Your NHL 3rd jersey source (with some Colorado Avalanche stuff mixed in)
June 24th, 2008
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06.24.08The Sherriff will still be in townIn the second surprising move of the day, the Avalanche have announced that they've re-signed UFA-to-be Scott Parker to a 1-year deal. Just 5 days ago, I called the Sherriff "an unlikely candidate to return" and added that he "may be lucky to find any NHL employment". Obviously, I have my finger on the pulse of the team. Is it just me, or do the Avs seem to be stocking up on 4th line forwards? We've got Guite and Lappy. We've got Parker. We're probably going to see McLeod and McCormick back, and we've aquired Marty Sertich and Matt Hendricks. Weren't ...
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06.24.08Boychuk traded to BostonIn yet another deal the Avalanche probably won't ever announce, the Avs have dealt defenseman Johnny Boychuk to Boston for forward Matt Hendricks. I'm not familiar with Hendricks, but just looking at his numbers this doesn't seem like a great return. His stats remind me a bit of another former Providence Bruin: Ben Guite. Nothing wrong with that, except that we already have a Ben Guite. I was pleased with the Richardson deal, but I'm not very fond of this one.
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06.24.08More on Per Ledin12 days ago, word got out that Swedish agitator Per Ledin had signed with the Avalanche. In typical Avalanche fan-hating fashion, there has yet to be any formal announcement of this by the team. It has been confirmed that Ledin is coming to the NHL. This article on Ledin's former team, HV71, confirms that he has used an NHL opt-out clause in his contract and would be joining an unnamed NHL team. The guy quoted in the article wishing Ledin luck in the NHL is Fredrick Stillman - the GM for HV71 - so I think it's a good bet that ...
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06.24.08What’s he doing?The will-he-or-wont-he saga is going to last a bit longer. Adrian Dater is reporting that {{sakic}} will not have a decision by next Tuesday's start of free agency. And that's going to make it a hell of a lot tougher for the team to work in free agency. While I 100% agree with Avalanche Vice President Jean Martineau when he says "Joe has earned the right to take his time on this", I'm a bit surprised that Super Joe would risk damaging the team to make this decision. Come on, Joe, just tell us you're coming back and leave the soap ...
