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Landy Robs RNH of the Calder?
Give me a break. I just love how it goes from "RNH should give Landy a run for his money" to "If RNH doesn't get it, he's been robbed". The author sure convinced himself.
So You Want To Be A Staff Writer: A MHH Choose Your Own Adventure
by c6hor8 on Mar 19, 2012 10:27 AM EDT
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You wake up one morning hoping for some Avalanche news. You go online only to see a thread from the night before that ends in drunken rambling, a smattering of curse words, and gauche sexual innuendos. You decide that something needs to be done. You will end the plight of mediocre stories on Mile High Hockey; you will become a Staff Writer. The adventure begins...
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Man Games Lost: Colorado 2011 vs. Minnesota 2012. Down Goes BRey.
by c6hor8 on Mar 7, 2012 3:49 PM EST
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I argued with BRey last night regarding man games lost between our two teams. To preface, last year I argued with BRey regarding the Avs' injuries. I said they were a good team but were decimated by injuries. He said that injuries were not an excuse. This year, the WIld have been hurt hard. He gives injuries as an excuse. I called him out on this blatent hipocrisy last night. Please check out the argument here. He had two strings of arguments with me and it's time to drop some numbers on him.
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Brad Malone @Bmalone22
Big congrats to @tysonbarrie on the call up. Well deserved. #41 #dontletthenumberfoolyou
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An Opinion As To Why The Waiving Of Yip Is Extremely Important
by c6hor8 on Jan 20, 2012 9:56 AM EST
on Mile High Hockey
Mirtle tweeted this after Yip was claimed: " Predators claimed Brandon Yip on waivers. Leafs didn't put in claim. Was surprised the Avs gave up on him, though." (emphasis is mine)
This comment spun in my brain all last night and since it's Friday and the people I am supposed to be monitoring are doing nothing, I will present my thoughts.
Duchene, O'Reilly, Stastny, Stewart, Shattenkirk, Mueller, Galiardi, Jones, Quincey, Wilson, Yip, Cumiskey. What does this group have in common?
Dater, Goalies, and the mythical Avalanche Goalie Coach
More information than we had before.
Worse Defense - Edmonton or Colorado? You Make The Call Because If Your Team Wins An Arbitrary Fan Poll, Then You Don't Have To Realize Your Team Sucks
by c6hor8 on Jan 13, 2012 4:29 PM EST
on Mile High Hockey
Unmitigated Disaster had a good idea and I will do it. But, instead of mocking every word from the absurdly misguided, bizarrely inaccurate, and wildly spurious article from the summer, I will just take one quote and use that as a starting point. I also won't criticize Derek Zona's grammar because that would petty. I am not petty.
"General Manager Greg Sherman is doing his best to build a similarly bad defense 1,000 miles to the south in Colorado"
You know what? He is building a similarly bad defense if the barometer for "bad" is being ranked lower than 16th in Goals Against. If that's true, then they Avs have a bad defense because they are ranked 17th. God, Sherman, you suck.
Now let's take a look at some moronic and asinine charts of the defensive sides and point out how wrong they are.
| Left Defense | |
| Ryan Whitney | Jan Hejda |
| Ladislav Smid | Ryan Wilson |
| Theo Peckham | Kyle Cumiskey |
| 7.325 |
4.525 |
I assume Edmonton still has that left side because I am putting as much actual research into this as Copper n' Blue did for theirs. But look at how wrong it is for the Avs seeing as Cumiskey was never in the lineup and was traded for the equivalent of a pair of socks. And the right side:
| Right Defense | |
| Tom Gilbert | Erik Johnson |
| Jeff Petry | Kyle Quincey |
| Cam Barker | Ryan O'Byrne |
| 7.25 |
7.525 |
This is wrong again. Who would have thought that the hallowed blog could make a mistake? Also, let's judge everything based on salary. That way we can laugh at how teams are in cap trouble and everyone knows all that matters is the cap hit. Or, or, we could look at actual stats and see how they fare.
GA/G: Edmonton: 2.81, Colorado: 2.82. JESUS CHRIST THEY BLOW THE AVS OUT OF THE WATER. My lord Sherman has built a horrible defensive core. Also, and I am genuinely unsure how this factors in, but the Avs have let in 8 empty net goals to Edmonton's 0. Edmonton SWEEPS the Goals Against per Game category by such a large margin it's laughable. Let's all laugh. LAUGH NOW!
Points by Defensemen: Edmonton: 59, Colorado: 91. That's not good. That's the Avs having a more productive defense. But wait, when you compare the defense of two teams, do you factor in offensive output? I mean, why would you when all that defenseman should do is stop goals from going in, not put them in themselves. Oh well. I guess that concept is too are beyond my hockey intelligence.
Rookie Points by Defensemen: Edmonton: 2, Colorado: 9. The purpose of this stat is really only to say that the Avs have a stud prospect on defense and Edmonton does not. Although, Elliott needs to pick it up or he's going back to LE when O'Brien gets healthy.
