coloradoavalancheblog.com - 10/29/2008
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I play volleyball every Tuesday and tonight the games were at 7:30 and 9:30. So obviously I had to set the Avalanche-Flames game to record while I was away. As soon as the last game was over, I raced home, showered up and settled in to the groove on my couch. I got through the first period in ...
wingingitinmotown.com - 11/3/2008
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wingingitinmotown.com —
This week, we talked to Joe at Mile
High Hockey to learn more about the overlord of
the evil Avalanche empire. As I mentioned last week, this is a weekly series that I brought over from Behind the Jersey and a new BTB will be posted every Monday. ...
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Behind the Blog: Mile High Hockey
milehighhockey.com - 10/26/2008
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milehighhockey.com —
photo courtesy of Jack Dempsey/AP Remember when the
Avs were down 0-3 after the first three games
of the season, and some people were panicking like they'd just bought 4000 shares of Lehman Brothers? You know, stuff like calling for the ...
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Game 8: Avalanche 2, Sabres 1 (SO)
blogs.denverpost.com - 10/29/2008
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blogs.denverpost.com —
You knew this kind of result would happen
tonight in Cal-Gary. A team with a five-game winning
streak - playing well, but probably not that well - comes into a tough barn and gets shut out on a Tuesday night in October by a good home team. A win ...
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Win streak over, film at 11
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Recap: Flames 3 - Colorado 0
In The Cheap Seats —
... against Calgary (vs 52.4% against the rest of the league). A lot of that is thanks to Craig Conroy, who is 19 for 29 against the Avs (65.5%)
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The Avs host the Columbus Blue Jackets. At 3-6-0, the BJs have the worst record in the Western Conference.
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