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February 10, 2004
Norris candidate out with broken leg.: Pegged as cup favorites in the pre-season, the Avalanche have battled big-name injuries to their forward corps all season to remain a top team in the highly competitive Western Conference and NW division. Blake's on-ice prescence and point production are irreplaceable, and now larger responsibility will fall on their youthful defenders and the leadership of Adam Foote.
More All Star players announced the end (basically) of their seasons, with Hasek's groin telling him it won't heal in the next 3 months, and Scott Stevens taking things slow with his post-concussion fogginess.
posted by garfield at 03:55 PM on February 10, 2004
Throw in Hackett retiring, and there are a lot of hockey pools in absolute shambles right now...
posted by grum@work at 04:48 PM on February 10, 2004
More importantly, MY SPOFI POOL FUCKED.
posted by Succa at 05:22 PM on February 10, 2004
Even though it is a good thing for hockey to have Rob Blake at the all-star game; if he had a sore leg why did he wait til after the break to get it checked out? The trainers on the avalanche need to have their heads examined.
posted by camcanuck at 05:31 PM on February 10, 2004
a hockey player: "well, yeah, its broken. i broke it maybe last week, last month, i dunno. suxs tho" heh.
posted by owl at 11:03 PM on February 10, 2004
Every time Thorne and Clement called Blake this season's probable Norris winner, I'd mutter, "if he doesn't get hurt." Maybe I jinxed him...
posted by MeatSaber at 07:19 AM on February 11, 2004
Hey! Did you hear that Souray had to leave the game with an injury too? At this rate (Jovanovski, Blake, Souray, Stevens, MacInnis) the Norris Trophy is going to go to some player by default.
posted by grum@work at 10:01 AM on February 11, 2004
Maybe Aucion or Chara get the nod this year. Who else is having a Norris year and doesn't get the recognition? Ohlund?
posted by garfield at 10:34 AM on February 11, 2004
Redden! I'd second Aucoin too, even though he played more minutes last year.
posted by Succa at 10:44 AM on February 11, 2004
Niedermayer ain't too shabby either, eh?
posted by garfield at 01:04 PM on February 11, 2004
Bonk is done for a month, and Magnus Von Arvedson's season is done.
posted by garfield at 03:10 PM on February 11, 2004
>big-name injuries to their forward corps Peter Forsberg would have eighty points by now. 29 GP 15 G 28 A 43 PTS The Avalanche would be unstoppable.
posted by Philfromhavelock at 11:44 PM on February 11, 2004
In other things hockey, the post All-Star break rants rave on, and the below excerpt touches on all the 'hot' topics: You only get the “visors are fine, but only if you’re a communist, sissy-fied rube who still thinks O.J. was innocent” argument