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Reinforcements
It was a happy day for fans of the Colorado Avalanche. The team won all three games in this homestand at this point, and it was finally happening: the key players are coming back. Miles Wood had been sidelined for a bit, but he was coming back. A bigger one was Jonathan Drouin, he had been out for pretty much the whole season. Drouin was part of our top line with Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen, and he had quite the first season with the Avs last year. Him being back is a huge boost.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Moose Tracks
The Colorado Avalanche's four-game homestand reached the halfway point, and so far, so good. The Avs are coming off a very awesome overtime win over the Nashville Predators on Veterans Day, and now, we were on TNT and still at home against the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings are on quite a good start this season, they've been straddling the first place fence for a good bit, and they've had quite a good start to this season.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Breaking Away
The Colorado Avalanche's form has returned in grand fashion, as the team is coming off a huge win over the Carolina Hurricanes--a win that saw the Avs score five goals in the second period. The Avs are maneuvering victories; something we saw a lot in the last three years with this team, and we took that to our second game of this four-game homestand. In this go-around, it was a Division Rivalry meeting against the Nashville Predators--the second meeting between the two clubs in less than two weeks. The first meeting did not go so well for the Avs, who looked to rectify that in this second go-around.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Storm Hunters
After a tough 1-0 loss in Winnipeg, the Colorado Avalanche returned home to Ball Arena, where we would spent the next week. It's an interesting schedule we have in the month of November. After going back and forth between home and the road, the Avs have a four game homestand, followed by a four game road trip. The homestand began with Game 15 of our season, and it's our first of two meetings against our WHA brethren, the Carolina Hurricanes. And yes, that fact is true. The Hurricanes used to be the Hartford Whalers, and we used to be the Quebec Nordiques. Both teams started in the WHA in 1972, moved to the NHL in 1979, were foes in the old Adams Division, had hard luck years, relocated, and won Stanley Cups.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Helle in a Handbasket
Remember last year's playoffs? Remember when the Colorado Avalanche had to start the playoffs on the road against a Winnipeg Jets team who owned us in the regular season? And in spite of that, the Avs dismantled the Jets at every turn? Even the Game One loss saw the Avs score six goals. The Avs won in five games and all of them in dominant goal-scoring fashion.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
The Bright Side
Despite a 0-4 start to the season, the Colorado Avalanche ended up with a borderline respectable record once October ended: 5-6-0. Not bad at all, considering that a lot of our players were out. This is why the respect is there. We've been playing with newbies and punk kids for the near most part, yet we're only a solid game under .500 after the first month of the season. That's pretty good.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Shenanigans
On the same day that Game Five of the World Series took place, the Colorado Avalanche were in action. The Avs were coming off the end of our five game winning streak, and entering Game 11, we received some very damning news: Ross Colton would be out for 6-8 weeks. The man who had been making heads turn with his many goals already is now out for several weeks. This already adds to the who's who on the injured list, and of course, Val Nichushkin's suspension. We really are the San Francisco 49ers of the NHL, are we?
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Scores 100th Victory for Coach Debbi Walsh
See tip, pledge and subscribe buttons After losing a tough 1-0 game to Lakeland on Saturday October 6, John Jay was back on Contest Field on Monday, and the Wolves took no time to sulk, according to Coach Debbi Walsh. “It was nice to watch the girls continue to play at an elevated level against Hen Hud,” she said after the 7-0 victory. But there was more at stake for the girls than just bouncing back.
By Rich Monettiabout a year ago in Unbalanced
Climbing the Ladder
What did I say when we were 0-4? I said not to worry. I said this was a long season. Look what's happened. Four straight wins. The goals are coming in from all sorts of players, and Justus Annunen has been on a roll in net. The Avs' last win was in Utah; a dominant 5-1 victory that saw, among other things, Ivan Ivan's first NHL goal. And after two days off, the Avs are back at home to face off against the Ottawa Senators, and as we recall, the last time the Senators hit Ball Arena, it was one of Nathan MacKinnon's two four-goal games of the season.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
So Nice, It Has to be Said Twice
The Colorado Avalanche are on the verge of getting back on track, having won three straight games after a strange and odd 0-4 start. The streak started with an overtime win against the Anaheim Ducks, and it was followed by wins in San Jose and Seattle--the latter coming in the NHL's annual Frozen Frenzy evening. Regarding Game 8, this was the last leg of the Avs' three-game road trip, and for the first time ever, we were in Salt Lake City against the Utah Hockey Club.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
The Magic Number
Things are slowly looking up for the Colorado Avalanche. After an 0-4 start, the Avs have racked up back-to-back wins. Yes, the wins were against the Anaheim Ducks and the San Jose Sharks, not exactly the cream of the crop, but one has to crawl before one can walk. The win in San Jose was the first game in a brief three game road trip. Regarding Game 7 of this season, it would take place in Seattle against the Kraken.
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Unbalanced
