boxscore;_ylt=Atpiebn9baZ.uve7bibrDvV7vLYF?gid=2006091917

now if only we could get it to put Breezeby on a different team

[starscream's ghost]

no freakin clue

[starscream's ghost]

4-1. liles from may and arnason

[IceRat]

ESPN is showing we only dressed 14 skaters vs. 18 for Dallas

I'm so confused

Colorado Avalanche Time On Ice FaceOffs
PLAYER G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
A. Brunette LW 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 9:01 2:28 0:00 6:33 0 0 00.0
B. Clark D 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 18:37 2:41 5:57 9:59 0 0 00.0
M. Hejduk RW 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 11:00 2:28 0:22 8:10 0 0 00.0
K. Klee D 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 24 14:58 1:29 4:07 9:22 0 0 00.0
I. Laperriere RW 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 15 12:03 1:01 3:50 7:12 2 0 100.0
B. May LW 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7:41 0:58 0:02 6:41 0 0 00.0
J. Sakic C 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 10:49 2:28 0:11 8:10 1 6 14.0
T. Arnason C 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 15 11:54 1:01 3:38 7:15 0 10 00.0
J. Finger D 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 3 0 2 23 17:05 0:00 4:42 12:23 0 0 00.0
J. Liles D 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22 14:15 3:21 2:29 8:25 0 0 00.0
B. Richardson C 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 15 11:31 0:41 3:50 7:00 10 5 66.0
W. Wolski LW 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 15 11:19 0:00 2:29 8:50 0 0 00.0
M. Love D 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 16 11:30 0:00 1:23 10:07 0 0 00.0
P. Stastny C

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/boxscore?gameId=260919017

[starscream's ghost]

since when do you trust espn for hockey news? you should know better icerat

[IceRat]

another PP
all our goals have been on special teams no even strength goals (either PP or SH)

actually no even strength goals at all in the game
sounds like last pre-season

[IceRat]

since when do you trust espn for hockey news? you should know better icerat
I don't but it's probably the most accurate there is available right now

try the damn NHL.com website and you can't even get a score
http://www.nhl.com/scores/index.html

9:00 PM EDT 123Thttp://cdn.nhl.com/img/team/dal25.gif</IMG> (http://www.dallasstars.com/)Dallas 0http://cdn.nhl.com/img/team/col25.gif</IMG> (http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/)Colorado 0Preview LISTEN! (http://www.nhl.com/radio/index.html)http://cdn.nhl.com/images/listen_small1.gifOff. ScoresheetOff. Super StatsBoxscoreFaceoffsPlay-by-PlayShift ChartRostersTOI - DAL|COL

[starscream's ghost]

nhl.com has been bad since the start of the playoffs. for some reason, they can't remember to start doing all the game updates

[IceRat]

the ESPN site showed Theo did face 26 shots in 2 periods

[IceRat]

game over 4-1 final good guys

[starscream's ghost]

sweet!

[IceRat]

no way we only dressed 5 D
still trying to find out who the other roster players were

looks like Finger and Clark logged the most ice time followed by Klee
Wolski with 5 shots in just under 16 mins

[starscream's ghost]

i'll try to find the link from the avs board that had the rosters

[rocco]

why don't you guys just use the link i posted??? here it is again

http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20062007/GS010017.HTM

Liles makes me happy :D

[rocco]

Avs shift chart straight from the NHL

EDIT: oops... forgot the link
http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20062007/SC010017.HTM

[starscream's ghost]

http://www.dallasstars.com/homeNewsDetail.jsp?id=6379

Goaltenders
31 Peter Budaj
60 Jose Theodore

Defensemen
2 Ken Klee
5 Brett Clark
6 Jeff Finger
26 John-Michael Liles
46 Mitch Love
48 Kyle Cumiskey

Forwards
8 Wojtek Wolski
10 Brad May
12 Brad Richardson
14 Ian Laperriere
15 Andrew Brunette
19 Joe Sakic
23 Milan Hejduk
39 Tyler Arnason
42 Chris Strewart
449 Victor Oreskovich
55 Cody McLeod
62 Paul Stastny

[IceRat]

why don't you guys just use the link i posted??? here it is again

http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20062007/GS010017.HTM

Liles makes me happy :D
doesn't show full rosters

[rocco]

