Still Life With Hockey Nerd
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I feel like I’m starting an art project here. I’m at the Wynkoop, so the beer is Railyard Ale. The hat is the DU Pioneers. The guide is so I can look at what the hell the Avs are doing, and where they can go from here. As far as I can tell, I’m the only one doing it. More on that later.

I’m going to the game tomorrow night. I’ll let the jersey choice be known early, because I want to see the peeps. If you are going, put up a comment, let me know. I’m sure I’l go to Brooklyn’s before the game, and maybe afterwards for a serious hockey and beer night.

When I left work, the last score I saw was 2-0 Avs over Kings after the first. The first thought I had was, “Plenty of time to give that up.” When I got home, the replay was on in the 3rd, and the score was 3-3. One of the times I hate being right. But still, I pick up the live blog-ish there. At this point, I have no idea how this one ends.

Pierre Turgeon scores the go ahead goal. His first of the season, and something like the 512th of his career.

The Kings, like the Atlanta Thrashers, use that strange little jingle to indicate a penalty has been called. I kind of understand doing it, but I don’t think I would like it in my rink. You have to wonder, what is the state of hockey like if a team Gretzky played for has to resort to that?

That is 4 – 4 now. It’s one of those damn Thorntons. How can they “handle” one Thornton on one team, and not on another.

Kings are keeping the confusion high, and the puck in the attacking zone. They just are getting that job done at this point. Confusion and possession can win you a game.

Kings go up 5-4 with 6:12 left in the game. Can Theodore please have a hip flexor injury again?

As little as I like to rag on the Altitude announcers, but at 5:30 left, the PxP thinks there is a whistle, and there isn’t. It was just a funny moment.

The Avs have the empty net, and Cloutier is acting like he is a starter for once. The Kings are working their asses off. Liles goes down with a puck to the head.

And that is it. The Kings come back to win it, and the Avs are looking like fools. They get a lead, they give it up to a team that doesn’t deserve a comeback. I understand the come from behind victory, but how many do they need to give up in one season? This is getting ridiculous. They gave up 3 different leads tonight. In a way, I’m glad I didn’t watch this one all the way through. It would have really pissed me off.

Technorati : Avalanche, Avs, Hockey, Kings, NHL

I’m going to have to catch this one on the replay. Paying the bills, and for this new phone, is going to take presidence. But the new phone is going to let me do more of the posting we all love so much.

Anyone wonder if Roman Cechmanek is going to make a comeback? The Kings dropped Roenick, pick up Cloutier, and do nothing. Who thought Cloutier would be the guy? Suckers. Puck drops soon for the late game. Let’s go, Avs. 

I screwed up. Basically, if you found this, that means you are a savvy web-dude, and saw that I linked to your blog from here.  Here, though, isn’t ready, so I’m trying to keep this under wraps soI don’t embarass myself too much.  If you don’t mind keeping quiet about this, I’d appreciate it.

The other thing is, there are a few things I’m planning around her that you don’t know about, and may be a lot of fun for all the bloggers and hockey people out there.  So stay tuned, and thanks for being cool about all this.  The blogs I link to keep me going when I feel like I shouldn’t.

TL

1st Period
Theodore is in goal. When I went to the game the other night, a woman I was sitting near had the theory that Theodore wasn’t really hurt, and was pulled after the first due to a lack of confidence in his play that night. I didn’t buy it, but his being in net tonight doesn’t help.

Brett Clark with the GOOOOAAAALLLLLL!!!!! Sakic with the pass on what looked like a 4 on 2 rush. Have I ever complained about Brett Clark? Have I? OK, yes I have. But, you know, he’s alright for now. The lead is the Avs to lose.

Sharks tie it up on the power play, with a Cheechoo goal. But how far out of the net was Theodore? He left it wide open for anyone else, and took away his own chance of making a save.

OK, so much for the disciplined game the Avs had the other night. Two penalties against Columbus, and now, with only gone in the first period, they have doubled that. Am I really going to make it though this game?

I’m just not paying enough attention to the game so far. Let’s see if I can do more in the second.

2nd Period

Avs start off on the power play, but again, I’m doing some other things tonight, so the game is on, but I’m only watching some. But I am working on the things in that picture down there. Mmmm… Beer….

Avs take their fifth penalty of the game, with less than 2 minutes gone in the second. Not good enough for a team playing the Sharks. Any team playing the Sharks. A few shorthanded shots don’t hurt, but still.

