October 29th, 2007

Avs vs. Wild: At Least One Colorado Team Won

Talk about mixed emotions.

The Avs handed the Wild only their second loss in regulation. Mind you, that wasn’t super difficult for the Avs, as the Wild were missing Marian Gaborik, Pavol Demitra and Niklas Backstrom were all out. I mean, I could have gotten a goal. OK, no, I couldn’t. [...]

October 27th, 2007

Avs Beat Flames: Nuff Said

The Avs make it 2 road victories in a row, and you wouldn’t think that would be anything special. I mean, it’s just the road, right? The only unfortunate part it that they have given up another point to Calgary. That makes 2 points, or one whole win, and that’s the type [...]

October 26th, 2007

Shift Charts: Yes, Mirtle, They Did.

I just saw this posted on James Mirlte’s blog:

I hadn’t even realized they were gone, but did the NHL really scrap shift charts on game summaries on NHL.com this season?

What am I, chopped liver over here (answer: yes)? I’ve been posting about this for a couple weeks here. Oh well. Now [...]

October 26th, 2007

Not Doing Much

Just thought I would throw this out there. Don’t expect much from me for the next couple of days, as I had 2 teeth removed today. I think I will be taking the day off. See you tomorrow. Avs take on the Wild killing Oilers Flames tonight. Go Avs.

October 24th, 2007

Dealing with Figure Skaters

Look, I’m no fan of figure skaters. Instead of doing nice simple skating, they take up the whole ice, take out chunks with their toe picks, and generally behave badly at public skate. And they have something called a Kiss and Cry after they skate (which in hockey, is reserved for Ryan Smyth). [...]

October 23rd, 2007

That Doesn’t Suck

No, it does not. Avs pick up their first road win of the season. Why they couldn’t do it while I was at the Wild game, sporting the team colors is beyond me. Budaj in net, only one minor penalty, no PP goals through the game, and that about does it. [...]

October 23rd, 2007

Shift Chart: A Little Help From Our Friends

While the Shift Chart is on a (hopefully temporary) vacation from NHL.com, Draft Dodger at In The Cheap Seats has a solution, roll your own. DD has come up with a system to create a shift chart from the numbers on NHL.com. It’s not in the final stages yet, but it’s a start. [...]

October 22nd, 2007

NHL Score Sheet: We Spoke, They Started to Listen

The ongoing battle for better scoresheets on NHL.com is starting to make headway. Take a look at tonight’s game summary from the ongoing Bruins/Canadiens game:

Notice what’s back in?

Goaltenders!!!! You can see who is in goal form the same sheet you get the rest of your important info. Did the NHL read the posts [...]

October 22nd, 2007

Avs vs Wild: At the Game Recap

I was able to go to the game in Minnesota, and have only a few photos, but plenty of thoughts. I’m going to hit it and quit it, with point by point breakdowns. Or, just some things I think, which is good enough. Let’s do this:

Roy – First off, let me get [...]

October 21st, 2007

Not An Island

Hockey is a team sport, and watching it should be too. Friday night, I had the pleasure of taking in a Lincoln Stars game, and had I never gone, I would never have experienced a game like it. While that may seem pretty basic – if we don’t experience something, then we miss [...]