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Game 17: Flames 4, Avalanche 1
milehighhockey.com - 11/19/2008
Game 17: Flames 4, Avalanche 1
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photo courtesy of Jeff McIntosh/AP/Canadian Press Sometimes a team has to rely on their goaltender to "steal" a game and get them out of a jam.  Making that the strategy for every game is probably not a recipe for success.  The Colorado Avalanche once again put all their eggs ...

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Five Hole Fanatics:  Imitation is the sincerest from of flattery

No-go for Joe on road trip - The Denver Post
denverpost.com - 11/17/2008
No-go for Joe on road trip - The Denver Post
— denverpost.com — CALGARY, Alberta It was always an iffy proposition whether Avalanche captain Joe Sakic would be able to play on the team's current road trip. Now, there is no more uncertainty he won't. Sakic skated over the weekend in Denver, and the team says his ... (more) No-go for Joe on road trip - The Denver Post

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Worst game ever?
blogs.denverpost.com - 11/19/2008
Worst game ever?
— blogs.denverpost.com — I was talking it over with some reporter brethren after the Avs’ sulfurous effort against the Flames, and the question crossed my head - was this the worst game I’d ever seen the Avs play? Quite possibly, it was. I know there have been ... (more) Worst game ever?

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Flames eked out a 4-1 win over the Avalanche
— nhl.com — Flames eked out a 4-1 win over the Avalanche (more) Flames eked out a 4-1 win over the Avalanche

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Imitation is the sincerest from of flattery
Five Hole Fanatics — After being run out of the rink by the San Jose Sharks last week, the Flames apparently decided to adopt the Detroitian strategy of "control puck, limit chances against, shoot from everywhere". To say that it worked is an understatement. The Flames ran the Avs out of the rink. It was a very different look to Calgary last night. Not only did Keenan institute the trap for a majority of the contest, but the lines and match-ups were juggled. Bert-Langkow-Iginla Bourque-Boyd-Cammalleri Glencross-Conroy-Moss pluggers ...

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