View Full Version : CHOKE-alanche!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Roguish Lawyer
10-19-2005, 21:21
Kings 5, Avalanche 4 -- in Denver.
Avalanche blow a 4-1 lead at home!
CHOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where's Sdiver? :munchin
Roguish Lawyer
10-20-2005, 00:48
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=140326&hubname=nhl
Avs blow another lead; lose to Kings
Associated Press
10/19/2005 11:49:23 PM
DENVER (AP) - Craig Conroy was surprised to find himself with the puck on his stick, in position to score the easy goal that gave the Los Angeles Kings a come-from-behind victory.
Apparently, he hadn't seen much of the Colorado Avalanche lately.
Conroy's flip past David Aebischer with 58 seconds left Wednesday night gave the Kings a 5-4 win, and marked the second time in a week that Aebischer and the Avalanche blew a three-goal lead at home.
"You should win those games," Aebischer said. "Right now we are a little short. We've lost games weirdly."
Still, it was hard to credit this one merely to a bunch of new rules. Instead, Aebischer and Colorado's inattentive defence played a big role.
Never were they worse than at the end.
Conroy's game-winner - his first goal of the season - came after Aebischer went behind the net and stopped the puck for defenceman Rob Blake.
Blake arrived late, mishandled the puck and instead of clearing it and getting ready for overtime, Kings forward Alexander Frolov got there and rifled a pass in front of the net to Conroy, who put it by Aebischer from point-blank range.
Conroy said at first he didn't even plan on going to the goal because he didn't think there would be a scoring chance.
"I noticed, all of a sudden, Frolov was in there first," Conroy said. "He saw me open in the slot and made a nice pass. I think Aebischer would probably like to have that one back."
Less than a minute later, after the Avs pulled Aebischer and couldn't convert on their desperate 6-on-5 opportunities, the Kings mobbed goalie Mathieu Garon (17 saves) to celebrate their fifth win in six games. And the 443rd consecutive sellout at Pepsi Center let loose with boos.
The Avalanche finished 1-2-1 on their homestand, including a 5-4 loss to Nashville last Thursday after leading 3-0 early.
In that loss, Aebischer was guilty of a critical penalty that led to the winning power-play goal for the Predators. On this night, he was simply guilty of bad goaltending and victimized by his team's sloppy play.
The Kings tied it with 24 seconds left in the second. The goal came after the Avalanche turned it over in their own zone - a common sight during this homestand - and Eric Belanger collected the puck in the corner, lasered a pass across the crease to Sean Avery, who squeezed the puck between Aebischer's skate and the pipe.
"Goals four and five were unacceptable," Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville said. "You don't give up goals in the last minute of the period. And our play at the end of the game we were sloppy. Really sloppy."
The loss ruined a two-goal night for Ian Laperriere, a free-agent acquisition for Colorado this season after spending the last decade with the Kings. He scored twice and Andrew Brunette had a goal to give the Avs a seemingly comfortable 3-1 lead after the first period.
Joe Sakic scored his third goal of the season at the 6:35 mark of the second to push the lead to three. But then the Kings began their comeback.
"We have a team with a strong work ethic," Kings coach Andy Murray said. "We weren't going to sit back no matter what the score was. We had to force the issue."
This marked the first regular-season game on the ice for Avalanche defenceman Brad May, who took a vicious shot on Mattias Norstrom in the second period, charging him into the boards.
May is the former Vancouver player who infamously called for a bounty to be put on the head of Avs forward Steve Moore before a game in 2003. Todd Bertuzzi broke Moore's neck. May's offseason signing with the Avalanche was not greeted warmly by fans. They booed him every time he touched the puck early, but cheered him after the hit, which only drew a two-minute, unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty.
"The hit on Norstrom was terrible," Belanger said. "That was a hit from behind and May should be suspended for that. They really (messed) that up."
Notes: The Avalanche played without Fs Dan Hinote (back spasms) and Milan Hejduk (knee). Hejduk has missed all seven games, but is expected to return soon. ... With his goal, Avery extended his scoring streak to four games.
CoLawman
10-20-2005, 07:36
My Dear RL,
You fail to see the big picture. We have built a team with heart. A heart that does not allow them to bully teams as we have done for many years. Our players are more concerned for the opposing teams feelings.
