Avalanche at Oilers Preview: Enemy Intelligence

by Derek Zona on Oct 27, 2009 8:31 AM MDT in News

Believing the hype: maybe the Avs are for real.

Darcy Tucker has a concussion (not concussion-like symptoms) and is out. Chris Dumo recalled.

Rookie Ryan O'Reilly is off to a fast start.

The Avs are getting bombarded almost as badly as the Oilers, but Anderson has stood on his head thus far. If the bombardment continues, this team can't sustain it's winning ways.

Speaking of sustain, read the comments at Mirtle's place. At least a few Avs fans think Craig Anderson is Hasek.

A child shall lead them: T.J. Galiardi leads the Avs penalty killers.

Chris Stewart catches fire after coming back to the show.

The Avs have only been a bit lucky, apparently.

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
John-Michael Liles	shoulder	10/14/2009
Darcy Tucker	concussion	10/23/2009
Ruslan Salei	back	10/09/2009
Cody McLeod	eye	10/21/2009
Brandon Yip	undisclosed	10/01/2009

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28th in shots against and 2nd in goals allowed is not a pace that any goalie can maintain. Even one as all world as Anderson.

by ryanbatty on Oct 27, 2009 8:43 AM MDT reply actions

I will go with the law of averages. It is about fucking time avs lose. Anderson has been on a godly SV% and that will change too soon. In the end percentages catch upto you. Either the defense needs to improve or soon Avs will go in a funk. We saw the Maple leafs win yesterday. I think we will see the avs lose tonight.

by SumOil on Oct 27, 2009 9:00 AM MDT reply actions

I will echo that sentiment. If the Leafs can win the Avs can lose. To the Oilers no less. They better come out hard after that embarrassing game in Vancouver.

by zytsef on Oct 27, 2009 10:20 AM MDT up reply actions

I’m rooting a little bit for Galiardi, the ex-Hitman (whom I also have in my keeper pool right now off of waivers). The rest of the team, of course, can fuck right off.

They’ve got goaltending now — not Hasek-level goaltending, but good enough — so I think they’re a perfectly reasonable bet to be on the rather substantial bubble when all’s said and done. Which side will they land on? Well, banking 18 points in your first 11 games goes a long way to keeping you on the positive side of the ledger, especially when you consider the likely gap between 6th and 12th.

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by Doogie2K on Oct 27, 2009 10:29 AM MDT reply actions

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Northwest Standings

	GP	W	L	OTL	PT
Vancouver Nucks Misconduct	52	32	15	5	69
Minnesota Hockey Wilderness	52	25	19	8	58
Calgary Matchsticks and Gasoline	53	24	22	7	55
Colorado Mile High Hockey	54	26	25	3	55
Edmonton The Copper & Blue	53	21	27	5	47

(updated 2.7.2012 at 7:26 AM MST)

21 - 27 - 5

Streak: Lost 1

Oilers Schedule

Next 5 Games

@ Detroit Winging It In Motown	Wed 02/08	5:30 PM MST
@ Ottawa Silver Seven	Sat 02/11	12:00 PM MST
Toronto Pension Plan Puppets	Wed 02/15	8:00 PM MST
Colorado Mile High Hockey	Fri 02/17	7:30 PM MST
Vancouver Nucks Misconduct	Sun 02/19	7:00 PM MST

Last 5 Games

@ Toronto Pension Plan Puppets	Mon 02/06	L 3 - 6
Detroit Winging It In Motown	Sat 02/04	SO - W 5 - 4
Chicago Second City Hockey	Thu 02/02	W 8 - 4
Colorado Mile High Hockey	Tue 01/31	W 3 - 2
@ Vancouver Nucks Misconduct	Tue 01/24	SO - L 2 - 3