Funky GOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!!!!! They are going to take a look at this. Was the dislodged before it crossed the line? I looks like Sakic was shoved into the goal, but it doesn’t matter. it’s a GOOOAALLLL!!! 2-1 Avs

Thornton gets the goal on the Theodore rebound. The rebound was kind of inevitable, but Thornton breaking in alone was not. Who was supposed to be taking him, and why didn’t they?

Neil Young is at the game tonight. Wow, what a game. Sorry, I’m just not excited about this one. But the shots are almost even, and so are the penalties (5 each).

GOOOOAAAALL!!!!! McLean shoots it past Toskala, on a 2 on 1 with Hejduk. Everyone was expecting the pass, but McLean takes the shot. 3-2 Avs.

Penalty shot for Mike Grier. You know I’m paying attention now. And he misses his first ever penalty shot. Theodore with the save? Hard to tell from the replay, but I’m sure I’ll see it a few more times. That could be a real rallying point for the Avs.

GOOOOOAALL!!!! Clark with the goal, but Brunette looks like he’s going for the tip in. That might have made Toskala split his attention. 4-2 Avs.

3rd Period

Have you seen the ads for the new movie “We Are Marshall?” Another football movie, but other than that, I have no idea what it is about.

Scramble in front of the net, and Theodore stays in there to keep it out. You could count 3 or 4 “shots” as they chipped away at it, but it stays out, and that’s good enough for me tonight.

GOOOAAALLLLLLLLLLL!!! Sakic with the goal on the rebound. If they handed them out, he should get the second assist for winning the draw clean. Great work and a Power Play goal is the result.

And that is it. I was a bad blogger tonight, having massive distractions tonight, but it will all be for the best soon. You’ll see.
At least we could shut down Joe Pavelski. What? But in the end, the big question is, why are the Avs winning games against really good teams (San Jose and Edmonton) while losing to the average and crappy ones (Columbus, Vancouver, and Calgary). What the hell are these people doing?

Next game is in LA, with the late game again. But not if I see you first.

Technorati : Avalanche, Avs, Hockey, NHL, Sharks

Hey, guess what I’m doing tonight? That’s right, drinking and posting. The late game tonight, with the Avs in San Jose. Last game against San Jose, the Avs lost 4-3, and tonight they are trying to kick it in the ass after being shut out by the Blue Jackets. Oh, and Turgeon is back (whoppie). Expect something after the game, but considering that picture, you can guess what it will be like (SCHORRE!!!!). Hey, notice the lack of a phone in there. That’s because mine decided it didn’t like me anymore and tried to commit suicide. Which means I dropped it on it’s antenna, and now I have to get a new one. It is forcing me to do something I was going to anyways, but that doesn’t make it any easier. You can go to the Sharkspage for the Sharks story. The desktop picture is from The Onion. Sorry, but you have to find it yourself. Let’s Go, Avs (because I only have so much Bushmills).

Technorati : Avalanche, Avs, Hockey, NHL, Sharks

Welcome to this incarnation of this blog.  I have yet to move here, so how you found it, I have no idea.  Probably google.  huh.  Anyways, if you want to read the blog, which is still on google, you can go here.  I’ll let the blogosphere when I’m moving the blog here.  Thanks for stoping by.

Manny Legace went on the injured reserve today, and with Curtis Sanford already out, that puts Marek Schwarz and Jason Bacashihua as the two goaltenders for the Blues. Which, by my reckoning, puts Chris Beckford-Tseu next in line for the job. Who, you may ask? CB-T won the ECHL Kelly Cup last year with the Alaska Aces. He is young, and needs some work, but has the makings of a fine goalie. I saw him in training camp a few years ago, and I liked his work ethic. So, good luck, Chris, and better luck to you, Blues. What a nightmare.

Technorati : Blues, Hockey, NHL

I have notes, observations, tales, and photos to upload. But right now, I am so damn tired (see previous post), all I can say is that the Avs sucked ass tonight. The only upsides were that they took a lot of shots (but most of them were weak, and easy to stop), and they stayed out of the penalty box (mostly). But other than that, they just plain sucked. I think in the end, Budaj tried, but he got no help. The defense couldn’t clear the puck, the offense couldn’t create scoring opportunities, and the puck was bouncing like a dancing hockey cat. Yeah, that about sums it up for me tonight.

I’ll take some time to post some pictures of the game tomorrow. For now, sleep is on deck.

Technorati : Avalanche, Avs, Blue Jackets, Hockey, NHL