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Back Home, the Recap

The last thoughts on the game:

There are losses I can stomach, and losses I can’t. Tonight is in the can’t category. The prevailing attitude in the locker room HAD BETTER BE that they had to stay out of the penalty box, and then the response HAD BETTER BE that they stay out of the fucking penalty box. How do you take 7 penalties, get scored on 3 of them, all before the ND period is even three minutes old, and expect to win a game. The short answer is: you don’t. I wish I could say the Blackhawks outplayed the Avs, but the Avs outplayed the Avs, is more like it. The Blackhawks waited for the Avs to destroy themselves, and didn’t have to wait long.

There are two ways of looking at this game. Either the Avs didn’t get any of the 4 points up for grabs, or had 2 games with no points. A simple way of looking at it, but this isn’t game seventy. We have room to lose. But that room won’t be here forever. Time to get on the horse.

Aside from that, I had a great time at the Czech hockey bar. Shannon is a great hockey buddy, and even the Blackhawks fan (there are BH fans?) entering the bar after the loss wasn’t so bad. After all, 1961 was a long time ago.


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James Gralian

3 responses to “Back Home, the Recap”

  1. I think from now on I will refuse all comments on any individual portion of the Avs game. Mention the PK and watch it blow completely apart. Ouch

  2. What???? Come on, things have to fall apart sometime. Every team needs a kick in the pants. Even the Buffaslugs will lose eventually. Don’t run away, I need the commenting on the Avs around here.