Super Stats via NHL

http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20062007/ES010017.HTM

[IceRat]

http://www.dallasstars.com/homeNewsDetail.jsp?id=6379

Goaltenders
31 Peter Budaj
60 Jose Theodore

Defensemen
2 Ken Klee
5 Brett Clark
6 Jeff Finger
26 John-Michael Liles
46 Mitch Love
48 Kyle Cumiskey

Forwards
8 Wojtek Wolski
10 Brad May
12 Brad Richardson
14 Ian Laperriere
15 Andrew Brunette
19 Joe Sakic
23 Milan Hejduk
39 Tyler Arnason
42 Chris Strewart
449 Victor Oreskovich
55 Cody McLeod
62 Paul Stastny
that's better if acurate assuming Strewart is Stewart and Oreskovich doesn't have such a large number on his back :p

[IceRat]

Super Stats via NHL

http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20062007/ES010017.HTM
much better
Arnason and Sakic got smoked on faceoffs
Arnason 1 win 11 lost :eek:

Richardson and Stastny faired better
Lappy 4 for 4 when called upon

still need a bonified second line center

[starscream's ghost]

nope. i think the roster is pretty much set

[IceRat]

Love was showing no Love and took on Ott. Pretty good fight, with blood. Does Love have any shot at making the club?
considering some of our suspect D I'm sure everyone will be looked at (as they were tonight)

[starscream's ghost]

for anyone who can access tsn's videos, you should watch the "back to the future for sakic" video about sakic and stastny

[Avalanchebruins]

My thought also, nice depth d man if we have him.

when the hell did we get Jeff Jillson?

[starscream's ghost]

you obviously didn't read the entire conversation. it was an error on yahoo's part. the avs do not have jillson

[Avalanchebruins]

I did read it after, thanks for informing me of that fact :)

you obviously didn't read the entire conversation. it was an error on yahoo's part. the avs do not have jillson

[starscream's ghost]

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced Wednesday that the team has reduced its training camp roster to 35 players.

The Avalanche assigned forward Cody McLeod and defenseman Mitch Love to the club’s American Hockey League training camp in Albany, NY, and assigned forward Victor Oreskovich to his junior team, the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League.

[Paul755]

Avs vs. Wing Dings tonight.

And here's Altitude's schedule...
EVENING
6:00 PM The Altitude Sports Summit College Gridiron
6:30 PM Around the Town
7:00 PM Denver Nuggets Dancers - Making the Cut
8:00 PM Fight Sports: World Class Championship Boxing
10:00 PM Altitude Sports Summit: College Football Edition
10:30 PM One on One - Guest TBA
11:00 PM On Stage - Chris Daniels and the Kings

I know it's just pre-season but c'mon...it's Avs/Wings.

[starscream's ghost]

but paul, it's altitude

[avsfan21]

There isnt a single preseason game that I can tell is being aired. I dont know why the Avs games would be any different.

[fmuff]

But we DO get to see the Nugget Dancers!!

[IceRat]

tonight's lineup assuming it is accurate this time

J. Theodore 11 11

Skaters TOI G A +/- SOG PIM
T. Arnason 3:40 0 0 0 0 0
J. Boychuk 6:32 0 0 0 0 0
P. Brisebois 8:47 0 0 0 0 0
K. Cumiskey 4:49 0 0 0 0 2
B. Guite 3:57 0 0 0 1 0
K. Klee 5:48 0 0 0 0 0
A. Laaksonen 5:37 0 0 0 1 0
J. Laliberte 3:18 0 0 0 0 0
I. Laperriere 5:22 0 0 0 1 0
C. McCormick 2:30 0 0 0 0 5
B. McLean 4:17 0 0 0 2 0
M. Murley 3:32 0 0 0 1 0
M. Rycroft 3:56 0 0 0 0 0
K. Sauer 5:14 0 0 0 0 0
K. Skrastins 6:42 0 0 0 0 0
P. Stastny 6:17 0 0 0 2 0
C. Stewart 5:23 0 0 0 0 0
W. Wolski 5:41 0 0 0 2 0

[avsfan21]

Why cant they put people like jagr on our team instead of someone like Jillson

[starscream's ghost]

stastny wins the shootout, and the game! 3-2 avs!

