Category: Avalanche

  • 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 out –…

  • 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?…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • No Leopold Tonight

    Jordan Leopold is starting the season off in classic fashion, if by classic, you mean like last season. From the Rocky Mountain News: Avalanche defenseman Jordan Leopold was expected to miss tonight’s game against the St. Louis Blues because of what the team said was a hip injury. He is questionable for Saturday’s home game…