Total Games Suspended by Defensemen. Colorado: 0, Andy Sutton: 5 billion. He's a douchebag. I'm an expert.
Should we all take a poll now because, if you do a poll on a fan blog, the results of the poll are a complete and total picture of real life and can guarantee that everything plays out exactly like the results in a fan poll on a fan blog.
P.S. The Avs also were told they have a worst defense than Columbus. Columbus isn't averaging 3.29 goals against or anything. Those CnB voters were dead on.
P.P.S. My favorite part about that article was when Busted Twigg and thedoctor went over nicely to tell them that their facts were wrong regarding the players. Yet, no one even responded to them in a comment nor was a change made. Top notch.
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Clutterbuck's High Sticking on McC
Very interesting read from Kerry Fraser. The rules are pretty clear as to why there was no penalty and that seems to be the right call. Clutterbuck is still one very dirty player though.
Some love for Duchene
a taste: Can we all agree Duchene is the most electrifying player in the NHL?
The Lurker's Guide to MHH's Editors, Writers, and Commenters
by c6hor8 on Oct 7, 2011 1:13 PM EDT
on Mile High Hockey
Are you a Mile High Hockey lurker? Well you may now know about the forwards, defense, goalies and management. But what you really need is a guide to the people here. Who better to act as your guide, your Charon, your Virgil, than me. Yeah, me. I'll do it.
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Screw You Craig Anderson.
bq. "It’s Canada, and hockey is Canada, as opposed to playing in Florida and Colorado,"
I have no connection to Denver besides the Avalanche. But who says that? The Avs now have a younger, more skilled, less balding, more talented, sounder goalie who not only doesn't need rogaine but can girls from Russia instead of staring at untouchable ones like a cheap playboy magazine. Enjoy the bottom of the Eastern Conference that makes you no better than the Islanders.
Worst Team As a Whole - Colorado or Edmonton? You Decide, Part I
by c6hor8 on Sep 20, 2011 10:37 AM EDT
on Mile High Hockey
AJ inspired me. If the Edmonton blog gets to do completely arbitrary comparisons to prove their team is better than the Avs, then I get to as well. But, I should at least do it in a fair way and just see the results. Then, you, as fans, can decide because clearly a bunch of people clicking a choice on a poll online is totally and completely indicative of the truth. So...
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Colorado Avalanche Official Recap of Training Camp Day 1
From the Avalanche website. This whole marketing and reporting and tweeting pictures things is freaking me out.
just a thought... players goals dont count in shootouts, why should the goalies wins? how about it only counts in the standings
Some dude on Twitter sent this to Puck Daddy. Honestly, it's an interesting question. Wins and shutouts are the only stats in the shootout that count. Why?
Article on Kobasew
Perplexing quote:
"While he’s unsure of his role on a team where young 20-year-olds Matt Duchene, Ryan O’Reilly and Tyson Barrie represent the future, Kobasew knows the Avs have the moxy for success."
Does this author know something we don't?
Winging It In Motown's Preview of the Avalanche
It's actually not as grossly vitriolic as I expected. A handful of mistakes and some mis-assessment in my opinion, but you can see a sense of worry that the Avs are on the right path.
Take it with a grain of salt and for what it's worth.
The Avalanche signs defenseman Kyle Cumiskey to a one-year contract. Details to follow.
From Twitter
TSN Avalanche Preview
It's actually pretty well thought out and well written. I like the "embarrassment of riches" best.
First real hope Parise could eventually be an Av
Arbitration does a number on team/player relationships. The Avs have nothing really to trade for him, but if he hits the market in 2012, which I think he will now, the Avs, I believe, will be bidding.
Although, if O'Reilly or Hishon play well, a Stastny/Parise trade could be very very possible.
But this is the first real evidence that his days in New Jersey may be numbered.
The epitome of idiocy
I am bored on a train. This is a perfect example of the type of arguments going on to which Jibbles linked a blog and it combines the "search for a perfect number to define hockey" argument that so often annoys many of us.
Note the people making up their own system and when some other person ruins it, they start fighting. It's amazing.
Grading Myself: The Stan Kroenke Business Model
by c6hor8 on Jul 14, 2011 10:36 AM EDT
on Mile High Hockey
Well, I have spoke at length, mostly in angry posts directed at Bob, that I believe there is a financial and business model running the Avalanche and money will be spent. I do not believe Kroenke is just some cheap owner wanting marginal profits from a cap floor hugging team.
I wrote a fan post in March but evidently never posted it. I tried to set up a blog like Jibbles but, when I named it “See Six Whores”, I was shut down by the FCC.* So, I gave up on that plan.
I don't understand! This math makes no sense!
How are there no Avs on here? I thought they were the worst team ever? How is THE Tyler Bozak that high? I thought he was amazing?
Noooooooooooooo!!!!!
I just saw that Toronto signed THE Tyler Bozak. How will the Avs trade him now. God damnit Toronto keeps making brilliant moves. WHY CAN'T WE HAVE A GM AS GOOD AS THAT.
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