viewfrommyseats.com - 6/17/2009
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What the hell happened? It was only 12 months ago when the Colorado Avalanche were coming off a 95 point season, 2nd place finish in the Northwest Division and an opening round win against the Minnesota Wild in the playoffs. Fast forward one calendar year—they have the highest draft pick since ...
Avs finally fire Tony Granato; name some dude general manager
sports.yahoo.com 6/3/2009 — Someday soon, Tony Granato is going to entertain the crowd at a pub with the story of how Colorado Avalanche President Pierre Lacroix broke the news that he had been fired as head coach after the position had already been offered to (and rejected by) ...
Nowhere to go but up
thehockeyprogram.net 7/9/2009 — Today’s official announcement of Joe Sakic’s retirement got me thinking back to when the Colorado Avalanche was a mainstay atop the Western Conference standings for almost a decade. The Avs moved to Denver from Quebec with an array of talent, including Sakic, Peter Forsberg, and Adam Foote; ...
Post-Draft Thoughts - Avalanche Look to Major Junior
coloradoavalancheblog.com 6/28/2009 — Once the smoke had cleared, the Avalanche got their guy - Matt Duchene - and added an additional forward, three defencemen and two goalies. Round 1 (3) - Matt Duchene (C, Brampton Battalion) Round 2 (33) - Ryan O'Reilly (F, Erie Otters) Round 2 (49) - Stefan Elliot (D, Saskatoon Blades) Round 3 ...
Free Agency 2009
avsrant.blogspot.com 6/30/2009 — Welcome to Free Agency 2009. Tomorrow, July 1st, teams will start trying to sign their dream free agents and then proceed to move to Plan B shortly after. Taking out the UFAs and RFAs, here's how the Avs look for next season: Smyth-Stastny-Hejduk Vacant-Wolski-Svatos Vacant-Hensick-Stewart ...
Warning: DISASTER AREA
milehighhockey.com 6/4/2009 — by Ray Warner
This is long-winded, so take deep breath.
A clean slate? Maybe.
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss? Maybe.
We don't get fooled again? Don't bet on it.
The Colorado Avalanche appear to have cleaned house. Six members of ...
Dater: Avs need a dandy last day of draft - The Denver Post
denverpost.com 6/23/2009 — The Avalanche lost more than any other team in the Western Conference last season. But according to all the scouts, the Avs can't lose on Friday. John Tavares, Victor Hedman or Matt Duchene it doesn't matter which player the Avs get in the first ...
Roy says no to Avalanche - The Denver Post
denverpost.com 5/27/2009 — After two weeks of intensive deliberation, Patrick Roy has decided not to coach the Avalanche. Late Tuesday night, Roy phoned Avalanche president Pierre Lacroix to tell him that, because of family reasons, Roy will not accept the Avs' offer to coach ...
Gustavsson/Roy story solved (Updated) : All Things Avs Colorado
blogs.denverpost.com 6/28/2009 — Turns out that when Jonas Gustavsson said he “met” with Patrick Roy during his visit to Denver a couple weeks ago, he didn’t actually meet with Roy in person. He did a computer-chat hookup with Mr. Roy for about a half hour, while in Denver. They ...
Laperriere nixes offer, likely to leave Avs - The Denver Post
denverpost.com 6/12/2009 — Ian Laperriere's days with the Avalanche appear to be over. The popular Avs forward is expected to test the NHL's free agent market July 1, unless the team makes a much better offer than it made to him Thursday. With the Avs having salary cap problems ...
Dump and Chase: Colorado Avalanche —
Bleacher Report - NHL 6/18/2009
After three straight 95 point seasons, the Avalanche put up a point total last year that could only make a high school teenager smile.
The 69 points in 2008-09 was the worst point total this franchise has seen since it moved cities.
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