A week that began with a rousing 4-3 win over the league-best Vancouver Canucks sputtered into futility after it was learned that speedy Czech winger Tomas Fleischmann will miss the rest of the year due to blood clots in both lungs.
Colorado’s three victories have all come by a single goal, one of those in Overtime and another in a Shootout. The third saw Craig Anderson stop 41 shots on the way to a tough 3-2 victory in New Jersey.
Thanks to the miracles of modern technology, our guest commentary this week comes from Jerome Virnich from his cushy post as an English teacher outside of Seoul, South Korea. Thank you Jerome for allowing me to expand upon and repost your comical musings…
Nuggets sixth-man JR Smith The Denver Nuggets may have won by 21 points on Wednesday night, but this game was not as lopsided as the Nuggets’ three other victories in this series. Denver trailed the New Orleans Hornets by 9 in the first quarter, were tied at the half, and withstood a barrage of inspired [...]
Ok, it’s not quite so bad as all that. And I know I’m behind a tad on the “Week In Review” – but I’ll keep the whining about life to a minimum and just whine about the things we all care about: Colorado Sports. The Avalanche continued the Magical Mystery Tour by bringing the old [...]
It’s been a quiet week on this here blog. Of course, it’s been a solemn week here in Colorado sports land. I don’t even want to do a full week in review. I’ll keep this short and sweet (or bitter, as the case may be). Nuggets found out how good they really are. The Avs [...]
This has turned out to be an eventful week on the Colorado Pro Sports scene. So here’s the recap… We’ll start with the Rockies, who started the week in San Diego with another crushing defeat, this time at the hands of Randy Wolf and the Padres. Ubaldo melted down something fierce. The Rocks came back [...]
Well let’s see… The Avalanche split overtime wins with Minnesota, the first being a SuperJoe Miracle, the second being a well-fought game that would have been a gift win, but it’s still heartbreaking to lose in overtime. The series returns this week to Pepsi Center, and you can bet the hockey-loving hordes of Denver are [...]
