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Raycroft eager to make debut for Avalanche :  Avalanche : The Rocky Mountain News
Raycroft eager to make debut for Avalanche : Avalanche : The Rocky Mountain News
Avalanche fans will get their first preseason look at the new goalie in town Friday night at the Pepsi Center. Andrew Raycroft, who was signed as a free agent July 1, is scheduled to start against the Chicago Blackhawks in the Avalanche's next-to-last exhibition game. The teams also will meet ...
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NHL Morning Papers (Friday Edition)
IllegalCurve.com — ... defense, he doesn’t mind, writes Tarik El-Bashir. Tonight is the last night for Flames players to prove their worth in exhibition play, writes Randy Sportak.  The flu bug is currently making its way through the Flames’ dressing room. Avalanche coach Tony Granato says the players that play best in the final two pre-season games, will earn the spots that are up for grabs at camp.  In between the pipes, Avalanche fans get their first look at Andrew Raycroft tonight. Vinny Prospal is very, very ...

Recap: Chicago 7 - Colorado 4
In The Cheap Seats — Here’s your two most recent RMN headlines: Raycroft eager to make debut for Avalanche Raycroft shelled in shaky start for Avs Razor’s home debut didn’t quite work out the way he drew it up in his mind. The Blackhawks scored 7 (6 against Raycroft) and beat the Avs 7-4. Razor stopped just 17 of the 23 shots he faced - you didn’t have to see the game (which I didn’t) to know that that’s not a good performance. Still, can we put the Raycroft sucks stuff on hold for a bit? We knew ...

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