denverpost.com - 6/28/2009
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It's time to say goodbye, Joe Sakic. This town isn't big enough for you and Matt Duchene, an 18-year-old wunderkind the Avalanche desperately needs to be the fresh, new face of an NHL franchise whose golden reputation has turned old and gray. When a boy who grew up idolizing a framed Sakic ...
sports.yahoo.com - 6/29/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
The Colorado Avalanche are looking for a starting
goaltender, or at least one that will get the...
majority of the starts with Peter Budaj filling in the blanks. Like the Dallas Stars and the Toronto Maple Leafs , they're flirting with Jonas ...
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Good/Bad/Ugly: The top 10 free-agent goaltenders
blogs.denverpost.com - 6/28/2009
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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 ...
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Gustavsson/Roy story solved (Updated) : All Things Avs ...
blogs.denverpost.com - 6/27/2009
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But we don’t know what it is still.
Sigh. Avs GM Greg Sherman just told The Denver...
Post that Avs captain Joe Sakic met with him last week and that Sakic has made up his mind what he’ll do next season. BUT that no public pronouncement of what that ...
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Sakic has made up his mind : All Things Avs Colorado
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Time To Retire Joe
Kuklas Korner —
... New Avalanche general manager Greg Sherman said he has met with Sakic and has been informed by the greatest player in team history that the decision on his future has been made, but an announcement must wait until later in the summer. OK, we can all live with those conditions. No hurry. Sakic should be allowed to say goodbye on his own terms. After 20 NHL seasons of service to a single hockey franchise, the Avalanche cannot really afford to have Sakic hang around any longer. more Filed in: ...
Is it time for Burnaby Joe to go?
Crash the Crease —
... big enough for you and Matt Duchene, an 18-year-old wunderkind the Avalanche desperately needs to be the fresh, new face of an NHL franchise whose golden reputation has turned old and gray.
When a boy who grew up idolizing a framed Sakic jersey is old enough to be counted on to save the local pro hockey team, that can be regarded as a sign it’s time for Captain Joe to go.
So I called Sakic on Saturday to say thanks for the memories.
Full story here
Puck Headlines: Misunderstood Pronger; guessing UFA fates
Puck Daddy —
... We're pretty sure Rob Scuderi of the Pittsburgh Penguins might garner a tad more interest than Jordan Leopold. [NHL.com] • Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is "disappointed" that Dany Heatley has requested a trade. And if there's anyone who knows about disappointment ... [Sun Media] • Why it's time for Joe Sakic to say goodbye to the NHL. [Denver Post] • "Fanarchy" on Versus was pimped hard during the network's ...
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denverpost.com 7/7/2009 — The news that Avalanche fans had hoped never to hear is nevertheless official: Joe Sakic has decided to retire from the Avalanche. The Denver Post has confirmed that the Avalanche captain will retire Thursday at a 1 p.m. news conference at the ...
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NHL / Blake signs with Sharks for 1 year —
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Defenseman Rob Blake has re-signed with the Sharks, agreeing to a one-year contract worth approximately $3.5 million. CSN Bay Area first reported the deal late Monday night. Blake, 39, had played for the Kings and Avalanche before joining the Sharks ...
