Silenced by an OT sniper

10,000 Takes found this 4/10/2008 on www.startribune.com [flag]

Nobody in NHL history is more clutch in playoff overtimes than Avalanche lifer Joe Sakic. The Colorado captain scored his eighth career playoff overtime winner in overtime Wednesday night to lift the Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the Wild in Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinals. [link]

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The Morning Hangover - Details Chatter
Published 4/10/2008 by 10000takes at 10,000 Takes
... . The Wild were done by Joe Sakic with 8:49 left in overtime. Jacques Lemaire: "[Sheppard] just kept following up. They send the puck to the net. Two-on-one, they get the rebound. In playoffs, details are huge. We're facing a team that knows all about that." The over/under on how many times Lemaire says the word "details" or "it's the little things" to the lads in the next two days: 48 (that would be roughly once per hour). ...

NHL Morning Papers: Playoff Teams (Thursday Edition)
Published 4/10/2008 by Richard Pollock at IllegalCurve.com
... . The Wild lost to one of the all-time clutch goal-scorers in NHL history last night, writes Michael Russo. On the injury front, it looks like ...

Sakic lifts Avalanche past Wild in OT

Colorado Avalanche Talk (aka Avs Talk) found this 4/10/2008 on tsn.ca

ST. PAUL, Minn. - If this is Joe Sakic's final post-season, he sure started it with a flourish. Adding another line to his remarkable resume, Colorado's 38-year-old captain tipped in a rebound for the winner 11:11 into overtime and sent the Avalanche ...

Republican and Democratic National Convention Leaders Have Friendly Wager on NHL Playoffs

Maury posted 4/10/2008 from www.bizofhockey.com

FOOD FIGHT.... The National Hockey League's Stanley Cup Playoffs begin this week, and the cities hosting the 2008 Republican and Democratic National Conventions will be watching the games closely when the Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche face off. The two leaders planning the political conventions agreed to a friendly wager on the series.

Avalanche Take Game 1 in Wild OT Thriller

In The Cheap Seats found this 4/10/2008 on coloradoavalancheblog.com

(AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid) Wow. If that's how the entire series is going to be, I don't think I can watch any more games. That was Intense. It was hard-hitting, fast-paced and had about 100 times as much emotion as their last game against each other. ...

WCQ Game 1: Avalanche 3, Wild 2 (OT)

In The Cheap Seats found this 4/10/2008 on www.milehighhockey.com

photos courtesy of Tom Olmscheid/AP Joe Sakic. Great clutch player, or the greatest clutch player? After his team blew a two-goal lead in the third period , captain and patron saint Super Joe scored eleven minutes into overtime to lead the ...

This is Only Game 1?

In The Cheap Seats found this 4/10/2008 on wildviewfromsection216.blogspot.com

Avalanche @ Wild - Western Conference Quarterfinals Game 1 - View from My Living Room I can't take 7 games of this. This game had classic Minnesota Wild ebb and flow. Wild dominate the 1st but don't score. They don't show up for the 2nd and get ...

Sakic OT hero again for Avalanche (AP)
Joe Sakic added another line to his amazing playoff resume. Sakic tipped in a shot by Ruslan Salei from the point midway through the first overtime period, his eighth career playoff goal in extra time, to send the Colorado Avalanche past the ...

Wild forward Mark Parrish leaves Game 1 vs. Avs with head injury
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -Minnesota Wild right wing Mark Parrish left Wednesday night's playoff opener against Colorado with a head injury following an awkward run-in with Ruslan Salei in the second period. As a loose puck trickled toward the Wild b...

Sakic Wins It in Overtime for Avalanche
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Joe Sakic added another line to his amazing playoff resume. Sakic tipped in a shot by Ruslan Salei from the point with 8:49 remaining in the first overtime _ his eighth career playoff goal in extra time _ to send the Colorado ...

Wild RW Parrish likely out for Game 2 vs. Avalanche
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -Minnesota Wild coach Jacques Lemaire said Thursday that right wing Mark Parrish likely will have to sit out Game 2 against Colorado because of a head injury. Parrish was injured in the second period of the Wild's Game 1 los...

Sakic wins it in overtime for Avalanche
Joe Sakic added another line to his amazing playoff resume. Sakic tipped in a shot by Ruslan Salei from the point midway through the first overtime, his eighth career playoff goal in extra time, to send the Colorado Avalanche past the Minnesota Wild ...