Why is Stephane Yelle still out there?

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Avs Could Use Yelle
Published 7/23/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... was AWFUL last year.... But Yelle’s teams have a funny way of always being winners, and nobody disputes his PK credentials. The fact is, the Avs have been distinctly unimpressive of addressing this woeful area so far this offseason. They seem hellbent on adding every Hanson Brother-type player they can find, but not interested in finding a guy who can, you know, win a faceoff or get the puck and clear it when one of the Hansons are in the box. more

Your Middle Of The Week Thread
Published 7/23/2008 by Joe @ MHH at Mile High Hockey
... You know it's the off-season (and a boring one at that), when the Denver Post fails to update their Avalanche page for four straight days.  But the long media blackout is now over, because Adrian Dater has posted an entry at All Things Avs asking the questions I'm sure at least one of us (me) has also wondered: why is Stephane Yelle still unsigned, and why hasn't Francois Giguere made an offer to him? ...

Top Avs Of All Time: #15 Stephane Yelle
Published 7/23/2008 by Joe @ MHH at Mile High Hockey
... It's fitting that Adrian Dater just posted a piece calling for the Avs to re-sign aging center Stephane Yelle, who has played with the Calgary Flames since 2002-03, because Yeller is next on our list of the Top 19 Avalanche Players of All Time. ...

Why is Stephane Yelle still available?
Published 7/23/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Richard Pollock) at IllegalCurve.com
... Avs have been distinctly unimpressive of addressing this woeful area so far this offseason. They seem hellbent on adding every Hanson Brother-type player they can find, but not interested in finding a guy who can, you know, win a faceoff or get the puck and clear it when one of the Hansons are in the box. And the Avs, with their off-season signings so far, figure to be in the box plenty this coming year. Read the entire post from All Things Avs here. Yelle is certainly a ...