Jerseys and Hockey Love

The other Avs news is that Brad May is out 4-6 months for shoulder surgery he suffered in the Avs / Wings game I was at. From TSN:

”After further medical testing and evaluation it was determined that surgery was necessary,” said Avalanche head athletic trainer Matthew Sokolowski. ”The procedure took place yesterday and we are [...]

Steve Konowalchuk has decided to retire today, following an abnormal EKG test. After further testing, it seams there has been more of a problem than was originally thought.

From the Colorado Avalanche website:

Konowalchuk made this decision official after undergoing an additional series of tests relating to his heart condition. This condition was detected during medical tests [...]

The Avalanche players have been showing up piecemeal in our Denver newspapers, pretty much just little profile pieces. For those who don’t know, the relationship between the two papers is dubious at best. They share the same building, one delivers on Saturday, while the other delivers on Sunday, and they are entirely too agreeable with [...]

To all the media people who snub Tie Domi,

Please stop bashing Domi, for your own sake. You have had access to his locker room for years. He now has access to your buffet. This is called accountability.

Technorati : Buffet, Domi, Media

The Avs and the Stars played a preseason game in Dallas last night. Let’s see what we have here.

Jose Theodore lets in 3 goals on 4 shots in the first period. No matter who wins, that may be the most telling thing about the game.

Stastny is playing some with Hejduk and Brunette. That is normally [...]

The hockey season starts with some usual suspects every year. The overpriced preseason, hockey pools, bets on how long it takes Eric Lindros to get hurt, and the “story” about how hockey is so small and underachieving in America.

From Chris Zelkovich of the Toronto Star:

With a new season set to open next week, the National [...]

John Buccigross made his return Monday, with his weekly column on ESPN.com. For those of you who don’t know who Bucci is, (and I discovered last night that some people don’t), he is one of the few employees who love and promote hockey. He, along with Barry Melrose (you know that name) and Ray Ferraro [...]

Some closing notes on tonights game (which are detailed and opinionated because I was at the game, so there):

* If I had my way, there would have been one or two posts tonight, rather than five. Unfortunately, the Palm does not have that sort of software. Also, my thumbs need to callus up. They are [...]

Richardson scores on the PP!.

Boychuk scores even strength. Double hell yeah!

Best taunt: “red and white makes you look fat!”

Wings score, and yet still suck. Go figure.

Skrastins cuts off a pass perfectly.

May earns his money in a punch in the face. May wins decisively, how embarassing for the Wings.

Klee trips, gets [...]

Wolski plays hot potato. Hejduk isn’t ready.

Osgood looks good , but so does Theodore.

There was a time when a linesman knew how to jump over a puck.

Richardson for hooking. The crowd does it’s duty and boos. It’s a good call. Wings score on the PP.

PP avs. Let’s get it back.

AVS [...]