[Timmons]

Originally Posted by pac4eva5

oh, and how do we compare to the yankees? hockey has the salary cap and we play by the rules like every other team. its not like we are throwing billions out while everyone else is stuck under the cap or whatever.

u take foote and forsberg off that list and we have had the better deal in EVERY transaction! ****, the nuggz change players just as much as the avs do. how many players now were on the team 4 years ago??? camby???

The Salary Cap was just put in place this season. Go back and look at the P/R of the Avs and they were among the top 5% in the league. But buying championships was what hockey was all about, but not anymore. They finally corrected that and now the Avs had to let Forsberg and Foote walk and are now what??? A sixth seed! Then they go and deal David Aebisher, who was keeping the Avs afloat this season for Jose Theodore. Theodore is a former MVP and 2 time Vezla(Sp?) trophy winner, but it was a disloyal move. But in a day of disloyalty what else can be expected? You can't expect franchises to be loyal when players aren't, but hockey was/is supposed to be the sport where athletes are different.

Hockey players are supposed to be regualar guys from Canada who play their guts out for the love of the game and not the paychecks. The strike showed us a different side to that eh?

I see your point about changing players with the Nuggets, but I just didn't appreciate the way the Avs were doing it. But buying low and trading high is smart. Pierre Lacroix is a smart man, but seeing my favorite players get traded away sucked.

I just am not a fan of an organization that has a revolving door policy. I know that sounds hypocritical, but I guess that's just the way it has to sound. The only player the Nuggets are probably loyal to is Carmelo Anthony (for now). We saw that with K-Mart's name being tossed around like a stripper on Lake Minnetonka at the trade deadline.

I guess I'm just not a hockey fan and I'll never claim to be. So if you ever see me cheering on the Avalanche hit me over the head with a 2 x 4

[Timmons]

Originally Posted by pac4eva5

oh, and how do we compare to the yankees? hockey has the salary cap and we play by the rules like every other team. its not like we are throwing billions out while everyone else is stuck under the cap or whatever.

Actually that was exactly what the Avalance were doing prior to the strike.

[shookem]

Geez, Timmons for a non-hockey fan you sure know a lot of about hockey.

Anyways the Avs are in the playoffs and kicking ***.

Ya'll should come by the NHL forum and check out the series threads.

Check the sig for links.

[pac4eva5]

Originally Posted by shookem

Geez, Timmons for a non-hockey fan you sure know a lot of about hockey.

Anyways the Avs are in the playoffs and kicking ***.

Ya'll should come by the NHL forum and check out the series threads.

Check the sig for links.

a lot of those people in the hockey threads piss me off.

kid canada = complete retard

i'll check it out tho...

[pac4eva5]

Originally Posted by Timmons

Actually that was exactly what the Avalance were doing prior to the strike.

thats exactly what detroit, dallas, and new jersey were doing...hmmm, all great teams...

not only that, but the avs did most of the work through trades. pierre lacroix (sp?) is a genious...

[Timmons]

Originally Posted by pac4eva5

thats exactly what detroit, dallas, and new jersey were doing...hmmm, all great teams...

not only that, but the avs did most of the work through trades. pierre lacroix (sp?) is a genious...

Yeah a the Red Sox also rival the Yankees in terms of p/r. And the AVS did do a lot of work through trades with high profile players with big salaries that most teams could not have taken on. And they resigned the good players ie...Rob Blake and let others go...ie Theo Fleury.

But oh well. The Avs might be more loyal now that the salary cap is in place and player movement might slow down. If all you love is winning Stanley Cups and getting to the playoffs then Pierre Lacroix is the GM for you. I will admit that as far as video game GMing goes Pierre is a genious. I also do the same things as he does with my pretend dynasties in videogame land.

I just wish there was a little more loyality from management, but as long as players are paper chasers what's the point? I did watch some of the Dallas game. Most of the 3rd period. I was a big hockey fan when the Avs first came to town and I follow sports and live in Colorado so you can't help but hear about the AVS on talk radio, in the papers and on TV.

