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(from TSN) "Just prior to the attack on Moore, Bertuzzi had been on a shift to kill a penalty, had missed the shift change and had remained on the ice for longer than the rest of his line," states Crawford's third-party defence. Assuming this is true (see below), I have a question. What the fuck ......

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Another week of the summer is gone. Here's a look at Avalanche-related stories from the last 7 days or so. Joe Sakic continues to dominate the news the way he used to dominate on the ice. He got on one of them old-fangled radio thingies the other day and said stuff. His offseason intentions still......

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Other than yesterday's discovery, it was a rather dull week in Avalanche land. To start things off, Joe took a look at Tony Granato. Twice. In somewhat related news, it looks like the Avalanche wanted to interview AHL coach Mike Havelid for a job on Granato's coaching staff, but the Blackhawks tu......

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While gathering Avalanche-related links for tomorrow's Avalanche Weekly article, I found an article that has shown me the light. All this time, we thought there were no more available free agents, but a sharp-eyed fan from Ottawa has found one. It is anyone's guess why, but I guess class acts lik......

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In a return to something I started during the dog days of last summer, here's a look at some Avalanche related articles from around the net in the last week or so… Marek Svatos avoided arbitration by signing a 2 year, $4.1 million deal.  Joe Sakic, of course, is still ignoring my prayers. With Sa......

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That's it. We've gone from Skrastins to Smyth over the last two months, and now the grades are in for all 32 players to play for the Avalanche in 2007-2008 (except for Tyler Weiman). I took a much more leisurely pace this year, but I still finished before Joe got past #15 on his summer [...]...

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2008 Final Grade: B- 2007 Grade: N/A Links: Ryan Smyth (hockey-reference page) 2008 ITCS (aka highly unofficial) Smyth game log Season Stats: 55gp 14g 23a 37pt -4 Minutes: 1,0788.8 (5th), EV 15:15, PP 3:54, PK :29, ATOI 19:37 1st Half: 36gp 11g 17a 28pt -5 2nd Half: 19gp 3g 6a 9pt +1 Playoffs: 8g......

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2008 Final Grade: C+ 2007 Grade: N/A Links: Cody McLeod (hockey-reference page) 2008 ITCS (aka highly unofficial) McLeod game log Season Stats: 49gp 4g 5a 9pt -6 Minutes: 496.1 (12th), EV 9:40 PP :08 PK :20 ATOI 10:07 1st Half: 8gp 2g 0a 2pt +2 2nd Half: 41gp 2g 5a 7pt -8 Playoffs: 10gp 1g 1a 2pt......

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According to Mike Russo, the Wild have waived former Avalanche draft pick Mark Parrish. If Parrish clears waivers (he has 3 years remaining at $2.65 million per), the Wild are expected to buy out the 31-year old forward. If that happens, the Wild will be responsible for 2/3 of the remaining money......

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2008 Final Grade: C 2007 Grade: N/A Links: David Jones (hockey-reference page) 2008 ITCS (aka highly unofficial) Jones game log Season Stats: 27gp 2g 4a 6pt -5 Minutes: 306.7 (15th), EV 10:34, PP :46 PK :01 ATOI 11:22 1st Half: 2gp 0g 0a 0pt E 2nd Half: 25gp 2g 4a 6pt -5 Playoffs: 10gp 0g 1a 1pt ......

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As you may be aware, I am not a fan of the Avs' new Reebok jerseys. And by not a fan, I mean: I hate them. I think the switch from the classic mountain jerseys to the ugly new uniprons drops the Avalanche from one of the best dressed teams in the NHL to one [...]...

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2008 Final Grade: C 2007 Grade: INC Links: 2007 Report Kyle Cumiskey (hockey-reference page) 2008 ITCS (aka highly unofficial) Cumiskey game log Season Stats: 38gp 0g 5a 5pt -3 Minutes: 460.9 (9th). EV 10:38, PP 1:27, PK :03 ATOI 10:38 1st Half: 30gp 0g 5a 5pt E 2nd Half: 8gp 0g 0a 0pt -3 Playof......

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2008 Final Grade: B- 2007 Grade: INC Links: Jordan Leopold (hockey-reference page) 2008 ITCS (aka highly unofficial) Leopold game log Season Stats: 43gp 5g 8a 13pt +5 Minutes: 687.4 (7th). EV 13:52, PP 1:25, PK :43 ATOI 15:29 1st Half: 14gp 3g 1a 4pt +2 2nd Half: 29gp 2g 7a 9pt +3 Playoffs: 7gp 0......

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Well, that was fun wall it lasted. The Super Secret plan to bring goaltender Ryan Miller to Denver next summer to hang with his buddy John-Michael Liles and to, you know, be a kick-ass goalie for us has been foiled. The Sabres have locked up Miller through the 2013-2014 season. With Miller out of......

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The NHL announced the 2008-2009 schedule today. For reasons I'm not sure I understand, the season is starting (and ending) a week later than normal, running from October 9th to April 12th. Actually, there are 4 games the weekend before in Prague and Stockholm, but I'm not sure why that makes the ......

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