blogs.denverpost.com - 11/19/2008
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I was talking it over with some reporter brethren after the Avs’ sulfurous effort against the Flames, and the question crossed my head - was this the worst game I’d ever seen the Avs play?
Quite possibly, it was. I know there have been bigger blowout losses over the years, but this ...
denverpost.com - 11/17/2008
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denverpost.com —
CALGARY, Alberta It was always an iffy proposition
whether Avalanche captain Joe Sakic would be able to
play on the team's current road trip. Now, there is no more uncertainty he won't. Sakic skated over the weekend in Denver, and the team says his ...
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No-go for Joe on road trip - The Denver Post
denverpost.com - 11/18/2008
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denverpost.com —
CALGARY, Alberta Peter Stastny made some pretty good
money in his Hall of Fame career. But not
as good as what his son will make for the next five years. Paul Stastny, the 22-year-old Avalanche center, signed a five-year, $33 million contract ...
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Avs wrap up Stastny - The Denver Post
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KK Hockey —
... this the worst game I’d ever seen the Avs play?
Quite possibly, it was. I know there have been bigger blowout losses over the years, but this might have been the worst wire-to-wire performance this team has ever played since moving to Denver.
The inability to make even the most rudimentary plays was stunning. How many times did an Av have the puck on his stick in his own zone, only to hand it right back to a Flame, usually at the points?
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Game 17: Flames 4, Avalanche 1
Mile High Hockey —
... Seriously, except for Peter Budaj and maybe Marek Svatos, nobody on the Colorado Avalanche came to play hockey last night. According to Adrian Dater, it was one of the worst games of all time for the franchise. ...
Puck Headlines: After 'worst game ever,' Avalanche get torched
Puck Daddy —
Here are your Morning Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • It's always a good time when Adrian Dater blogs from the heart about the Colorado Avalanche, and the Denver Post writer wonders if last night's 4-1 defeat against the Calgary Flames "might have been the worst wire-to-wire performance this team has ever played since moving to Denver." Jibblescribbits thinks it was an ...
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