[AvsBama33]

Sounds like Weiman had a pretty good time in the shootout. Maybe keep him on the roster as a shootout goalie after last year's mess. Of course our guys just couldn't hit the net, either

[starscream's ghost]

weiman will go to the ahl. and he is a pretty good goalie. he won the president's cup in the central hockey league with the colorado eagles during the lockout

[starscream's ghost]

sweet! murley's goal got #6 on sportscenter's top 10!

[Paul755]

Good for Stastny.

I have a feeling...espically with Kono's status unknown..that Stastny will stick with the club for some of the regular season.

[Paul755]

Not really Avs...but here's a pic of Aebi's new Mask. I think it's pretty sweet, espically with the Quebec License plate.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l243/philwrx/DSC_0723.jpg

[Poochiesdead]

Nice. The vanity plate is pretty cool.

[avsfan21]

I dont know I still like Lalime's Hawks mask.

[IceRat]

I like his terminator contact lenses
maybe it will help him actually see the puck before it's by him :p

[rocco]

Paul Statsney, son of Quebec Nordiques/New Jersey Devils great Peter, is turning heads with his creativity in Colorado, including coach Joel Quenneville. Paul scored the winning goal in last night's game against the Detroit Red Wings. - Denver Post

As for best mask this year... Hannu Toivonen. Replica of Denis Lemieux's mask from the movie Slap Shot with his own ears and blonde hair on the side. siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick

http://images.sportsline.com/u/gettyimages/photos/71950111CL005_Bruins_Ca2092022_1024x768.jpg

http://images.sportsline.com/u/ap/photos/RYR103092021_1024x768.jpg

[starscream's ghost]

no site is being good at updatin the scores tonight, but yahoo says 1-0 avs on a goal by liles from lappy at the end of 1

[starscream's ghost]

nevermind, avs board says laliberte scored the goal not liles

[starscream's ghost]

yahoo says finger made it 2-0 in the 3rd

[starscream's ghost]

the avs board is goin nuts with finger jokes tonight

[starscream's ghost]

there's a buzz around the avs board that avery took a shot at sakic and joe hasn;t been seen since. there's a pick on yahoo of what i assume is the hit, and avery looks like he was playin cheap and dirty like always

btw, 2-1 now

[AvsBama33]

So I take it Lappy will issue an open challenge to him this season only to see the little punk hide all year?

[starscream's ghost]

probably. i wish the nhl could kick out people

[starscream's ghost]

avs lose 3-2. deja vu

[AvsBama33]

Ah well - just need to win when it counts. Cloutier's mask looks like a $20 Franklin street hockey mask btw.

[Paul755]

from the sounds of it the Avs got screwed on the 3rd Kings goal.

And Damn you Avery....Damn you....

[starscream's ghost]

oh, and stewart apparently is hurt as well. and svatos returns to full contact tomorrow or monday

[starscream's ghost]

just read the avs board. any time you see the name mick mcgough, it's gonna be trouble

[KingsFan25]

Hi guys. Hope all of you are doing well tonight.

Avery hit Sakic early and to me it was not a cheap hit. I'm also not the type of person to defend Avery or any other player in this league but he did hit Sakic shoulder to shoulder into the boards and it looked like Sakic's Feet came out from under him. The Hit was right infront of Ref Mick McGough(Yeah thats another story) but after that I don't remember Sakic playing. Speaking of which after the hit and the fight that occured after Avery did not play again til the 2nd period and the fight happened about 2-3 minutes in if I recall right.

Budaj played well tonight and made about 3-6 good saves on some good Kings chances.

Overall with Sakic not playing the Avs lineup changed around a lot. Brunette and Hedjuk at that point were obviously the best scoring threat and without Skrastins in the line up Finger got a lot of playing time as well as Cumisky who seemed to play solid that you didn't recognize him much.

[Paul755]

I miss Hinote already....him and Avery have a great fight series going......who fought ?

Man what would you do if fighiting were to ever disappear from Hockey.

