If you have been paying attention at all to the Phoenix Coyotes situation, which I haven’t really – they’ve again been discussing selling and potential relocation versus Gelndale, AZ fronting the money for the NHL to maintain the team in Arizona – you may have heard that there is speculation that the Yotes could find themselves back in Winnipeg.
The Avalanche took a trip to Vancouver to go up against the Canucks in their final Northwest Division collision. Thus far, the Avs have only defeated the Canucks once all season. On top of that, there was a lot riding on tonight’s game. If the Avalanche could pull a win over the ‘Nucks and the Flames lose against the Sharks tonight, the Burgundy Boys could clinch a playoff spot.
I’m as surprised as you are, folks. Another Avalanche vs. Flames game that ended with a score of 3-2. This time, however, it didn’t end in the Avs’ favor. Still, the Avs are up 4-1 in the 6 game series, so that’s a positive way to look at it, right? I almost didn’t want to write this post. It’s so much easier to do it when your team wins.
It was a great win for the Colorado Avalanche coming off a 6-4 loss to Vancouver on Tuesday. Craig Anderson got his 7th shutout of the season, tying goaltenders Tomas Vokoun, Ilya Bryzgalov, and Marty Brodeur for most shutouts of the season. It was a great accomplishment by the Avalanche as a loss like they had on Tuesday can run like poison through the veins of a team, but the Avs shook the loss off and played some hockey tonight. And though Sid&Ovie.com doesn’t bother covering the Avalanche when they win, but tend to jump on the Burgundy Boys when they lose, that’s why you come here.
I’m going to go ahead and say that this is going to be a different blog. I’m not going to separate myself from what happened tonight to give you a story like everyone else. How the Avalanche blew this game. How they gave up the Northwest Division. Or how they’re a bad team. Call me a die hard fan, but I saw a few things that really changed the momentum of this game
There were no ACME product mishaps in the game tonight at the Pepsi Center. The Phoenix Coyotes showed up in Denver knowing that the Avalanche would give them trouble, but I don’t think they expected as much trouble as they got tonight. By the time the final horn sounded, Phoenix would leave The Can defeated.
Tonight your Colorado Avalanche take on the flaming hot Minnesota Wild in a bid to gain ground on Calgary in the ongoing battle for the division lead. The Avs have a tumultuous past with the Wild, who are 12-1-2 against the Burgundy Boys in the last 15 games.
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