thehockeynews.com - 8/28/2008
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Yesterday, the Colorado Avalanche announced the re-signing of Joe Sakic . Sakic, who had delayed until now to make a decision about returning for his 20 th NHL season at the age of 39, will likely step back into his role as the team s top line center and will definitely remain the captain. True to prediction, he did not announce the new contract at the press conference he will hold later today ...
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Joe Is Back, But The Narrative Hasn't Changed
Mile High Hockey —
... I have contended that the most vulnerable part of the Colorado Avalanche this season will be the offense and I'm still contending that. Not the defense, and not the goaltending. With Peter Forsberg's fate ever unknown (and his advancing age and declining skills still a factor, healthy or not), the Avalanche offense is still lacking an extra punch. Son of Stastny is money, sure, but can Wolski and Svatos really step up their games? Can Milan Hejduk not crumble to pieces (or even just score on a regular basis)? Can Ryan Smyth keep his ...
Add one Sakic, and suddenly everything's sunny in Colorado
Puck Daddy —
... Joe Dunman had two interesting reactions to the Sakic signing yesterday: One on his Hockey News blog, and the other back on Mile High Hockey, where he once again pimped ...
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