Why did Joe Sakic want to be on the ice for the final seconds of Game 4???

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Decision Time For Sakic
Published 5/4/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... makes me wonder a little more whether he’ll retire, though, is this: I wonder if Sakic was maybe a little scared by this last series, at how much better Datsyuk and Zetterberg were than him or anyone else up front on the Avs. They just zipped past anybody on the ice, including No. 19, and when a great player no longer feels he can dominate any opponent anymore, no matter who they are, they lose the thing inside that made them the best in the first place. read on… Wondering if Joe Sakic was “scared” is really ...

All Quiet On The Coach Q Front
Published 5/5/2008 by Joe <milehighhockey@yahoo.com> at Mile High Hockey: Front Page Posts
... offensive zone; and then awe-inspiring passing throughout the zone, and not just down low — highlighted Colorado's shortcomings. And then there was Colorado's hard-to-explain ineptitude on the power play, a problem that needs to be aggressively addressed. Was this problem a lack of skilled personnel or a lack of coaching ingenuity? So far, there has been no word as to what Avalanche general manager Francois Giguere is going to do with Coach Q.  Says Dater: I’m honestly a little baffled about what’s going ...

Don't Forget the Losers
Published 5/6/2008 at PuckUpdate
... Over in Colorado, Adrian Dater pointed out Joe Sakic asked to be out on the ice for the final seconds of the Avs blowout loss to the Wings. That could be an indication Sakic won't be back next season. It could also be an indication he's a masochist. It's hard to say. Only time will tell. ...

Coach Q Keeps Losing Rooms
Published 5/8/2008 by Joe <milehighhockey@yahoo.com> at Mile High Hockey: Front Page Posts
... clear that Q also lost the players, too. Even though Ralph Routon contends: Many fans and observers feel Quenneville deserves most of the blame, and it's true the Avs have been postseason underachievers the past three years, never advancing past the second round. But unlike the Nuggets players, whose frustration with Karl is well-documented, the Avs don't appear to hold Quenneville responsible. Really?  It's already been noted (twice) that Andrew Brunette is no fan of Quenneville and will probably not be ...