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January 8th, 2007
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01.08.07Liles injuredColoradoavalanche.com is reporting that John-Michael Liles suffered a broken foot in the Minnesota game, and is expected to miss 4 weeks. This is a severe blow to the Avs struggling powerplay - Brett Clark is currently the only healthy defenseman with a PP point (with a whopping 5). No word on a replacement call-up, although I wonder if that Avs will just go back to using Klee on defense. Even without Liles, the Avs have 7 defensemen on the roster, so I'm not sure it's a guarantee that a defenseman will get recalled.
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01.08.07Midseason Report Card: ForwardsI've graded defensemen. I've graded the goalies. Now it's time to bring the sexy back: bring on the forwards. In my preview, I got a few things right, although it seems I was dead on when I said that "I don’t think Colorado will miss a beat in the scoring department" and "I’m a bit worried about Colorado’s special teams". Even strength, the Avs can score - they are averaging 2.08 goals per game 5-on-5, 2nd best in the league. 17 times they've scored 4 goals or more so far. 7 Colorado forwards have more than 20 points, and just two ...
