The Colorado Avalanche shocked everyone at the 2010 NHL Draft, selecting a player many consider extremely under the first round radar. Fans and analysts alike have been left wondering just what the Avalanche were thinking in drafting Joey Hishon so high.
Despite losing Ryan O’Reilly to a bruised foot, the Avalanche did a great job on the penalty kill tonight against the St. Louis Blues. The energy on the ice was high as the Avs came off a 3-0 shutout vs. Edmonton on the 6th. The Blues came out of the gate strong, getting on the scoreboard first, but were soon shut down by the Avalanche’s overall game.
Martin Luther King Jr. stood for peace. He was the youngest person to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize. Today we celebrated MLK Day. Peace was not a word uttered in the Pepsi Center tonight, however, as the Avalanche went up against the Edmonton Oilers in a Northwest Division Collision. When the final buzzer sounded, the Avs looked down at their foes with a 6-0 win.
This post is later than it usually is, and I apologize. I was in attendance at both the Avalanche vs. Devils game as well as the Mammoth vs. Rush yesterday. It was a full day, but lots of fun. I think the best part about it was the Avalanche pulling themselves together, holding a lead, and winning over the top team in the Eastern Conference. It was a big win for the Burgundy Boys as yesterday’s win solidified their hold on top of the Northwest Division and 3rd place in the Western Conference.
It was one hell of a night in Buffalo. The Avalanche held a lead up into the last half of the third period tonight, but never let up on their game much. The Sabres came back in the last ten to tie it up and take it to overtime. Then the shoot out. Holy gods, the shoot out.
The Colorado Avalanche were out on the ice wearing their third jerseys against the New York Islanders. But most people weren’t focusing on the fact that the Avs have only won a single game in the nearly all blue thirds, they were focused on John Tavares and Matt Duchene. The 1st and 3rd draft picks respectively, everyone wondered how the two former roomies (during the draft) would play in their first meeting since the 2009 NHL Draft.
This game should be advertised like a heavyweight title match: #1 draft pick John Tavares and the New York Islanders travel to Denver to face off against #3 draft pick Matt Duchene and your Colorado Avalanche, live, from the Can! See the battle for rookie points leader as Duchene attempts to dethrone Tavares in a battle to the death, starting at 7 pm MST.
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