Author: James Gralian

  • Avs vs Stars Preseason Stupidity, Good Job, Lappy

    I couldn’t make heads or tails of the last five minutes last night at the American Airlines Center. Now it all makes sense, or something. From the Rocky Mountain News: With five minutes remaining, Laperriere said, Fedoruk told him before a faceoff he planned to fight defenseman Kurt Sauer, who is 6-4 and 220 pounds…

  • Postgame: Final Avs 6 Stars 3

    Ah, to be back home on a real keyboard, instead of the format killing non-Treo. Well, for a presesaon game, it was quite a tilt. In fact, anyone who left early missed out on quite a scrap. The last seven minutes or so were worth the price of admission alone, but we will get to…

  • End of 2nd: Avs at Stars

    Game tied at 2. Right off the bat, the Avs score. Healey held the puck, waiting for the defender to get back up from laying out the body, and fires it in. Michael Wall came in for Budaj, and promptly let in a goal. Hey, what can you do? Another fight lost for the Avs,…

  • End of 1st: Avs at Stars

    Tied up at one, the game is the heavy hitters of the Stars versus the lower tier Avs and the AHL bound player. Still, players like Liles and Lappy are holding their own, and playing like the game matters. Budaj looks pretty good. More after the next period. Sent from my phone, blogging fom my…

  • Pregame: Preseason Avs at Stars

    Just a quick note from my seat about 40 minutes before the game. I’ve counted around 6 Avs jerseys so far, and one Nordiques Sakic jersey. The players have yet to take the ice, but the lineup sheet says Budaj and Theodore, no mention of Weiman or Wall. To call my seat obstructed would do…