Bob in Boulder
May 20, 2008 May 30, 2012 158 15333
Colorado hockey fan for longer than some of you young whipper snappers have been alive. From the old Denver Spurs of the Western Hockey League, to the original Colorado Rockies, and now the Avs.
And I hate the Wings. Have I mentioned that?
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Whoever is playing the Wings, whoever is playing the Wild, a meteor at a Wing-Wild game
Colorado Avalanche
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Habs to Ice a Turd Line Next Season?
Hartley to coach in Montreal? If so, good for him. I loved him when he was here. Great interviews on the Fan back in the days when the local media rightfully gave the Avs their due respect.
Remember the Summer of Kovie? For the same cap bang for the buck as we're using on Paul Stastny, the Devils have the SC playoff leading scorer and are in the finals. And it's not like we lost a bidding war. We didn't even try.
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We Knew Him When
Our Jibble is growing up so fast. I shed a little tear just now. Congrats Jib. Nice intro. Looking forward to reading your stuff on All Things Avs.
Anatomy of 4 Dumbasses
Enos, It's Time to Put Up or Shut Up
by Bob in Boulder on Mar 27, 2012 3:52 PM EDT
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Confusing title, since he has more than earned his nickname "Silent Stan," so "shutting up" wouldn't really mean a damn thing. But it's a cool idiom. So there. Now, where to begin with this? How about after the jump?
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Faried getting some Yahoo love
This writer postulates that Faried may end up being the best player from last year's draft.
Avs have a high OBP
And according to Don Cherry, that is good. Toronto has a zero OBP. And Cherry isn't happy with that at all. Hey, if it means hating on Brian Burke, I'm with him!
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Quincey Makes PD's Trade List
Of seven defensemen who could make an impact at the trade deadline.
From the article:
"Teammate Shane O'Brien could get a good look at the deadline too, but Quincey ($3.13 million hit) is the more intriguing option as a puck-moving defenseman who, as Adrian Dater notes, would bring back the biggest return. Thing is, he's leading the Avalanche in ice time (22:25), he's a restricted free agent next summer ... and at one point out of the No. 8 seed, might the Avalanche just want to hang onto him for a playoff run?"
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Yep. What a horrible setting this would be for the Winter Classic.
Who Own Da Avs?
Already armed with an Arsenal of excuses to not spend money on the Avs, and apparently not caring about the Ramifications of neglecting them, even while giving us a Nugget of hope that he still cares about his KSE holdings here and there, Enos may soon have another reason to Dodge his responsibilities to our favorite hockey team.
Great Tebow Article by Michael Silver
Even his critics are embracing him now. Also has a few cool things to say about Elway, including a comparison of how Reeves tried stacking the box against him in the Super Bowl only to be similarly destroyed.
DiD and BiB's first annual midseason player grade extravaganza!
by Bob in Boulder on Jan 6, 2012 12:44 AM EST
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The Avs are exactly at the half way point of the season. So what better time to award midseason grades? This was Dan's idea. And I think his idea was that I would contribute to it. Silly Dan. We started with roughly the following email exchange: (more, probably very poorly formatted and somewhat confusing crap, after the jump)
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Vulgarity
Not really. I'm testing the rules. This is actually a link to AAA's twitter feed. Not sure what the heck he is trying to say today, to be honest.
AD Goes Off
I guess he was watching the same game that Dan and I were watching last night, not the one Jibble saw. Pretty strong indictment. Sometimes I think he gets too down on them. This time I think he is spot on.
Have I got a poll for you!
by Bob in Boulder on Nov 7, 2011 2:01 PM EST
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The Avs are 2-5-1 in their last 8, are 1-5 at home and have scored a whopping 7 goals in 6 games at the Can. Fire Sacco rumblings are starting, some people are questioning the team's work ethic at home, and others (like me) think this team just doesn't have the talented horses up front to compete.
What say you, MHHers?
NOTE: I wanted to Front Page this, but Bibby's blatant attempt at reverse psychology in another thread prevents it. (Mike)
Opening Night Times
by Bob in Boulder on Oct 4, 2011 12:52 PM EDT
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Not sure if this has been posted yet, but the Foppa retirement ceremony will be pretty early Saturday. Here are applicable times released by the Avs:
4:30pm - Arena doors open
5:45pm - Forsberg jersey retirement & pregame ceremonies begin
7:00pm - Puck Drop: Avalanche vs. Red Wings
So I guess this means that any MHH festivities need to kick off pretty early? Also, I have a friend who may have one extra club level ticket, if anyone is interested (and if he is)? This was already 75 words. But Fuck the Red Wings, for good measure.