[AvsBama33]

For $1 million I don't miss Hinote one bit

[starscream's ghost]

from tsn:

While Yan Stastny vies for a job here with the Bruins, his brother Paul, ex- of the University of Denver, has had an impressive first training camp with the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche, with aging pivot Joe Sakic centering a No. 1 line with Milan Hejduk and Andrew Brunette, are in need of young legs and scoring depth. Paul Stastny collected eight shots, and popped in the OT winner, last week in an exhibition game against the Red Wings. He pivoted a line that had fellow newbies Wojtek Wolski and Chris Steward, the No. 6 pick overall in this year's draft. - Boston Globe

Avs' Ian Laperriere, 32, is happy in Colorado. He is coming off a career-best 21-goal season and enters this season as one of the Avalanche's alternate captains. He hopes he can duplicate his statistics of last year, but isn't going to judge his game by stats. - Denver Post

The Avalanche still does not have further news on the condition of left wing Steve Konowalchuk, who left training camp after abnormalities surfaced on an electrocardiogram. The team hopes to get a prognosis early this week. - Denver Post

[starscream's ghost]

i loved danny when he was here, but $1 mil is quite a lot. he tried givin the avs a hometown discount, but that;s just too much money for a guy like him to pass up

[starscream's ghost]

http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/currentdetails.asp?ID=622

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced Sunday that it has reassigned four players to the club’s American Hockey League affiliate in Albany, NY:

Kyle Cumiskey, D
Ben Guite, C
John Laliberte, RW
Tyler Weiman, G

These players will report to the Albany River Rats training camp which begins Monday.

[Paul755]

http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/news/currentdetails.asp?ID=622

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced Sunday that it has reassigned four players to the club’s American Hockey League affiliate in Albany, NY:

Kyle Cumiskey, D
Ben Guite, C
John Laliberte, RW
Tyler Weiman, G

These players will report to the Albany River Rats training camp which begins Monday.

How many more do they need to cut/reassign?

[starscream's ghost]

not sure. think they have to get down to 23

[fmuff]

Just got back from Vegas and wanted to give my 2 cents:

Avery got a huge hit on Sakic knocking Sakic down (as everone heard) - it happened on my side of the ice, so I can't judge where the puck was. It looked to me like Avery was headhunting, but I wasn't super close to it. Regardless, Sakic upper body hit the glass and his legs kept going. He did skate a few more shifts, I believe, but he wasn't himself. He didn't come out of the lockeroom after the 1st.

Seconds after Avery made the hit, Finger grabbed him by the collar from behind and attacked Avery. It was great, but Finger was in over his head. Avery got in a bunch og great hits before Finger grabbed Avery's leg so they'd fall to the ice. It WAS nice to see Finger react so quickly to protect Joe. The game had just started (5 minutes or so) and Avery was playing full speed when it didn't look like anyone else was.

Richardson centered Duke and Bruno for quite a few shifts. Kind of an odd group.

I heard Stewert got hurt, but I never saw it. He played well on a line with May (although I saw him with Wolski and Stastny a couple of times). Wolski was the entire team from what I could tell. Duke had a few good shots, but Wolski and Liles were definitely the most lively and were pushing the Kings hard. The rest of the team (especially D) looked lackluster - Scratch and Clark didn't play.

Cuminsky was awful. Almost embarassingly so. Speaking of embarrasing - Breezebois whiffed on a shot and the entire crowd cheered. He looked like Frankenstein on skates most of the game.

The passing was terrible, but Stastny and Wolski have pretty good chemistry.

Budaj was phenominal for the first 2 periods - I don't know what happened after that. Kings goal #2 sat in the crease for the longest second of my life before it got knocked in behind Budaj. It sat there long enough for evey fan in the MGM to stand and point at it and start saying "There's the puck!!!" before it finally went in.

All in all, it was a pretty damn exciting game. THe Kings really stepped up in the 3rd and that goal with :52 was a heartbreaker.

[fmuff]

Coach Q never had the same 2 D-Men paired up for the whole game. He just kept them rotating through. Liles and Wolski seemed to have a ton of ice time (though I haven't looked at any stats). Liles also QB'ed the powerplay.

