When did the Avs turn into penny-pinchers?

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 When did the Avs turn into penny-pinchers?
"We're going to be spending enough money to ice a competitive team." -Avs GM Francois Giguere Competitive? Did the Bruins replace the Avs? With all the Avs signings this season so far the Avs have a cap hit of approximately $41.1M dollars according to NHLnumbers.com (which hasn't added in the Parker or Ledin contracts yet making it $42.2M). This is just a measly $400k more than the ... [link]

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Colorado Avalanche fans are baffled by 'cheapskate' summer
Published 7/3/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
... Enough money, one would assume, to spend now and spend next deadline. Which is why Jibblescribbits doesn't buy this "cap flexibility" argument: ...

Random Thoughts: Brought to you by Jack Handey
Published 7/3/2008 by Shane Giroux (noreply@blogger.com) at Colorado Avalanche Talk (aka Avs Talk)
There's a lot of disappointment over the Avalanche's woeful offseason so far and rightfully so. As Jib points out, the Avalanche are looking a bit like Scrooge McDuck while MHH Joe is ...

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