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August 2008
The Archives
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08.27.08He’s backfrom TSN Consider my day officially made. EDIT: per Dater, 1 year, $6 million, No-Trade Clause. If correct, it makes Ryan Smyth the highest paid player on the team... it also puts the Avs at a cap hit of around $51.85 million. That gives the Avalanche $4.85 million to divide between Mats Sundin and Peter Forsberg.(e4)
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08.19.08Is Crawford telling the truth?(from TSN) "Just prior to the attack on Moore, Bertuzzi had been on a shift to kill a penalty, had missed the shift change and had remained on the ice for longer than the rest of his line,'' states Crawford's third-party defence. Assuming this is true (see below), I have a question. What the fuck is Todd Bertuzzi doing killing penalties? I wish I could find some TOI logs for this game, but I'm really curious to hear Crawford's justification for using Bertuzzi in a penalty killing situation. Surely he was just out there for his defense, right Marc? I mean, you ...
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08.14.08Avalanche WeeklyAnother week of the summer is gone. Here's a look at Avalanche-related stories from the last 7 days or so. Joe Sakic continues to dominate the news the way he used to dominate on the ice. He got on one of them old-fangled radio thingies the other day and said stuff. His offseason intentions still aren't exactly clear. After listening, Terry Fri thinks Sakic's final decision is either due in weeks...or just really soon. Adrian Dater is pretty sure he's coming back. Shane's too polite to say so, but I think even his patience is wearing thin. I could go on ...
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08.08.08Avalanche WeeklyOther than yesterday's discovery, it was a rather dull week in Avalanche land. To start things off, Joe took a look at Tony Granato. Twice. In somewhat related news, it looks like the Avalanche wanted to interview AHL coach Mike Havelid for a job on Granato's coaching staff, but the Blackhawks turned them down. Havelid has since been promoted to an assistan job with Chicago. And, just to confuse the hell out of me, Tony's brother Don Granato is now the head coach of the AHL Chicago Wolves. It wouldn't really be summer without updates on the whereabouts of Peter Forsberg. This ...
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08.07.08Problem solvedWhile gathering Avalanche-related links for tomorrow's Avalanche Weekly article, I found an article that has shown me the light. All this time, we thought there were no more available free agents, but a sharp-eyed fan from Ottawa has found one. It is anyone's guess why, but I guess class acts like "Captain Canada" don't interest GM's around the league these days. Yeah, I wonder why no one is trying to sign Joe. I mean, he's still kind of good, right? To be honest though, few people are actually aware that he's a free agent, including this writer who only found out a few ...
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08.01.08Grades are doneThat's it. We've gone from Skrastins to Smyth over the last two months, and now the grades are in for all 32 players to play for the Avalanche in 2007-2008 (except for Tyler Weiman). I took a much more leisurely pace this year, but I still finished before Joe got past #15 on his summer list. For the record, Tyler Arnason's entry was the most commented (21), followed closely by Jordan Leopold (19) with Marek Svatos a distant third (9). I believe the tops last year was Joe Sakic with 6, so I guess traffic is up. I'll still be plugging ...
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08.01.08Avalanche WeeklyIn a return to something I started during the dog days of last summer, here's a look at some Avalanche related articles from around the net in the last week or so... Marek Svatos avoided arbitration by signing a 2 year, $4.1 million deal. Joe Sakic, of course, is still ignoring my prayers. With Sakic still in non-commital mode, the Avs have salary cap room to burn. There's some recent speculation that the Avalanche might be one of the teams pursuing Mats Sundin. Adrian Dater thinks this is bunk, and I agree with him on that. Oh, and in that same ...
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08.01.082008 Final Grade: Ryan Smyth2008 Final Grade: B- 2007 Grade: N/A Links: {{smyth}} (hockey-reference page) 2008 ITCS (aka highly unofficial) Smyth game log Season Stats: 55gp 14g 23a 37pt -4 Minutes: 1,0788.8 (5th), EV 15:15, PP 3:54, PK :29, ATOI 19:37 1st Half: 36gp 11g 17a 28pt -5 2nd Half: 19gp 3g 6a 9pt +1 Playoffs: 8gp 2g 3a 5pt -1 Best Month: December (12gp 5g 9a 14pt +4) Positions: LW (55) Lines: 1st (30), 2nd (13), 3rd (12) Linemates: Smyth season log C: Stastny (29), Arnason (11), Sakic (10), Hensick (3), Guite (1), Hlinka (1) RW: Hejduk (33), Svatos (11), Jones (5), Brunette (2), McLeod (2), Hensick (1), Laperriere (1) Season: Smyth's 37 points were his lowest season total ...
