Pretty cool interview, worth checking out. It's cut into multiple segments. Props to AD for posting it on his blog.

I stumbled over to M&G...I know, I know! They had this post up and it had this chart from the Sharks site and it actually seemed like a decent chart and it put the Avs right about where we all say they'd really be Andy aside (7th) and they still say we're a bunch of lucky bastards and that chart proved it and and and....I couldn't help commenting that 7th...well...how is that luck?

Okay, this doesn't make any sense to me. I know you seemed baffled by it too, Jibs. Can anyone sort it out?

"There were players on the Colorado team I had played with before and I just grew to hate them and they felt the same way, I’m sure." Brendan Shanahan

(I suspect there are some quotes you won't quite agree with in this article, however...)

Actually, this time, it pretty much makes sense and sums up the Avs pretty well. An article from Behind the Net features:

1. Corsi #s when down by one goal, even and up by one goal - hide your eyes if you're squeamish.
2. Corsis based on shooting percentage figures

and provides a decent theory on why the Avs are doing so well.

I still wish he was with the Avs but I'm glad he's doing so well!

Among other things, this segment has a video compilation of numerous Cooke hits. It really puts things into perspective of just how bad this guy really is. Puck Daddy, as much as we sometimes dislike his take on things, also has a good article about it.

Looks like we lucked out on another one as Wilson almost chose baseball over hockey...

Hmmmm, I'm wondering if that Dario from Highlands Ranch is our Dario??

38.2 percent

The percentage of the Colorado Avalanche's total team faceoffs taken by center Paul Stastny(notes) (50.5 faceoff winning percentage), the highest in the League. Sidney Crosby is next at 37.5 percent. For comparison's sake, Shawn Horcoff(notes) of the Edmonton Oilers led the NHL with 37.8 percent of his teams draws last season, while Mats Sundin(notes) was the 2007-08 leader with 40.8 percent while playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

People weigh in on what's okay and what's not

I'm not sure how you can lump Duchene in with Tavares as being so far out of the race, but Wysh does. As we've all said, Meyers has a seriously strong case. I don't think Howard really does, though. We'll see how the season plays out. If the Avs continue to have games like last night, I'm afraid Dutchy won't have a chance.

Nice little article catching up with Joe, what he's up to these days, what he thinks of the team, his trip to the Olympics, and his future with the Avs.

The worst thing that can happen is you drop the puck and the damn thing stays in your feet, because they're just like wild animals coming for that piece of meat." -- Veteran NHL linesman Brad Lazarowich

How early was it today that I wrote about this? Dater just posted his story at, what...9 pm PST? Jesus, Dater, start doing your job, man. I'm starting to think he reads MHH and gets half his story ideas from here.

"The speed was something I've never been a part of. It's like that first shift of a playoff game, everyone's going 120 per cent but it was like that the whole game. The intensity of the game was pretty high and so much quality it made it tough to play."

All this talk about the Red Wings SuckFest and how much fun we'll have heckling the shit out of Detroit fans made me forget that the race for the playoffs starts back up that night. It's still a tight one and this quick look at the standings and points and points per game stats makes it all too clear that our boys in burgandy and blue have a battle on their hands. I think it's a mistake to trust in that road trip of Vancouver to help them out; the rest of the pack is just way too close.

I don't know about you, but my tummy is feeling a little tight with excitement and anxiety as Monday draws nearer. I sure hope our boys are ready for this and continue to prove the critics wrong!

Last night, the Altiboobs used "Young Guns" to describe the rookies during their broadcast. Now Dutchy's jumping on the MHH Marketing Inc bandwagon. I think we're making some friends out there, folks. = )

I mentioned this before, but Duchene will be acting as an assistant coach for his high school hockey team during the Olympic break. I don't know about you, but if I were one of those kids, I'm not sure I'd be able to focus on my skating drills with him watching me! Here's a link to Dater's blog that has a video of Duchene talking about it.