[starscream's ghost]

Avalanche captain Joe Sakic won't play in tonight's game against Detroit at the Pepsi Center. He suffered a hip flexor injury in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Los Angeles in Las Vegas. "It's a very minor strain," head coach Joel Quenneville said. "He said he's going to be fine." - Rocky Mountain News

[Paul755]

Avalanche captain Joe Sakic won't play in tonight's game against Detroit at the Pepsi Center. He suffered a hip flexor injury in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Los Angeles in Las Vegas. "It's a very minor strain," head coach Joel Quenneville said. "He said he's going to be fine." - Rocky Mountain News


At least it's "Very Minor"

[starscream's ghost]

i bet he takes the rest of the preseason to rest it. can;t be too careful. and this also means we need to kill sean avery

[Paul755]

and this also means we need to kill sean avery

Maybe not killed but at least horribly mamed. Maybe to the point where he can never speak again :D

[KingsFan25]

I heard Stewert got hurt, but I never saw it. He played well on a line with May (although I saw him with Wolski and Stastny a couple of times). Wolski was the entire team from what I could tell. Duke had a few good shots, but Wolski and Liles were definitely the most lively and were pushing the Kings hard. The rest of the team (especially D) looked lackluster - Scratch and Clark didn't play.


Stewart got injured I believe late in the 2nd period if I recall Correctly. he went into the boards and was hit but his hand/arm was outstretched so what ended up hitting the board first was his hands. So he dropped his stick and skated off. Most likely it's a jammed wrist and nothing too serious.

The passing was awful on both sides due to the very poor ice out there in Vegas. The third period Ice was probably the worst ice as late in the game you could still tell it was wet.

[fmuff]

The passing was awful on both sides due to the very poor ice out there in Vegas. The third period Ice was probably the worst ice as late in the game you could still tell it was wet.

Yeah, I pointed the puddles out to my wife late in the 3rd. And that does explain all the passes into people's feet! Although the Kings had some really nice crisp passes down low to score on Budaj. Very pretty.

PS: I saw those WWAD shirts everywhere. Kind of funny in a sick, moronic kind of way! ;)

PPS: The only time I really noticed Stewert was up against the boards he had some great maneuvering to keep the puck away from 2 Kings, who eventually wrestled it from him when no Avs showed up to help. I didn't know it was Stewert at the time, but he was quite a puck handler!

[KingsFan25]

Yeah, I pointed the puddles out to my wife late in the 3rd. And that does explain all the passes into people's feet! Although the Kings had some really nice crisp passes down low to score on Budaj. Very pretty.

PS: I saw those WWAD shirts everywhere. Kind of funny in a sick, moronic kind of way! ;)

PPS: The only time I really noticed Stewert was up against the boards he had some great maneuvering to keep the puck away from 2 Kings, who eventually wrestled it from him when no Avs showed up to help. I didn't know it was Stewert at the time, but he was quite a puck handler!

On the final Kings goal From where I was sitting I thought Kopitar was far far too low to make the pass back to O'Sullivan but apparently he was not. I was closer to Cloutier for two periods and down low so at that point my vision was distorted.

The WWAD shirts were at first a joke just basically saying if you're boss is hard on you just think What Would Avery Do. The original picture was him with a beautiful sunset it was a funny photo at that point. Well then they made the Avatar I have and decided to make it on a shirt. This was all on www.LetsGoKings.com and one guy works as a shirt maker so thats what they did. They sold like 300 shirts and donated all profits to charty for Breast Cancer Awareness if I believe. Avery was given a couple of shirts for himself and when Avery scores at Staples Center they even put the WWAD Icon on the Jumbotron. It's quite cool to see that one website caused all this.

I think if Stewart gets a couple more years in him he'll be a great checking line foward.

[Vandy58]

Well boys I am going to the game tonight! GO AVS!

[starscream's ghost]

have fun, you lucky bastard

[rocco]

2-1 Wings after 2. Avs goal was a PP goal... Arnason from Stastny and Clark

[Hornz Over Halos]

They changed the Avs goal. It now reads:

Colorado 17:32, Paul Stastny 1 (power play) (Brett Clark, John-Michael Liles)


As of 13:37, the score is now 3-3 with 3rd period goals from:

Colorado 1:24, Brad Richardson 1 (power play) (Ian Laperriere, Wojtek Wolski)
Colorado 1:39, Johnny Boychuk 1 (Brad Richardson)
Detroit 2:57, Matt Hussey 1 (Darryl Bootland, Evan Mcgrath)

Means nothing but the small spark of a rivalry kinda still exists :D

[rocco]

They changed the Avs goal. It now reads:

Colorado 17:32, Paul Stastny 1 (power play) (Brett Clark, John-Michael Liles)


