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January 8th, 2008
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01.08.08Notes: Game 42, Avalanche at Red WingsAvalanche at Red Wings tonight on Vs. It's the first game of the 2nd half for the Avs, as well as being the start of a critical east coast road trip. Joe Beninati and Neil Smith with the call. I'm not a huge fan of Beninati, but Smith has some good insight from time to time. Tomas Holmstrom returns to the lineup for the Wings. I have to be honest, I've always had a bit of a man crush on Holmstrom – I love the way this guy plays hockey. Hasek against Theodore tonight. If that doesn't cause heartburn, I don't know ...
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01.08.08Terry Frei has been into the Kool-AidI'm a fan of Terry Frei. I consider him to be the best of a pretty good group of professional writers covering the Avalanche. But his article today on the goalie situation in Denver had me shaking my head in disbelief. In short, Frei is in favor of returning to the alternating goalie system. In Frei's opinion, "neither — not Budaj, and certainly not Theodore — has proven worthy of being considered the guy" and that " it’s clear now that the Avs have a pair of backup goalies — at best." He's got the Theodore part right, but he's ...
