hockeyprogram.blogspot.com - 12/20/2008
—
Slowing down the Hejduk "goal" from last night....it still rings true that the refs missed one big time!!!!!
Controversial goal nets Avs a victory - The Denver Post
denverpost.com 12/19/2008 — TAMPA, Fla. The Avalanche might have made NHL history Thursday night: The Avs won a game with a goal that never went in the net. "I can't say I've ever gotten a goal quite like that," Avalanche forward Milan Hejduk said with something of a Cheshire ...
Why the Red Wings make me sad.
jibblescribbits.blogspot.com 12/15/2008 — I have a difficult time getting too excited for the modern day Avs-Les Ailes de Rouge tilts, like the one in Emptytown tonight, these days. It's the ultimate bittersweet emotional experience. My mood becomes cheery as the nostalgia of the Avs glory ...
What's Still Not Working: Pretty Much Everything
milehighhockey.com 12/3/2008 — Five games ago, I posted a profile of some Avalanche team statistics and how they compared to the rest of the NHL. Five games ago, their record was 7-8-0. It's now 9-11-0. Now that they're worse in the standings, are they worse ...
Game 25: Predators 3, Avalanche 2
milehighhockey.com 12/5/2008 —
Don't Like It, Don't Love It, Don't Want No More Of It
Photo by Mark Humphrey (AP)
In case you missed last night's action, I've recreated a few of the key plays from last night in the form of madlibs:
(Avalanche forward) has the ...
Mama said there'd be days like this...
secondcityhockey.com 1/9/2009 — Ain't that some shit?
Nothing seemed to go the Hawks way tonight - the passes were off.. their goalie was huge.. the refs wanted to screw 'em..
Obviously the big story of this game is the odd faceoff towards the end of the game. Hawks ...
Scouting the Avs
blog.mlive.com 12/27/2008 — The Colorado Avalanche head into tonight's game against Detroit (9 PM, FSN Plus, channel info here, WXYT) with a 17-16-and-1 record, split the four games since their 3-2 win over the Red Wings on December 15th. The Avs do have...
What's Working And What's Not: Avalanche Team Stats
milehighhockey.com 11/18/2008 — The season is still quite young, and the Avalanche have only played 15 games to date. There's a lot of hockey left to play. But it's not too early to take a look at some team statistics and see how Colorado fares against the other teams ...
Goal is to make a move - The Denver Post
denverpost.com 1/22/2009 — Get us a new Avalanche goaltender. If Francois Giguere cannot make a deal for somebody better than Peter Budaj or Andrew Raycroft, then find us a general manager who can. During an embarrassing 6-5 loss to Los Angeles that forced the Avs to take ...
Game 20: Ducks 4, Avalanche 1
milehighhockey.com 11/25/2008 —
Things Are Not Just Ducky For The Avs
Photo by Gus Ruelas (AP)
Early in last night's game, Altidude Peter McNab said that one way to beat the Ducks was with an aggressive forecheck. Under pressure, the Ducks would start to lose ...
Work ethic spurs Avs - The Denver Post
denverpost.com 12/16/2008 — DETROIT Enveloped in sweat, his hair clumped in sticky bunches, Ruslan Salei pondered the question of how his short-handed, underdog Avalanche team knocked off the defending Stanley Cup champions in their own building Monday night: "Work," the Avs ...
Hejduk's disputed SO goal lifts Avs (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 12/19/2008
Milan Hejduk was awarded the lone goal in a shootout when Tampa Bay goalie Mike Smith was penalized for throwing his stick, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Lightning 2-1 on Thursday night. Smith's stick came loose when he was making a save ...
Avalanche 2, Lightning 1 —
NYT > Hockey 12/19/2008
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Milan Hejduk was awarded the lone goal in a shootout when Tampa Bay goalie Mike Smith was penalized for throwing his stick, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Lightning 2-1 on Thursday night. >
Avalanche Top Lightning, Win 2-1 —
Bleacher Report - NHL 12/19/2008
I finally got my television back today. Not in time to catch the whole game—of course—but I did see OT and the shootout. Hejduk "scores" The Hejduk "goal" was controversial, but by the letter of the law, Mike Smith threw his stick. ...