JOE SACCO RUMORS & GOSSIP
Aaron Musick: An idea on the Avs' offseason straegy
Looking at the offseason of the Colorado Avalanche, it looks a little confusing.
They bring back coach Joe Sacco and his entire coaching staff when a bunch of fans were hoping they wouldn't and just recently they signed their veteran leader Milan Hejduk to a one year contract when most people were thinking he was done.
Both of these moves are a little odd but they bring...
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12 days ago
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Aaron Musick: Is Joe Sacco better than we give him credit?
Avalanche coach Joe Sacco has taken a lot of flack for his coaching style, most notably his demotions and benchings of star players.
A lot of Avalanche fans were hoping that the coach would not be back, hopes that would be dashed when the coach was signed to a two year extension, still the only extension the Avs have signed.
Even though he is not the best coach (Dave Tippett...
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Avalanche give Sacco a 2-year extension
The Colorado Avalanche gave coach Joe Sacco a two-year extension even in the wake of the team missing the postseason for a second straight season.
The Avs were in the thick of the playoff chase until late in the season, but dropped six of their final seven games. Still, Colorado improved by 20 points from a season ago, when the team had the second-to-worst record in the NHL.
In...
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April 11, 2012
Avalanche Extend Joe Sacco For Two Years
DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the team has extended the contract of head coach Joe Sacco for two years through the 2013-14 season.
“Joe has earned the opportunity to lead this young team,” said Avalanche General Manager/Executive Vice President Greg Sherman. “Our club made significant strides this season and we look forward...
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April 11, 2012
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April 11, 2012
Colorado Avalanche: Keeping Joe Sacco is a Mistake
According to Colorado Avalanche beat writer, Adrian Dater, the Avalanche are planning to renew the contract of Joe Sacco after the end of the 2011 – 2012 NHL season.
By the numbers alone it doesn’t seem like this is such a terrible move.
Under Sacco, the Avalanche have a record of 114-107-23.
The Avalanche are above the .500 mark, not by a lot, but they still at least...
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March 31, 2012
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March 31, 2012
NHL: Colorado Avalanche Coach Joe Sacco's Job Safe...For Now
Adrian Dater of the Denver Post has just reported that the Colorado Avalanche will retain the services of General Manager/Executive Vice President & Alternate Governor Greg Sherman and Head Coach Joe Sacco heading into next season.
Since his promotion to General Manager in 2009, Greg Sherman's drafts have been impeccable. He drafted Matt Duchene, Ryan O'Reilly, Stefan...
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March 29, 2012
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March 29, 2012
Aaron Musick: Report: Sacco and Sherman back next year
According the Denver Post, NHL sources are saying that coach Joe Sacco and general manager Greg Sherman will return for the 2012-13 season.
Sherman's acquisitions over the past year and half have made the put the Avs in playoff contention, despite most of the league's fans mocking him. His moves to acquire a bigger defense and grittier forwards have gone a long way to...
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March 28, 2012
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March 28, 2012
NHL: The Return of Joe Sacco's Doghouse
The Colorado Avalanche battled back from a 3-0 deficit, but ultimately fell 3-2 to the Phoenix Coyotes last night in the desert.
The Avs' goals were scored by Ryan O'Reilly, the team's leading scorer, who played without a visor despite a broken nose. The other goal was tallied by Paul Stastny, who has quietly found his offensive game of late.
The loss hurt the Avs in...
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March 24, 2012
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March 24, 2012
Time to sack Sacco?
“Last Olympics, Ireland won a gold medal. Not even a number. A letter of the alphabet amount.”—Tommy Tiernan, Irish Comedian
This joke hits a bit too close to home right now, as the Avs under Joe Sacco have only managed back-to-back regulation wins once in the last 74 games. He has also led the team to new records in losing and winless streaks. Unlike Paul Maurice...
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November 29, 2011
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November 29, 2011
Aaron Musick: Vote Sacco off the Island
It is official: Joe Sacco must be fired.
What was once theorized is now the best option.
Playing at home, against the 29th overall team in the league, on a game that goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere said was a "must-win" the avs turned in the same effort they had the past four games, laying flatter than a Kansas mountain.
From the time he took the job there are...
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November 10, 2011
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November 10, 2011
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