With the recent retirement of Peter the Great, and the all but guaranteed retirement of Foote, it got me wondering. Who will the Avalanche honor on opening night? Early in the season, I figured Foote would be the next to go, and the next to have his jersey retired. Then the whole Forsberg thing happened.

So..... now what? Will they honor both in one night? Save one for a later home game? Save one for opening night 2012/2013 (A ridiculous idea, especially since that will probably go to Hejduk anyway)? I honestly have no idea what they'll do..... so what do you think?

More grim news for the Avs today guys...

The Avalanche will be without a pair of veterans when the club faces Nashville tomorrow, as defenseman Adam Foote and forward Ian Laperriere will not make the trip to Tennessee.

Foote suffered a tricep injury during Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Wild. The blueliner played briefly in the second period before leaving the game. He did not take part in practice Monday and is out indefinitely.

The Avalanche also played the third period of last night’s game without the services of Laperriere. The winger, who has been playing center of late, skated for just 9:03 before leaving the contest with a back injury.

“Adam has a tricep injury and he’s going to be reevaluated in the next few days,” said Avalanche head coach Tony Granato. “Ian should be day-to-day. He’s got a stiff back but won’t make the trip.”

Ben Guite is expected to jump back into the lineup tomorrow and replace Laperriere after being a healthy scratch against the Wild, while Daniel Tjarnqvist will likely take Foote's spot on the blue line.

Oh, and this too:

Andrew Raycroft will get the starting nod in goal for the Avalanche.

Let me start off by clarifying that I am very much a part of the "Fire Quenneville" bandwagon. I don't think that this team has any hope of going anyhere but down as long as he is coach. However, I have no idea who could replace him. Is there a great, unemployed coach out there somewhere? Should we give overlook 2004 and give Granato another chance as the head man? Perhaps Saint Patrick could come kick the team in its collective rear? What are your thoughts on this?

The recent play of the Avalanche has gotten me thinking. It seems like their past few seasons have resembled the last few seasons of the Denver Broncos. Check it out.

Last year, the Broncos playoff hopes were dashed in the last game of the year when they lost to the 49ers - The Avs playoff hopes ended in the second to last game of the season with the loss to Nashville.

In the offseason, the Broncos made several huge free agent signings: Travis Henry, Brandon Stokley, and Daniel Graham - The Avs also made several large signings with Smyth and Hannan.

The Broncos were crippled by injuries to key players: Travis Henry, Javon Walker, Tom Lepsis, John Lynch, Champ Bailey...etc. The Avs have also been plauged by injuries to Sakic, Sauer, Smyth, Richardson, Arnason, Leoprone(of course), and Laperriere, just to name a few.

People expected a great season from the Broncos, and they fell far short of that with their 7-9 record. - Nearly halfway through the Avs '07/'08 season, they have been incredibly inconsistant and largely disappointing.

I'm not trying to come up with any deep meaning through all of this, I just think there are some interesting similarities. Hopefully the Avs are able to turn their season around, unlike their Mile High neighbors.