As of 13:37, the score is now 3-3 with 3rd period goals from:

Colorado 1:24, Brad Richardson 1 (power play) (Ian Laperriere, Wojtek Wolski)
Colorado 1:39, Johnny Boychuk 1 (Brad Richardson)
Detroit 2:57, Matt Hussey 1 (Darryl Bootland, Evan Mcgrath)

Means nothing but the small spark of a rivalry kinda still exists :D
Liles :D

[starscream's ghost]

really? now only if he could score

[IceRat]

tied up 4-4 after 3

[starscream's ghost]

and hejduk just took a penalty

[starscream's ghost]

we've got a shootout

[IceRat]

May
Sauer
and Skrastins are our shooters

[starscream's ghost]

are you serious?

[IceRat]

no

;)

[starscream's ghost]

statsny scores the winner again. someone's gonna make the opening day roster

[IceRat]

game over we won the shootout 3-2

McLean and Wolski with the other goals

[Paul755]

statsny scores the winner again. someone's gonna make the opening day roster


Just remember...I said it first ;)

[starscream's ghost]

whatever paul. i think we all knew he'd make the team like wolski did last season if he impressed in camp. i'm sure he'll be the first called up when the avs get the chance. but i'm wondering if they keep him on the roster till kono gets back or if they stick with richardson or mccormick

[starscream's ghost]

guess i was wrong about stastny. wolski got the game winner

[starscream's ghost]

DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced Tuesday that it has sent forward prospect Chris Stewart back to his junior club in Kingston, Ontario. Stewart was the club’s first selection (18th overall) in last June’s Entry Draft.

This move brings the Avalanche training camp roster down to 30 players.

The 18-year old Stewart participated in three preseason games with the Avalanche, recording no points with four shots-on-goal. He will return to the Kingston Frontenace of the Ontario Hockey League where he ranked second on the team with 87 points (37g/50a) in 2005-06.

[starscream's ghost]

so this article is more about captains around the league than it is sakic, but i'm postin it anyways

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=178890&hubname=

Joe Sakic begins the new season as the NHL's longest-serving captain.
The 37-year-old centre inherited the distinction when Steve Yzerman retired after 20 years in the role with the Detroit Red Wings.
Sakic was named captain of the Quebec Nordiques in 1992, and he has continued to lead the team since it moved to Denver and became the Colorado Avalanche in 1995.
Mats Sundin, captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs since 1997, has the second-longest tenure.
Montreal's Saku Koivu and Ottawa's Daniel Alfredsson assumed the responsibility in 1999, Vancouver's Markus Naslund has had the distinction since 2000, Edmonton made Jason Smith captain in 2001 and Calgary gave the C to Jarome Iginla in 2003.
Others continuing on in the captain's role are Mike Modano in Dallas, Scott Niedermayer in Anaheim, Olli Jokinen in Florida, Shane Doan in Phoenix, Patrick Marleau in San Jose, Mattias Norstrom in Los Angeles, Scott Mellanby in Atlanta, Alexei Yashin of the Islanders, Dallas Drake in St. Louis, Adrian Aucoin in Chicago and Rod Brind'Amour of the Hurricanes.
"Rod is by far the best captain I've ever played with," says Carolina forward Eric Staal. "He's a guy that's going to say things at the right time.
"He lets you do what you need to do to get prepared but he's not going to let anything slide. He's the hardest-working player I've ever seen and you need that, especially from your captain. He's just a great guy all-around and we're so lucky to have him as our leader."
Nine of the 30 teams will have new or no captains.
Centre Peter Forsberg takes over in Philadelphia from the retired Keith Primeau and says he hopes to emulate Sakic, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 1996 and in 2001. Forsberg plays a rambunctious style of hockey, but he's not a screamer.
"Joe wasn't real vocal either," says Forsberg. "He led by example.
"He was always the last one off the ice. He doesn't need to scream and yell. He's just a great captain, a great leader."
Adam Foote, a key cog on defence on those championship Avalanche rosters, is the new captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Luke Richardson was captain last year before being traded.
Defenceman Nicklas Lidstrom is expected to take over from Yzerman in Detroit, although the Red Wings are being coy.
"We're going to name a captain opening night," coach Mike Bab**** said during training camp.
Star right-winger Jaromir Jagr is expected to be named captain of the New York Rangers, although no official confirmation has been forthcoming.
Tim Taylor is the new captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Chris Clark takes over in Washington.
Nashville will name a new captain to replace Greg Johnson, who now is in Detroit, before the start of the season. Prime candidates are Paul Kariya, Kimmo Timonen and Steve Sullivan.
Boston hasn't had a captain since Joe Thornton was traded last Nov. 30, and the Bruins have yet to make an announcement for this season.
New Jersey went without a captain last season and nobody has been tabbed for the C thus far.
The Minnesota Wild select a different captain each month.
Pittsburgh has decided it won't have a captain.
"The biggest reason why is out of respect for what Mario Lemieux did for this franchise," explained head coach Michel Therrien. "We'll keep doing what we did after Mario retired last year."<
Teen sensation Sidney Crosby will ascend to the post, but not quite yet.
Taylor, a third-line centre, is an excellent example of a team opting for a player with a strong work ethic rather than star status to wear the C.
Taylor got to know some of the most respected captains in recent league history as a teammate of Yzerman in Detroit, Ray Bourque in Boston and Mark Messier with the Rangers.
"You can't fly off the handle when things aren't going well," says Taylor. "At the same time, you have to keep an even keel even when things are going real well."
Previous captain Dave Andreychuk retired last winter.
Clark is another not-so-big-name with a C. He replaces Jeff Halpern, who left for Dallas via free agency. Olaf Kolzig would be the captain but the rules disallow goaltenders because the league doesn't want goalies skating from the crease to the penalty box to debate referees' calls.
The Capitals had considered 2006 rookie of the year Alexander Ovechkin but the Russian forward declined, saying he wants to improve his English before taking on such a responsibility.
"Leadership is not a sometime thing or a come and go thing," GM George McPhee explained in picking Clark. "It is an all-the-time thing.
"Chris Clark has all-the-time leadership qualities. He is a leader in the mould of one of our all-time favourites, Dale Hunter, who was a quiet man off the ice, a cantankerous, ultra-competitive player on the ice."

