Sam Gagner making a challenge to Paul Stastny's domain
We all know that Paul Stastny is master of the universe, but I mean, come on. Sam Gagner has to be making a push, right? Three signs that he is making a push to usurp Stastny's rule.1) See Above. That is his war cry, and associated battle charge. Stick out like a spear.2) In his last 5 games, Gagner has 8 goals and 7 assists (making a pace better than the entire Minnesota Wild...
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3 days ago
Discuss
The End of the Stastny Legacy
Before Joe Sakic, the greatest Quebec Nordique was Peter Stastny. Over his long career Sakic uprooted Stastny as the face of a franchise that moved to Colorado. But the allure of Rookie of the Year, Stastny, and the reunion with his brothers, Anton and Marian, has always been a story line for Colorado/Quebec.
The Stastny brothers, especially Anton and Peter, were the face of the...
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9 days ago
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9 days ago
Avalanche 4, Hurricanes 3, OT
Ryan O'Reilly scored on a slap shot with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped a season-high 39 shots in the Colorado Avalanche's 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.
Gabriel Landeskog, Milan Hejduk and Paul Stastny also scored for Colorado. The Avalanche have won two in a row since snapping a five-game skid.
The Hurricanes...
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1 day ago
Hurricanes downed by Avalanche in overtime
DENVER (AP) -- Ryan O'Reilly scored on a slap shot with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped a season-high 39 shots in the Colorado Avalanche's 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.
Gabriel Landeskog, Milan Hejduk and Paul Stastny also scored for Colorado. The Avalanche have won two in a row since snapping a five-game skid...
Via Fox Sports Carolinas
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1 day ago
Brian Burke Should Go After Paul Stastny
After much speculation of the Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager Brian Burke allegedly working a deal with the Philadelphia Flyers to acquire James van Riemsdky. Along with other Maple Leafs trade rumours seeing the Maple Leafs acquire Ryan Getzlaf or Bobby Ryan from the Anaheim Ducks.
As I continue to look at these potential trading partners we have heard about over the last...
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26 days ago
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26 days ago
Stastny scores Avs' winner in third
Paul Stastny scored the tiebeaking goal on a power play at 10:35 of the third period to help the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Saturday.
Stastny deflected teammate Erik Johnson's shot past goalie Kari Lehtonen 13 seconds after Dallas' Steve Ott went to the penalty box for hooking.
David Jones also scored, and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 21 shots for...
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29 days ago
Colorado Avalanche: O'Reilly The Factor in Avs Win
After a pretty evenly matched game in which the Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche traded goals into a 3-3 regulation tie, Ryan O'Reilly, nicknamed "Factor" blasted a shot past goalie Cam Ward to send the Avs to victory with only 1.2 seconds left. O'Reilly had several chances before his game-winning goal, but had a game-high six shots and several quality...
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1 day ago
Time To Move?
from Adam Proteau of The Hockey News, ...Here are the 10 NHLers most in need of a new playing home:
10. Mike Komisarek, Toronto
Komisarek’s stay in Toronto has been tumultuous to say the least, with the veteran defenseman often a healthy scratch when he wasn’t recuperating from a broken arm. He is under contract for two more years at $4.5 million per season, but if he...
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4 days ago
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4 days ago
Paul Stastny Helps Colorado Win 2-1
This hockey game was pretty forgettable. To be honest, not much occurred at the American Airlines Center on Saturday. One notable player who stood out in this game was Colorado Avalanche center Paul Stastny.
Stastny recorded an assist that gave Colorado a 1-0 lead in the first period. Colorado also held Dallas to 1 shot on goal for the entire period. Dallas’s offense looked...
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29 days ago
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29 days ago
Avalanche Head into a Challenging Weekend Needing Points
The Colorado Avalanche and the Carolina Hurricanes will face off tonight at Pepsi Center for military appreciation night. The Hurricanes are last in the Eastern Conference, a disappointing placement for a young team that was hoping to be in the hunt. The Avalanche currently sit 12th in the Western Conference and are actually one point better than they were through the same number...
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2 days ago
Week 18 Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire
By Adam McGill
The fantasy hockey season is now in the home stretch and free agent picks up are more important than ever. Below is my latest compilation of players to grab before they end up on the roster of your competition:
Small Leagues: 8-10 man leagues
C Paul Stastny, COL- The Quebec native remains on the waiver wire in a large numbers of fantasy leagues. The veteran has already...
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Coyotes hope to reverse luck vs. Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche pride themselves on their ability to win close games.
The Phoenix Coyotes have had very little luck winning those kinds of contests.
The Avalanche look to build on an encouraging victory and send the struggling Coyotes to a fourth straight defeat Monday afternoon.
