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Don Says Party Up, Thrash
So, we all know by now that Bob Hartley was fired from the Atlanta Thrashers for going 0-6 to start the season, and 0-10 from the playoffs last season until now. Not that it was any big surprise. But now that GM Don Waddell is behind the bench, it isn’t going to be all toil,…
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Bashing Your Own: Dater Says Wise Up
Yesterday, in my micro-recap, bullet points post about the Avs 5-4 shootout victory over the Calgary Flames, I wrote this: Ryan Smyth got something similar to a hat trick, only it wasn’t. Smyth got 2 goals in the game, and a shootout goal, which does not count. So, what do you call that? A not-trick?…
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NHL Recaps Around the Web: Comparison Edition (graphic heavy)
I have been banging on quite a bit about the NHL and their new style scoreboard. It’s not much of a stretch to say I don’t care for some of the changes that have taken place. So, what else is there? What do you compare the efforts of NHL.com to? Here we go, and click…
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Avs vs Flames: We Don’t Need No Stinking First Period
Last night, the Avs hosted the Calgary Flames in what early indicators said would be a blow out loss. The biggest surprise of the night was not only the Avalanche coming back with an unbelievable second period, but that they decided to take the first period off, rather than the more traditional third. That isn’t…
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Avs Lose How?
Shane from Colorado Avalanche Talk says it best: Third Period Oh my. Worst. Period. Ever. Looks that way. The fans were not impressed. I hope Coach Q wasn’t impressed. You would think they learned their lesson last season, but it since they didn’t… Dear Avs, Hockey games last three periods. Here endth the lesson. Word…