O Captain! My Captain!

Colorado Avalanche Talk (aka Avs Talk) found this 5/1/2008 on thednp.blogspot.com [flag]

There is a quote from the 1996 film “Basquiat” that I have never been able to remove from my mind. It emerges in a scene where Benicio Del Toro, playing Jean-Michel Basquiat’s friend Benny, is describing to the young artist the effort required to become famous. To paraphrase, “to get recognized you have to paint the same way every day, even if you don’t want to…” The message ... [link]

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Playoff Gameday: Avalanche vs Red Wings - Game 4
Published 5/1/2008 by Shane Giroux at Colorado Avalanche Talk (aka Avs Talk)
... 30 minutes to align the beer and chips on the coffee table, put the kids to bed (if applicable) and settle into a nice ass-groove in your favorite chair/couch. From that point on, cheer like hell and help will this team to a victory tonight. Because nothing hurts worse than getting swept. Related Links ColoradoAvalanche.com Preview TSN Preview 19 Reasons to watch tonight The wheels on the bus fall down and down O Captain! My Captain On effort Peter Forsberg out for Game 4' ...

NBC Sports plans for a different kind of sweeps
Published 5/1/2008 at Puck Daddy
... may play his final game in the NHL. But I'm guessing if you're a Penguins fan or a Red Wings fan, you really don't give a damn what NBC's hoping for tonight. Just a guess. ...

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Going In Different Directions

Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com found this 4/30/2008 on www.kuklaskorner.com

from Ian Winwood of the Guardian, The differing on-ice fortunes of these two franchises can of course be contributed to decisions of personnel. With captain Joe Sakic, Ryan Smyth and the recently returned Peter Forsberg (who these days is a Swede so ...

Classiest dismissed? Will Joe go? - The Denver Post

Kuklas Korner found this 5/1/2008 on www.denverpost.com

Should Joe stay? Or should he go? Sure, there's no crying in hockey, even when the game hurts as badly as losing a tooth or getting swept in the NHL playoffs. But, as Avalanche captain Joe Sakic takes the ice facing elimination against those hated ...

What a rout

In The Cheap Seats found this 5/2/2008 on info.detnews.com

There really isn't much to say about this series. Colorado was disgustingly undermanned with all the injuries to such key players. For as great a player as Peter Forsberg has been in his career, it just seemed he demoralized them when he said he ...

Comings and goings - Allan Muir - SI.com

KK Hockey found this 5/2/2008 on sportsillustrated.cnn.com

Peter Forsberg's spirit is willing, but his flesh is weak. Joe Sakic's body is fine, but his spirit is weak after the Avs' disappointing ouster.

Why did Joe Sakic want to be on the ice for the final seconds of Game 4???

KK Hockey found this 5/4/2008 on blogs.denverpost.com

I didn’t write about this after Game 4 the other night, probably because I had about nine minutes to get everything done after the game ended, thanks to those fine 8 p.m. starts on Versus. Not to alarm Avs fans too much, but the fact is, Joe ...

Many decisions ahead for improved Avalanche
The Red Wings didn't just sweep the Avs out of the playoffs. Spector says they might have just swept Joe Sakic out of Colorado.

What to expect from Sakic and Forsberg
Still wrapped in the embarrassment of losing four straight to the Red Wings, Colorado captain Joe Sakic told reporters that he'll talk to friends and family this summer about retirement.

Avs face uncertain future
DENVER (AP) -The Reunion Tour didn't go exactly as planned for the Colorado Avalanche. Peter Forsberg and Adam Foote rejoined Colorado captain Joe Sakic in Denver for the second half of the season and helped the Avalanche return to the playoffs ...

Avalanche face uncertain future (AP)
The Reunion Tour didn't go exactly as planned for the Colorado Avalanche. Peter Forsberg and Adam Foote rejoined Colorado captain Joe Sakic in Denver for the second half of the season and helped the Avalanche return to the playoffs after a one-year ...

Avalanche face plenty of off-season questions following second-round sweep
DENVER - The Reunion Tour didn't go exactly as planned for the Colorado Avalanche. Peter Forsberg and Adam Foote rejoined Colorado captain Joe Sakic in Denver for the second half of the season and helped the Avalanche return to the playoffs ...