Colorado (24-20-2) arrives in Arizona after defeating Dallas 2-1 on Saturday to snap a three...
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27 days ago
Toronto Maple Leafs Trade Rumors … Paul Stastny to Toronto?
Time is ticking and there is about 3 days left before the NHL trade deadline day has come. Overall there has been a ton of action from numerous teams, there has never been this many trades before the actual day of the deadline then we have ever seen in recent years.
Now let’s look at what has been stirring up in the pot, in Leafs Land in the past couple days. First is two great...
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February 24, 2011
Avs Finally Win, Top Blackhawks
Going into the Tuesday night contest in Denver, Colorado, the Avalanche and the Blackhawks were both on five game losing streaks. After a solid overall performance by the Burgundy and Blue, the Avs topped the now free falling Hawks 5-2. It was the first time the team scored five or more goals since November 30th with a 6-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils.
The worst part about...
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4 days ago
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4 days ago
Aaron Musick: Avalanche player review: Paul Stastny
While Avs fans still lament the loss of Stewart, the review series goes on to the one of the most aggravating players in Paul Stastny.
Player stats: 74 games played, 22 goals, 35 assists, 57 points, -7 rating
Nicknames: Stazzer
Contract status: three more years at $6.6 million
Look at his stats and those aren't terrible stats for a player...
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May 25, 2011
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May 25, 2011
Avalanche's Paul Stastny happy to greet new year
It was a bit of a crazy season a year ago for Paul Stastny. He had perhaps the poorest stretch of hockey statistically in his career, yet he still played in the NHL All-Star Game in Raleigh, N.C.
Via Denver Post
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January 02, 2012
Eklund: You Decide: Doughty for Stastny? Insane or Not?
nick kypreos has tweeted out that the Avs and Kings are discussing a Stastny for Doughty swap? Interesting.
I am. Stastny fan. His salary makes him difficult to trade, but taking the salary out of the equation there are few players with more hockey sense than Paul Stastny. I would put Stastny right up there with Brad Richards...who the Kings missed out on this past summer...
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September 17, 2011
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September 17, 2011
Avalanche 2, Stars 1
Paul Stastny scored the tiebeaking goal on a power play at 10:35 of the third period to help the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Saturday.
Stastny deflected teammate Erik Johnson's shot past goalie Kari Lehtonen 13 seconds after Dallas' Steve Ott went to the penalty box for hooking.
David Jones also scored, and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 21 shots for...
Via AP on Fox
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29 days ago
Maple Leafs should target Paul Stastny through trade
A couple of sources have indicated the Colorado Avalanche are willing to discuss a trade for centre Paul Stastny and his big-ticket contract.
Via Crash The Crease
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June 22, 2011
Pregame Avs-Flames: O’Reilly, Stastny will play, but will Gally?
Although neither player took part in yesterday’s practice or the morning skate a little while ago at the Pepsi Center, the Avs said centers Ryan O’Reilly and Paul Stastny will be in the lineup tonight against the Cal-Gary Flames. O’Reilly has what sounds like a touch of the flu or something close, while Stastny just took a “maintenance day” yesterday...
Via All Things Avs
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November 06, 2011
Paul Stastny misses practice, but injury not serious
The torso injury to Avalanche center Paul Stastny does not appear to be serious. In fact, Stastny will accompany the team on its flight today to Vancouver, British Columbia, and is listed as day-to-day for its three-game road swing through Western Canada starting with Tuesday's contest against the Canucks.
Via Denver Post
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December 05, 2011
Avs’ Paul Stastny out with leg injury
The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that forward Paul Stastny will miss the remainder of the 2010-11 season due to a leg injury.
Via Crash The Crease
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April 03, 2011
Aaron Musick: Paul Stastny an All-Star
For the first time in years, the Colorado Avalanche will have two representatives at the All-Star game.
The NHL announced today that center Paul Stastny will join fellow teammate and center Matt Duchene at the All-Star Game, replacing the injured Sidney Crosby (concussion). This is Stastny's second All Star selection for Stastny, who was named to the team in 2008 but missed...
Via HockeyBuzz
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January 26, 2011
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January 26, 2011
Avs’ Stastny a game-time decision for Predators
NASHVILLE — Avalanche center Paul Stastny, who left the game in the third period with a Back Injury in Friday night’s h… Source
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March 12, 2011
Avs’ Stastny, Duchene display star power in hockey All-Star game
RALEIGH, N.C. — Avalanche center Paul Stastny had a goal and an assist for the losing Team Staal on Sunday at the NHL A... Souce Via Sportifi.com
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January 31, 2011
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