milehighhockey.com - 12/5/2008
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Don't Like It, Don't Love It, Don't Want No More Of It
Photo by Mark Humphrey (AP)
In case you missed last night's action, I've recreated a few of the key plays from last night in the form of madlibs:
(Avalanche forward) has the puck with room in the Avalanche zone. He breaks ...
fromtherink.com - 12/5/2008
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fromtherink.com —
Today's survey says the Tampa Bay Lightning have
had the biggest fall off in announced bums in...
the seats from last season, followed by Atlanta, Carolina, Buffalo (due to the Winter Classic elevating last season's totals), Los Angeles, Nashville and ...
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An updated look at NHL attendance trends
denverpost.com - 12/5/2008
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denverpost.com —
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Avalanche didn't get much sustained
pressure on Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne on Thursday...
night, especially after scoring twice in the first period. But Colorado did make the Sommet Center fans nervous in the final ...
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Stastny comes close as time winds down - The Denver Post
denverpost.com - 12/5/2008
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denverpost.com —
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Avalanche winger Ian Laperriere wasn't sheepish
about going after Nashville's aggravating Jordin Tootoo on Thursday,...
drawing cross-checking and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties at 11:52 of the first period in the Predators' 3-2 ...
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Laperriere penalty proves costly - The Denver Post
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Avalanche Pounced by Predators, Lose 3-2
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Avs-Preds Game Recap [3-2 L] Avs-Stars Game Recap [2-1 SOL] Credit = Mile High Hockey Why am I not doing my own recaps for these two games? A couple of reasons: 1. I'm tired and irritated. 2. If the team won't give a 60-minute effort, why should I bother summing up their mediocrity? The few bright spots on this team have been Peter Budaj (still not on his bandwagon), Wojtek Wolski, Marek Svatos, and Paul Stastny. Other than that, all Avalanche fans have had lately are crappy power plays, awful penalty killing, and lackluster third ...
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Mama said there'd be days like this...
secondcityhockey.com 1/9/2009 — Ain't that some shit?
Nothing seemed to go the Hawks way tonight - the passes were off.. their goalie was huge.. the refs wanted to screw 'em..
Obviously the big story of this game is the odd faceoff towards the end of the game. Hawks ...
Team looks to start new streak - The Denver Post
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Gm # 23: Avalanche 6, Wild 5
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Goal is to make a move - The Denver Post
denverpost.com 1/22/2009 — Get us a new Avalanche goaltender. If Francois Giguere cannot make a deal for somebody better than Peter Budaj or Andrew Raycroft, then find us a general manager who can. During an embarrassing 6-5 loss to Los Angeles that forced the Avs to take ...
Predators beat Avalanche —
Boston.com -- Hockey news 12/5/2008
Vernon Fiddler, Shea Weber and David Legwand scored first-period goals, and Pekka Rinne made 19 saves in the Nashville Predators' 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.
Avalanche-Predators: Game 25 Preview —
Bleacher Report - NHL 12/5/2008
The Avalanche are in Nashville tonight to take on the Predators and my current mood is somber. The Avalanche are on a two-game winning streak, have scored 10 goals in those two games and shut out the Predators the last time the two met. So why the ...
