That’s right ladies and gentleman, it’s that time of year. Spring has arisen, baseball is underway which means it’s time for playoff hockey. These are how I see the first round playing out as the field will be narrowed down from 16 to 8 in just a couple of weeks time. Read More
Category Archives: NHL
Kings Don’t Know How To Quit
It’s not going to be easy for the Avalanche to make the playoffs as a wild-card team. They are chasing teams like the Sharks, Stars, Wild and Kings for the last wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Read More
Underachieving Avs Playing Themselves Out Of Playoffs
There are losses, and there are losses like last night that should hurt the Avalanche. This was a disappointing loss to say the least after the Avs came back to tie it in the third period just to lose the game. Read More
Avs Struggle To Win Denver’s Heart
The beauty of high-definition television is anyone can see anything on a large screen, especially in a hockey game. There are no hidden secrets. HDTV can make a picture worth thousand words. It showed last night in the Avalanche’s contest against the Red Wings. Read More
In Iginla Avs Trust
Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy and Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic knew what Jarome Iginla could do when those two played in the NHL. They knew he had a good eye for the puck when it comes to finishing his scoring chances. They were mesmerized with his talent and skill when he was 19. Who wasn’t? Read More
Glass Half-Full For Avalanche
Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy has been searching for consistency from his underachieving team all season long. He coddled, screamed and encouraged his young team to get it going. It has been frustrating for him this season. Read More
Avalanche Look To Ride Varlamov’s Hot Streak Into The Weekend
The Colorado Avalanche enter this weekend with a 16-16-8 record. If there is one major deficiency on this team, it’s defense. They have been allowing 2.9 goals per game. While some blame could be pinned on goaltending, the defenseman have not been playing well. Read More
Future Might As Well Be Present For Pickard
There’s this idea a player should not lose his job to his teammate that plays the same position because he was injured. Maybe in Utopia. This pro sports business is a cutthroat one. It’s unrealistic to think he will get a chance to get his job back when he is activated from the injured list.
Getting Late For Avalanche
Bill Parcells had the best quote that an athlete or coach ever uttered. He mentioned you are what your record says you are when assessing his team’s season. That quote is point on. Read More
Forsberg’s Visit Provides Appreciation Of Glory Days
Fresh from being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame few days ago, Avalanche great Peter Forsberg and his family made an appearance at the Pepsi Center last night to give thanks to the Avalanche fans that have supported him in his great career. Read More
Boiling Point Is Near For Roy
Avalanche coach Patrick Roy is finding out last year is over. If a struggling start is not any indication, then the fans booing his team off their home ice last night should do the trick. It’s a humbling experience to get booed by the home fans. Read More
MacKinnon Does Not Let Slump Get Him Down
It isn’t the Avalanche getting off to a losing start that is surprising. It’s hard to believe they were going to sneak up on teams like last season that helped them get off to a great start for months. Read More
Applying Playoff Lessons Will Be Key For Avs
Everything went right for the Avalanche last year. They dominated the regular season with ease. They never went through slumps. They never had confidence issues. Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov was having a Vezina Trophy type season. Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy had the Midas touch in his first year as a rookie coach. Read More
Scandals Have Changed How We View Sports
We pine for the days when we can talk about the games rather than talk about the social issues that plague sports these days. Those were the good old days. Those days are over now. Read More