The Avalanche won the last game, so, predictably there are no changes to the lines to start this game:
- Sakic, Wolski, Brunette
- Stastny, Smyth, Hejduk
- Arnason, Forsberg, Jones
- Guite, McLeod, Laperriere
- Sauer, Finger
- Liles, Hannan
- Leopold, Salei
Tonight’s game is on the NHL Network, which means many of you outside of the Denver area aren’t seeing the game. Although that’s a travesty, there is some good news: Pierre McGuire is doing the game. Even worse, he’s at ice level which seems to ramp up his annoyance level exponentially. Still, it’s absolutely ridiculous that the NHL would allow such a key game to be shown on such a limited market. Too bad no one cares about hockey, or there’d be an outcry on par with the protests against the NFL Network’s exclusive games last fall…
As much as I hate doing this, because it essentially supports their business model, I had to go to a sports bar, with the Jibblewife, to watch the game. Sur after dinner (regular burger, not buffalo this time), beer, and dessert it was like actually going to a game but this game was too critical to miss.