Behold my foray into blogging
Welcome to the first-ever Adrian Dater blog on denverpost.com. I know that many of you will want to print it out and sell it on eBay, being such a historic thing and all. A blog is a word that a few...
View ArticleBertuzzi, etc.
I thought my inbox would be full of nasty missives from Red Wings and Todd Bertuzzi-backers this morning. Thought there would be no shortage of vile directed at me for my story saying Bert has been no...
View ArticleWhat I heard about Drury today
It’s 6 p.m. and I’m back in the town where I grew up, Hanover, N.H., and I should be out painting the town red in my old stomping grounds. But I just couldn’t do that before hopping on the computer and...
View ArticleCross the Preds off Foppa’s list
There’s no way Peter Forsberg will be back with Nashville. Not with the Preds already having a firesale of sorts, trading away Scott Hartnell and Kimmo Timmonen to the Flyers. Preds GM David Poile said...
View ArticleA question for blog nation
My boss wants to know this, Avs nation: Has the Rockies’ playoff run put a crimp into you showing up at Avs games at the Pepsi Center? Attendance was only a bit more than 15,000 last night against San...
View ArticleThey’re gripping it in Motown a little
You gotta love Red Wings fans. They’re vocal and passionate (except at Joe Louis Arena this year, where most games have had a few thousand empty seats, without exception – including last year’s...
View ArticleWild or Sharks? What say you?
Well, I just finished watching a game I thought the Avalanche had NO chance to win after it was half over, and instead win 4-2. And I just realized that I will not be getting on a plane to Detroit next...
View ArticleOK, let’s clear up a few things
You guys can rip me all day long for picking the Wild, or berate me if you don’t like the way I write or if you don’t like my hair color or think I’m a few cards short of a full deck, and that’s fine....
View ArticleWho do you want, Avs blog homies?
***Well, this is being updated with five minutes to go in the second period in San Jose, where the score is Sharks 5, Flames 2. We’re going to Detroit, in other words. What a meltdown by the Flames. A...
View ArticleLet’s get this party started
As Kid Rock said “There ain’t no party like a Detroit party, cuz a Detroit party don’t stop.” Well, downtown Detroit is actually pretty quiet at night usually, but it’s still a good line, and Detroit...
View ArticleSurprise! (updated)
Well, so much for going with a fresh, new approach. I’ve said it before – nothing the Avalanche does ever totally surprises me. At this point, today’s news that Tony Granato will be the head coach –...
View ArticleCoach Q to San Jose, and other speculation
I think it’s possible we’ll be hearing soon about Joel Quenneville going to San Jose to coach the Sharks. My good friend Scotty Morrison from the CBC first got the ball rolling on that speculation...
View ArticleFrom rookie camp….
[photopress:stewart_pic.jpg,full,pp_image] Went to rookie camp today, and watched a lot of veterans instead. Virtually the entire Avalanche veteran roster is practicing daily out at South Suburban....
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Final player grades – Adam Foote: B
The Hockey News 2009-10 season statistics GP: 67. G: 0. A: 9. Plus-minus: +8. PIM: 64. Hits: 111. Blocked shots: 102. Giveaways: 22. Takeaways: 11. Yes, it was a bad finish for No. 52. He was a minus-2...
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Final player grades – Peter Budaj: B+
The Denver Post, John Leyba 2009-10 season statistics GP: 15. W: 5. L: 5. OTL: 2. Saves percentage: .917. Goals-against average: 2.64. Shutouts: 1. It would have been easy to pout a little. It would...
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Avs’ final player grades – Chris Stewart: A
Life 2009-10 season statistics GP: 77. G: 28. A: 36. PIM: 73. Plus-minus: +4. PPG: 3. GWG: 5. Shots on goal: 221. Shooting percentage: 12.7. Hits: 100. Blocked shots: 11. Giveaways: 43. Takeaways: 26....
View ArticleRoy’s early Denver days and around the horn in NHL
I know there are many, many Avs fans who go back to the very beginning with the team, those who remember the black helmets and the Red Dog beer logos at center ice, the slightly deeper shade of...
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San Jose is a place for Colorado Avalanche stories
[media-credit name="Associated Press" align="alignright" width="495"][/media-credit] San Jose Sharks players visit Columbine memorial before 1999 playoff series SAN JOSE — When I come to San Jose, I...
View ArticleVideo: Avalanche busy on the road this week — with drama brewing vs. San Jose
Mike Chambers takes over this week’s In The Crease video, with a preview of the Avs’ slate of games coming up. Four of Colorado’s next five games are on the road, including one tonight against San Jose...
View ArticleColorado Avalanche to pick 23rd in next Friday's NHL draft 2014
The Avalanche will get the 23rd pick in the first round on June 27. They won't pick again until No. 84.
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