Postmortem

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Foppa Talk
Published 5/2/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... in person play in their prime, but I did with Foppa, and he was the best I ever saw. Shaking hands with him tonight, it definitely felt it was for the last time. For a second, I thought I might even choke up. Listen, I’m objective about things with the Avs, but after you’ve known and covered a guy most of the last 13 years, you’re human and to me he was just Peter, a guy I’ve spent a large portion of my life around in those years. more I guess Forsberg got his wish too, remember him saying he ...

The Morning Papers: Playoffs!
Published 5/2/2008 by kanadienkyle at IllegalCurve.com
... led the way with a hat trick, and he already has 11 in the playoffs. The Detroit Free Press recaps the game here. -With the Avalanche now out of the playoffs, the Forsberg questions begin. Mark Kizsla of the Denver Post thinks its time for him to go, for good. The Avalanche have several unrestricted free agents to make decisions on. Adrian Dater offers a post-mortem on the Avs. Dallas vs. San Jose -The Stars are ...

Living with the aftershock
Published 5/2/2008 by David Driscoll-Carignan at In The Cheap Seats
... The loss for the Avs marked their second playoff 0-fer since moving to Denver for the 1995-96 season. Their previous sweep came at the hands of the Ducks in the 2006 conference semis. They were outscored in that series 18-4. This time? Try 21-9. . . . - Jim Armstrong, ...

As the nightmare ends, Colorado's farewells begin
Published 5/2/2008 at Puck Daddy
... telling the Denver Post that "maybe it's time to realize my body has taken too much abuse" and "maybe I was stupid to come back," among other realizations. Adrian Dater of the Post realized the same thing, only he's Adrian Dater, so over the top we go: ...

Avalanche Over, What Next?
Published 5/2/2008 by Shane Giroux at Colorado Avalanche Talk (aka Avs Talk)
... likely broken foot, Wojtek Wolski's 5 broken ribs, Marek Svatos' torn knee, Brett Clark's bitched shoulder and Theodore's bubonic plague and you have a worn out, beat up team. And though I was a bit pissed last night due to an 8-2 drubbing, after putting the injuries into perspective and what some of the players played through, I can honestly say I'm proud of the squad for giving it their best. It's just too bad their best wasn't enough. Related Links Postmortem Living with the aftershock So much for pride, Mr. Theodore

Wings-Avs Game 4 wrap-up
Published 5/2/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
... , and the refereeing, which was equally bad on both sides of the ledger... May 2, Denver Post : The examples of Game 3 [calls against Forsberg] were just one last insult to a great player. Forsberg does nothing to Chris Osgood and gets a penalty. He gets his skates literally grabbed out from under him by Johan Franzen, and the refs swallow their whistles. This league doesn't deserve guys like Forsberg anymore anyway. For years, he was cheap-shotted and hooked and held to no end, and the Canadian good old boys always let it go. So, get out while you can Peter. This goon league ...

Don Cherry in Reverse?
Published 5/2/2008 at Kuklas Korner
Reading the remainder of an Adrian Dater blog post (which KK highlighted this morning) I came across this odd analysis from the Denver Post reporter: I think it’s time [Peter Forsberg retires], though. Not just for his body, but to get away from a league that never treats its stars very well, that allows too many no-talent bums make runs at them and the Canadian, good-old-boy referee system lets it all go without penalty. [...] This league doesn’t deserve guys like Forsberg anymore anyway. ...