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Some love for Budaj
Peter Budaj hasn't received nearly the credit he deserves for his strong play behind a weak Colorado team this season, something I took the time to breakdown at Globe on Hockey.He's certainly not one ...
Stastny Jr. takes NHL by storm
With an assist on Milan Hejduk’s goal at 9:58 of the first period tonight in Buffalo, Colorado Avalanche center Paul Stastny extended his point streak to 17 games, tying the NHL rookie record set by...
Joe Sakic, ageless wonder
The goal makes Sakic only the fifth player in NHL history to record 90 points in a season at age 37 or older. (The others are Gordie Howe, Johnny Bucyk, Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky.)— Canadian P...
Meet the Monsters
The AHL is getting a new team for 2007-08, and it's going to be based in a familiar place: Cleveland, Ohio.One year after the Barons bit the big one, the Lake Erie Monsters are coming to town as the C...
An ode to Joe
I didn't get to catch all that much of tonight's 4-3 Colorado Avalanche win over the Calgary Flames, but from what I saw, it was all Joe Sakic — something that's become a theme as his team has made ...
Can Hlinka make an impact?
Of all the many stories coming out of NHL training camps, Jaroslav Hlinka's is the most compelling so far.A 30-year-old European veteran who came over on a bargain of a deal, one year after winning th...
Avalanche demote Hensick
So much for winning a job with a strong preseason, although my guess is we haven't heard the last of T.J. Hensick.The fact is that Colorado simply has too many options upfront this year to include a s...
Sakic on the sidelines
After an incredible, 100-point season last year as a 37-year-old, Joe Sakic's been awfully quiet so far this year.Burnaby Joe's been a remarkably durable performer in his later years, playing as many ...
Smyth to miss two months
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that further medical evaluation on the injured right ankle of forward Ryan Smyth revealed a fracture and that he would be out approximately eight wee...
Forsberg signs with Colorado
Well, well, well... this just hit my inbox:The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that it has come to terms with unrestricted free agent Peter Forsberg on a new contract through the 2007-2...
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