Tweet (This post will be crossed-posted at All Things Avs… I think.)A couple days ago, Avs President & Governor (and soon-to-be owner) Josh Kroenke gave an interview to Adrian Dater about the state of the Avs (Dater posted a more in-depth version here). In many ways I agree with his assessment. I think the identity of the current Avs team is “Speed, energy & youth.” I also agree that, with the CBA status currently in limbo, it makes planning for the future somewhat tricky.At the...
Tweet The Jibblescribbits playoff pool for 2012. The rules are simple. There are 16 Bins to select players out of, one for every playoff team. Select one player form each bin. You must select at least 4D and 2G, along with 10F. Points are:1pt - Goal1pt - Assist1pt - OT goal3pts - Hat Trick2pt - Win1pt - shutoutIt’s usually best to select forwards and goalies from teams you think will do well.Here’s the instructions: Go...
Tweet It’s a 1st round picks column. (also, if you read this Wednesday, be sure to join my playoff pool)(1) Vancouver Vs (8) Los Angeles KingsI really like Vancouver as a team. The Sedins are great players, as is Ryan Kesler. They have a very strong 6-7 man deep defense, and a goaltending duo that rivals any in the NHL. Vancouver was the best team all season, and a worthy winner of the President’s Trophy....
Tweet We don’t know what Milan Hejduk’s future holds, so tonight I am going to cheer like hell for Milan Hejduk. In fact, I may cheer every time he touches the puck, just to give him the send off he deserves, lest he not return next season.I also encourage everyone to check out this nice Adrian Dater feature on him in the Denver Post. In my opinion, it’s probably ~75% chance that Hejduk doesn’t return...
Tweet This morning the talk around the Avs is "What happened?"Well I think what happened is that the Avs weren't one of the best 8 teams in the conference this season. But despite that, this is the first season in years (maybe even since the lockout) where I really feel like the Avs are on their way to becoming one of the better teams. Now The Miser of Denver could undo that feeling by not...
Tweet Goals are down again in the NHL, and now there’s talks at GM meetings about re-instituting the red-line rule in an effort to generate more offense. This is a monumentally stupid solution. Not just because the r allows teams to clog up the neutral zone (we’ve been through this remember) but speed through the neutral zone isn’t why goals are down.The answer’s much simpler than that and the blame can be dished out to...
Tweet So there’s been big drama in Avalanche land lately. First Kyle Quincey was traded to Tampa, where they turned him to Detroit, for a 1st round pick. So we’ll start there. I don’t really like this trade. Not that Downie won’t help the Avs. I think he brings some of what the Avs need. Some, to borrow a hockey cliché, “sandpaper” to the lineup. But I feel like Quincey is high enough caliber to...
Tweet The trade deadline is an exciting time for any team and their fans, and I can only imagine agony for players and their families. There are less than 2 weeks until the NHL trade deadline. The Avs are on the playoff bubble, so what do they do?Personally, I don’t think they are going to do a heck of a whole lot. David Driscoll——-Carrigan agrees. The Avs have holes, most noticeably at wing, but this...
Tweet Adrian Dater had me, and superfan Dario on his podcast tonight (hey what a coincidence that I’m blogging in the first time in 2 months. And by Coincidence I realized that, no I actually enjoy this and should do it again). One thing we touched on was the Erik Johnson/Jay McClement for Chris Stewart/Kevin Shattenkirk trade, and we touched on Jay McClement briefly, but I wanted to go over how valuable he (and players...
<a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jibblescribbits.com%2F2011-articles%2Fnovember%2Fdallas-colorado-scoring-chances-and-qdangerous-shotsq.html" class="twitter-share-button" data-text="Dallas-Colorado Scoring chances and "Dangerous shots":" data-count="horizontal" data-via="vagrantweb" data-related="carter_vagrant">Tweet</a> Last night the Avs played the Stars. I thought the Avs had a lot of chances, and actually played pretty decent. Raycroft made some great stops and the Avs lost. It’s frustrating as all hell, but the Avs are getting their chances. I honestly thought the Avs played pretty well, and that they created some scoring chances. I thought the Stastny-Duchene-Hejduk line was...