Month: November 2006

  • Avs vs. Oilers, My Quick Recap

    I got to be home for a live one tonight, so I took advantage. This was written as the game went on. Enjoy. 1st Period Liles gets his 100th point. Tying things up quickly is just what the Avs needed. Even though he missed cutting off the pass on the first Oilers goal, it was…

  • Avs Vs Canada Continues

    The Avalanche take on the Edmonton Oilers tonight, in the second of a 3 game Canadian road swing. the Oilers sit 1st in the division, while the Avs are tied for last with Calgary. But, leads and positions are fleeting in this division, with only a point or two separating slots. Look at the Central…

  • Calgary Wins, Avs Beat Selves

    Well… Actually, I do have a few things to say about tonights game: Avs lose 5-2, but in a game with five goals against, Theodore didn’t play his usual “five goal against” game. Thirty-two saves weren’t near enough to win the game tonight, but Jose wasn’t the story. The Story was the Flames power play,…

  • Denver and the Ice

    In my years of living in Colorado, downtown Denver has changed a lot. It started really with the addition of Coors Field, where the Colorado Rockies (that’s baseball, hockey fans, not the old NHL team of losers coached by Don Cherry) play. There were a lot of other changes before that, but the “renaissance” that…

  • Delivered from the Face of Evil

    You know, this shootout thing might not be so bad after all. Last night was a test of character for me. My long hours of moving in The Nutcracker (which you will hear about as I get increasingly sick of it) finished up just in time for me to see Jose Theodore take a tripping…