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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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Shift Charts: Yes, Mirtle, They Did.
I just saw this posted on James Mirlte’s blog: I hadn’t even realized they were gone, but did the NHL really scrap shift charts on game summaries on NHL.com this season? What am I, chopped liver over here (answer: yes)? I’ve been posting about this for a couple weeks here. Oh well. Now that one…
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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…
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Shift Chart: A Little Help From Our Friends
While the Shift Chart is on a (hopefully temporary) vacation from NHL.com, Draft Dodger at In The Cheap Seats has a solution, roll your own. DD has come up with a system to create a shift chart from the numbers on NHL.com. It’s not in the final stages yet, but it’s a start. Get yourself…