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Wild vs. Edmonton: OMG (lots of photos)
Thanks to the strangest work schedule known to man (yes, stranger than the Acid Queen’s), I had Monday night off, and so I was able to attend another game at the Xcel Energy Center here in Minnesota. The thing that made this special was that I went as a guest of Branko Radivojevic. Trust me,…
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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. But Smyth, Svatos, and…
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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 of thing that…
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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). When there…
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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. Ryan Smyth got so…