Suck for Luck Sweepstakes - Week 4
by Bob in Boulder on Oct 3, 2011 8:09 PM EDT
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I am one of about a billion football fans who does believe that Andrew Luck is the real deal, a sure fire franchise QB, and possibly the best pro prospect to come out of college since Peyton Manning. I don't quite put him up there with John Elway, because frankly, real Bronco fans just don't do that. But he is good. Hellagood. So good that we may see some unusual, how should I say ... "maneuvering" amongst teams obviously not going anywhere this season to position themselves with a chance to land him. So without further ado, the current Suck for Luck Top 5:
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I have been plagued by this on SB Nation for the better part of the past two weeks. Seems to rotate from site to site. My guess is one or more of the bajillion random ads on the site is causing it. But is has been a major PITA.
AC must still live in Denver in the off season. I saw him cruising around Golden at the monthly Super Cruze this past Saturday in his blinged out bright green hummer. He had the bass of his stereo up so loud that you could feel it from blocks away. Just thought I'd share.
Great Deal on Av Tickets - One Spot Left!
by Bob in Boulder on Aug 1, 2011 12:40 PM EDT
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MHH friends, I bit on the Avaholic offer the Avs have for season ticket holders, and am now the proud owner of two pairs of tickets to every home game this season! Five contributors and/or readers of MHH have joined my overall ticket group (as opposed to zero responders to my craiglist ad), but we are still looking for one more group to give us 11! That's right, our group will go to 11!
Details of where the seats are, how much, and why we must go to 11 are in the craiglist ad! However, all tickets are $23, including smoking lower bowl seats with a face value of $94! I guess there is a sunnyside to your team sucking! The MHH folks with us are TheRed, UZ, Jibble and two folks who I can't currently equate to MHH handles, Austin and Hill! Please join them! Winning!
A long overdue congrats to AVS2001 for winning the MHH playoff challenge on NHL.com. DDC and Joe will be sending fabulous prizes your way as soon as you provide them with your contact information! Maybe.
Avs still rootworthy
According to some questionable methodology used by The Business Journal in an article linked and discussed by Puck Daddy. We're 9th in "rootworthiness," an inverse of what the original rankings were for. But P Daddy points to our downward trend in this paragraph:
Those two odd choices aside, there's no question that the Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning (despite a few years in the weeds), Colorado Avalanche (ditto, although the tide's turning because of mismanagement) and Philadelphia Flyers are easy for the locals to cheer for.
Any MHHers Looking to Share the Pain and the Gain?!!!
by Bob in Boulder on Jul 14, 2011 7:08 PM EDT
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As many of you know I am an Av season ticket holder! I currently have two of the best seats for the money in the house, section 351, row 1 (it is a 1 row section at the very bottom of the upper bowl), seats 9 and 10! Attack twice, facing the benches! They are $42 each, season ticket face price! More exciting details after the jump!
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Varlamov Deal Explained
by Bob in Boulder on Jul 1, 2011 8:00 PM EDT
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Heard this directly from the friend of someone on twitter who knows someone with a blog who plays rec hockey with someone who has met someone in the Washington Capital front office. I, of course, cannot reveal my source. But I would trust this person with my life. Well, as long as my life wasn't actually in danger, but I'd let them give me an aspirin.
More following the jump (which really doesn't matter unless this is front paged, right, which it won't be because I don't have the proper chromosomes or something, but I digress).
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Good effing grief
Chara has to talk to Montreal police. Bertuzzi should be in jail. Chara? Notsomuch.
Stastny Traded for a Goalie!
Maybe. Or at least according to Kiz in his semi-annual proof of hockey ineptitude, that's what they should do.
Avs to Trade Number 2 Pick!
Maybe. More details to come tomorrow in the Denver Post, per AD's blog.
Kiss our Bryzy Dreams Goodbye?
His negotiation rights have evidently been traded to the Flyers. Astute move by Philly, imo. Good thing we don't need a goalie nor do we have cap room to afford one.
MHH Playoff Challenge Update - Heading into the Final
by Bob in Boulder on May 31, 2011 1:55 PM EDT
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Congrats to airforcefoo for taking a commanding lead in our playoff challenge with 3 solid rounds. The MHH leaderboard is below. Maybe DDC and SB Nation can give the winner a T-Shirt or something? Or Dan could donate his Hannan blueberry to the cause? Maybe Jibble could provide a free 3-week course in corsi? Or Mike could provide a free week of Arby's? I don't know. But one thing is for sure. Fuck the Red Wings.
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