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| Blues Team Report: Lost on the road |
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12/21/2002 |
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| we got ourselves back in the game." On a bright note, the Blues could be getting a key component back soon, as Cory Stillman, who missed his third straight game because of a sore knee on Friday, is close to returning. "It's getting better," Stillman, with a giant bag of ice strapped to his leg, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "Hopefully, I'll be ready Monday." WHAT'S AHEAD St. Louis opens a two-game homestand on Monday versus the LA Kings and will conclude the stand on Thursday against the Colorado Avalanche. |
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| Oilers, Canucks tangle in Northwest Division clash |
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12/21/2002 |
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| o Vancouver to battle the Canucks in a Northwest Division clash at GM Place. After suffering back-to-back division losses to the Canucks and Minnesota Wild, the Oilers suffered their third straight divisional defeat Thursday night in Denver when the Colorado Avalanche and new head coach Tony Granato handed Edmonton a 3-2 loss. Mike York scored the lone tally with two seconds remaining for the Oilers, while Tommy Salo made 27 saves in the losing effort. York, acquired from the New York Rangers at last year's trade |
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| Avs hope to stay perfect under Granato |
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12/21/2002 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche try and stay perfect under new head coach Tony Granato tonight when they welcome the upstart Minnesota Wild to the Pepsi Center. Alex Tanguay and Dean McAmmond each scored a goal, as Colorado beat the Edmonton Oilers, 2-1, in Granato's head coaching debut on Thursday. The Avs are unbeaten in three straight (2-0-1). Future Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy made 31 saves and was just two seconds away from his first shutout of the season and the 62nd of his car |
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| Oilers Team Report: Rocky Mountain low |
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12/20/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With the Colorado Avalanche struggling, a coach making his NHL debut and the Avs playing without Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg, the Oilers had to like their chances on Thursday, right? Well it did not matter, as Edmonton fell behind by two goals and could not solve future Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy in a 2-1 loss at the Pepsi Center. "We deserved what we got tonight, there's no question," said head coach Craig MacTavish. "We didn't fire from the start. We were sloppy early on in." The l |
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| Avalanche Team Report: Granato gets win in debut |
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12/20/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Maybe all the Colorado Avalanche needed was a change behind the bench to get the team going. It certainly seems like it after one game of the Tony Granato era, as the Avs showed the fire they have been lacking all season in their 2-1 win over Northwest Division rival Edmonton on Thursday. "The guys responded very well to me," said Granato. "There was a lot of energy in the room, the leaders stood up and said what they had to say. I don't know that I had an impact at all. I'm awfully proud of t |
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| Bruins try to end four-game slide |
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12/19/2002 |
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| p to three months. P.J. Axelsson, however, is expected to return tonight for Boston. Axelsson has missed the last six games with a bruised back. The Capitals are currently in the midst of a two-game winless string after skating to a 2-2 tie with the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. Olaf Kolzig, who had missed Washington's last four games with a groin injury, made 35 saves, including one on a point-blank one-timer by Alex Tanguay with 2:20 left in the extra session. Jeff Halpern and Jaromir Jagr scored for the Capita |
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| Avalanche fire Hartley, name Granato head coach |
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12/18/2002 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche fired head coach Bob Hartley on Wednesday. In four-plus seasons with the Avalanche, Hartley posted a 193-109-48-9 record, including a 10-8-9-4 mark this year. Assistant Coach Tony Granato will replace Hartley. Granato, who is in his first season as a coach with the Avalanche, played in 773 regular season games with the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks. Hartley, who guided the Avalanche to the 2001 Stanley Cup title, was named the 11th h |
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| Avalanche reportedly fire Hartley |
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12/18/2002 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche have reportedly fired head coach Bob Hartley, who has been with the team since June 1998. KUSA-TV in Denver is reporting the move. The station also has confirmed that assistant coach Tony Granato will take over the head job. The team has scheduled a 7:30 p.m. (et) news conference. Hartley guided the Colorado Avalanche to the 2001 Stanley Cup title. |
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| Sakic, Forsberg out for Avs; Kolzig set to return for Caps |
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12/16/2002 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche hope to gain a head of steam tonight when they welcome the Washington Capitals to the Pepsi Center. Colorado is fighting to stay in the Northwest race as it shoots for its NHL- record ninth straight division championship. With 32 points, the Avs are nine behind the Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota Wild, who are tied for first place. The Avalanche hope to build on Saturday's 3-1 victory in Calgary, which came after a 1-3-2-1 slump. Despite missing both Joe Sakic |
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| Avs seek second straight; Kolzig set to return for Caps |
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12/16/2002 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche hope to gain a head of steam tonight when they welcome the Washington Capitals to the Pepsi Center. Colorado is fighting to stay in the Northwest race as it shoots for its NHL- record ninth straight division championship. With 32 points, the Avs are nine behind the Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota Wild, who are tied for first place. The Avalanche hope to build on Saturday's 3-1 victory in Calgary, which came after a 1-3-2-1 slump. Despite missing both Joe Sakic |
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