My dad and his family are from Canada and he grew up playing and continues to watch the Avs. My sister is a huge Avs fan and most of my friends would beat me up if I donned a Red Wings T-Shirt (which is good). My best friend dated one the coaches daughters and took me to some games and we got to sit in with the players / front office wives before the game back tucked inside Pepsi Center. And 99% of the wives have some nice fake hooters by the way!

So I may have been an Avs fan once, but it'll take more than Stanley Cups and playoffs to bring me back. It was good to see the Avs beat Dallas in game 1, made my buddy and my sister very happy plus who likes Texas? I wont root against the home town team, but I'm still not a fan...

[Timmons]

Originally Posted by shookem

Geez, Timmons for a non-hockey fan you sure know a lot of about hockey.

Anyways the Avs are in the playoffs and kicking ***.

Ya'll should come by the NHL forum and check out the series threads.

Check the sig for links.

What's with Sonic as your Avatar?

[pac4eva5]

Originally Posted by Timmons

Yeah a the Red Sox also rival the Yankees in terms of p/r. And the AVS did do a lot of work through trades with high profile players with big salaries that most teams could not have taken on. And they resigned the good players ie...Rob Blake and let others go...ie Theo Fleury.

But oh well. The Avs might be more loyal now that the salary cap is in place and player movement might slow down. If all you love is winning Stanley Cups and getting to the playoffs then Pierre Lacroix is the GM for you. I will admit that as far as video game GMing goes Pierre is a genious. I also do the same things as he does with my pretend dynasties in videogame land.

I just wish there was a little more loyality from management, but as long as players are paper chasers what's the point? I did watch some of the Dallas game. Most of the 3rd period. I was a big hockey fan when the Avs first came to town and I follow sports and live in Colorado so you can't help but hear about the AVS on talk radio, in the papers and on TV.

My dad and his family are from Canada and he grew up playing and continues to watch the Avs. My sister is a huge Avs fan and most of my friends would beat me up if I donned a Red Wings T-Shirt (which is good). My best friend dated one the coaches daughters and took me to some games and we got to sit in with the players / front office wives before the game back tucked inside Pepsi Center. And 99% of the wives have some nice fake hooters by the way!

So I may have been an Avs fan once, but it'll take more than Stanley Cups and playoffs to bring me back. It was good to see the Avs beat Dallas in game 1, made my buddy and my sister very happy plus who likes Texas? I wont root against the home town team, but I'm still not a fan...

ya i feel ya. but sports is a business, and the MOST important thing of all is winning. and we do so EVERY YEAR. i must admit seeing players like corbet, ozo, deadmarsh, forsberg, and foote go sucks, but we also get players in return, so...

i love this new kid wolski and svatos = GOD. theodore has looked great in these 2 games too.

2-0 avs

[Timmons]

Congrats AVS fans! 2-0!

Nice OT goal...I was a witness!

[shookem]

Originally Posted by Timmons

What's with Sonic as your Avatar?

It's the last week of school and I'm a little cranky, kinda feel like that guy looks.

a lot of those people in the hockey threads piss me off.

kid canada = complete retard

i'll check it out tho...

He very rarely posts there anymore, anyways, you sound like you know a lot about hockey, the NHL forum doesn't have too many west coast fans so you should check it out. Besides just let me know what pisses you off and we'll see what we can do about changing it.

i love this new kid wolski and svatos = GOD. theodore has looked great in these 2 games too.

Heck yeah!

Congrats AVS fans! 2-0!

The Avs have the series in their hands...

[Timmons]

3-0 AVS killing the Stars with late goals...

[pac4eva5]

sounds like timmons is a fan...haha

sakic, blake, hejduk, tanguay...all of our great players are really stepping it up. theodore looked awful but we still get it done...

wheres my broom at...