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| Salei and Avs down Kings |
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03/02/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Ruslan Salei posted a goal and an assist, as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Los Angeles Kings, 5-2, at the Pepsi Center. Joe Sakic also scored and Jordan Leopold collected three assists for the Avalanche, who won three straight for the first time since January 12-15. Jose Theodore made 23 saves to pick up the win. Ryan Smyth scored two goals before was taken off the ice on the stretcher with 28.5 seconds remaining in the second period. "We've had some pretty good comebacks and |
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| Avalanche LW Smyth injured |
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03/01/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Colorado Avalanche left winger Ryan Smyth left during the second period of Saturday's 5-2 victory with a concussion. The injury occurred when Los Angeles defenseman Jack Johnson drove Smyth hard into the glass at the end of the Colorado bench. Smyth's helmet popped off and he fell to the ice, where he laid motionless for several minutes as trainers attended to him. Smyth appeared to be unconscious at first, but was moving his arms prior to being taken off the ice on a stretcher. He |
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| Avalanche aim to get rolling versus Kings |
NHL Hockey |
03/01/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche will aim to halt a four-game home losing streak tonight when they begin a four-game residency against the Los Angeles Kings at the Pepsi Center. The Avs recently completed a five-game road trip with a 3-1-1 mark, including a 3-2 shootout win over Vancouver on Wednesday. Joe Sakic tied the game with 15 second left in regulation and tallied the deciding goal in the shootout. In the second round of the shootout, Sakic sold the forehand before pulling the puck to the backhan |
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| Sakic strikes late to put Avs over Canucks; Forsberg practices |
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02/28/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Joe Sakic tied the game with 15 second left in regulation and tallied the deciding goal in the shootout, as the revamped Colorado Avalanche defeated the Vancouver Canucks in a critical Northwest Division clash at GM Place. In the second round of the shootout, Sakic sold the forehand before pulling the puck to the backhand and lifting it over a fallen Roberto Luongo. Vancouver's Ryan Shannon then fired a shot off the butt-end of Jose Theodore's stick and Marek Svatos sealed the wi |
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| Sakic strikes late to put Avs over Canucks |
NHL Hockey |
02/28/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Joe Sakic tied the game with 15 second left in regulation and tallied the deciding goal in the shootout, as the revamped Colorado Avalanche defeated the Vancouver Canucks in a critical Northwest Division clash at GM Place. In the second round of the shootout, Sakic sold the forehand before pulling the puck to the backhand and lifting it over a fallen Roberto Luongo. Vancouver's Ryan Shannon then fired a shot off the butt-end of Jose Theodore's stick and Marek Svatos sealed the wi |
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| Oilers place Moreau and Smid on IR |
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02/27/2008 |
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| erve. Moreau will miss the rest of the season with a fractured left leg, while Smid has missed the last three games with a sprained right ankle and knee. Moreau suffered the injury on February 24 in the closing seconds of Edmonton's 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche, while Smid was hurt during practice on February 21. The oft-injured Moreau ends the year with just five goals and four assists in 25 games since returning to the Oilers lineup on December 29 at Minnesota. He missed the team's first 38 games of the |
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| Winners and losers at the trade deadline |
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02/27/2008 |
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| to talk to San Jose about re-signing with the team until after the season. If the Sharks falter in the playoffs once again and fail to re-sign Campbell, my evaluation of this trade may change. But for now, San Jose has helped its cause in a big way. Colorado Avalanche - The signing of Peter Forsberg on Monday was huge news for the Avalanche, as the centerman returned to Denver, the place where he won a Hart Trophy and a pair of Stanley Cups in 1996 and 2001. Colorado continued the nostalgia theme at the deadline |
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| Blue Jackets ship Foote to Avalanche |
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02/26/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Unable to come to terms on a contract extension, the Columbus Blue Jackets have traded defenseman Adam Foote to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a pair of conditional draft choices. In exchange for Foote, the Avalanche sent the Blue Jackets a conditional first-round draft choice in either 2008 or 2009, as well as a conditional fourth-round selection in 2009. Foote, who had a no-trade clause in his contract, now returns to a Colorado franchise that selected him with the 22nd ov |
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| Avalanche get D Salei from Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
02/26/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - One day after adding center Peter Forsberg to the mix, the Colorado Avalanche acquired defenseman Ruslan Salei from the Florida Panthers in exchange for defender Karlis Skrastins and a third-round pick in the 2008 draft. Salei has three goals and 20 assists in 65 games this year, and also has 75 penalty minutes to go along with a minus-five rating. The 33-year-old will give the Avalanche a veteran presence at the blue line as Colorado tries to get back into the playoff picture. "Rus |
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| Red-hot Flames host Avs in Northwest battle |
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02/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche are healthy and ready to fight for a playoff spot. Knocking off the Northwest Division's first place team would be a big first step. The Avalanche will attempt to halt their recent losing ways when they take on the Calgary Flames tonight at the Pengrowth Saddledome. Colorado dropped a 3-2 test in Edmonton on Sunday for its sixth loss in seven games. However, despite playing a lengthy stretch with Joe Sakic, Paul Stastny and Ryan Smyth out of the lineup, the Avalanche are |
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