Tag: Colorado Avalanche

  • Varlamov to the Avs: Why I’m Not Worried

    Semyon Varlamov is now an Av.  After making a lot of noise about going to the KHL, the Avs traded a first and second round pick for Varlamov, and the Capitals got out of a bind. To Caps fans, the general sentiment on Varlamov is, don’t let the door hit you.  It reminds me of…

  • Paul Kariya: The Memory Remains

    After a bit of a long day, I got home and decided to curl up with a little reading.  I don’t seem to take the opportunity enough, to just leave the computer behind, and just read. Which led me to not thinking about the post I had to write when I got home, which put…

  • Thin Air: Sunday Hockey Thoughts

    The draft is over, the bloggers are back home, nursing their hangovers, and the draftees are admiring their new swag from their new team.  I hope everyone had a good time.  The draft is mayhem on the first day, but then things settle down on the second, despite the much faster pace. So here are…

  • Draft: Oh, What a Night

    Oh, how wrong I was. I thought, what’s the point?  Why pay attention to the draft?  What could possibly happen that’s all that intriguing? I went to skate for a bit before running home, and then to the Mile High Hockey party, and that’s when things got interesting. Liles traded to Toronto: You know what?…

  • Draft Day Decisions

    Like the Cylons in Battlestar Galactica, I had a plan.  Unlike the Cylons, it didn’t involve wiping out an entire species, but hey, if it happened, then whatever.  I was going to be prepared for the first round of the draft.  I picked up the draft issue of The Hockey News at the airport for…