[starscream's ghost]

since gary glitter's a sick freak, vote for the new avs goal song
http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/fanconnect/NewSongVote.asp

[AvsBama33]

"Get Ready For This"? Are they serious? This isn't 1995 anymore, Avs staff.

[AvsBama33]

Wow, so I guess we'll be listening to "Crowd Chant" this year. Thanks a lot, Gary :mad:

[Paul755]

This whole thing sucks...they should just bite the bullet and keep Rock and Roll pt.2...it's a fricken Colorado Hockey Tradition(for thoise that don't know...rock and roll pt.2 was first introduced to the sports world as a celebration song after a Colorado Rockies Hockey game at old McNichols Arena)

And of the selections they have...it had better be "Crowd Chant" the other choices suck. The goal song the DU Pioneers use should at least be considered.

Shaking the pompoms after playoff goals just won't be the same.

[PrimeBane]

Shaking the pompoms after playoff goals just won't be the same.

They'll have to make the playoffs first Paul my friend. :p

[starscream's ghost]

the avs will make the playoffs

[Vandy58]

Man what a great game! I had great seats as well! I could not ask for a better finish! GO AVS!

[avsfan21]

I wish I had as high hopes as some, I just dont see a cup for the Avs in 07. I might be proven wrong and I hope I am, but I just dont see it.

[avsfan21]

Damn it Vandy what is your team doing. You had Georgia beat and blew it. I hate CU but I hate UGA even more.

[Vandy58]

I will say the crowd was not pumped at all until the third! They did not play the Red Wings Suck song at all and it was freaking dead the first period! Fair wheather fans are going away!

[Vandy58]

Damn it Vandy what is your team doing. You had Georgia beat and blew it. I hate CU but I hate UGA even more.

You are telling me! What a BIG MORALE BOOSTER THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN. Oh well!

[Paul755]

Well...crowd chant is dominating U2... 84% to 11%

[Paul755]

"Zombie Nation" is the name of the song they should use. It's the DU Goal song.

[Paul755]

Looks like Theo might be alternating masks home/away this year....

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h87/bob_laura/P1010177.jpg
I like the silver one better. But this one is damn cool too.

[avsfan21]

I like that one better than the white one.