Imagine if they had continued to pour it on the Kings. What would have been gained...............a W! No.......this goes much deeper, it is about respect of your fellow man. Caring about the feelings of those you would dominate.
Adam Foote was a perfect example of the Avalanche bullies from the past. GONE and good riddance.
Forsberg, the thug........GONE........see ya tough guy.
I cannot tell you how warm it made me feel to see our boys stop the bloodletting and hand the game back to the Kings.
Choke? I think not. It was a very well scripted gift to not only the KINGS, but to mankind.
:D
Roguish Lawyer
10-20-2005, 11:50
LMAO -- nice, COlawman! :D
i'm looking for you post about the Dodgers being in first place from May...:D
Roguish Lawyer
10-20-2005, 13:57
i'm looking for you post about the Dodgers being in first place from May...:D
Yeah, I deserve that. Go ahead and pile it on . . . :o
Schutze74
10-21-2005, 15:32
Rogue,
How many Stanley Cups does LA have again?
That's what I thought.....
Radar Rider
10-21-2005, 18:28
Rogue,
How many Stanley Cups does LA have again?
That's what I thought.....
:D
Goggles Pizano
11-01-2005, 08:54
,
You fail to see the big picture.
Forsberg, the thug........GONE........see ya tough guy.
:D
Yeeeeeeep and leading the league for the Philadelphia Flyers in assists. Thanks again for clarifying that big picture for us in Cheesesteakland Bro!:D
CoLawman
11-01-2005, 12:48
Yeeeeeeep and leading the league for the Philadelphia Flyers in assists. Thanks again for clarifying that big picture for us in Cheesesteakland Bro!:D
Hitchcock's Dump and Chase..........could be good for Forsberg. Hope he stays healthy for you! January 14th on NBC the AVS will visit you. Hope Primeau and Forsberg are there!
Where's Sdiver? :munchin
Here I am. Haven't had access to many computers as of late. I've been busy moving BACK to Denver and watching Avalanche Hockey games at the Pepsi Center.
Got on with an ambulance company that handles Avs and Nuggets games.
So ..... Yes.....the AVS did have a minor hickup this EARLY in the Season, but fear not, I feel the AVS will be hoisting Lord Stanley's Hardware this season.......what will it be this time......
Oh Yeah....
A THIRD TIME !!!!!!
Won't go into how many times the Queens.....errrrr....The L.A. Kings have hoisted it.:boohoo
Roguish Lawyer
11-04-2005, 15:41
Got on with an ambulance company
Damn, I guess this means I have to be really nice to you. :D
Damn, I guess this means I have to be really nice to you. :D
Actually, got on with TWO of them. That means you'll have to be twice as nice.:D
Roguish Lawyer
11-19-2005, 12:16
They meet again tonight. At Staples Center. Catwoman and I will be there.
Bets?
They meet again tonight. At Staples Center. Catwoman and I will be there.
Bets?
Sure.....AVS WIN !!!!!:lifter
Roguish Lawyer
11-19-2005, 16:15
Sure.....AVS WIN !!!!!:lifter
Proposal: Avs win, I'll use an Avs avatar of your choosing for one week.
Kings win, you'll use a Kings avatar of my choosing for one week.
Avatar must be a team logo, not something else like something with text added by the chooser. Confirm acceptance prior to game time, please.
Proposal: Avs win, I'll use an Avs avatar of your choosing for one week.
Kings win, you'll use a Kings avatar of my choosing for one week.
Avatar must be a team logo, not something else like something with text added by the chooser. Confirm acceptance prior to game time, please.
DEAL !!!!!
Let me go surfing for your NEW avatar now S.:lifter
Okay R.L., got your NEW avatar on my hard drive. Will post it in this threadf later tonight, so you can put it up when you get home (with your tail between your legs). :D
BTW...where are you and Catwoman sitting tonight ?? Make up a P.S. .com sign or something like that. :munchin
Roguish Lawyer
11-19-2005, 17:41
BTW...where are you and Catwoman sitting tonight ?? Make up a P.S. .com sign or something like that. :munchin
Section 112, Row 3. Top of the circle on the side where the Kings shoot twice.
The TV cameras are behind us, so you occasionally see our backs but there is no point in bringing a sign. My firm's tickets are on the other side and it is possible to get on camera over there. Catwoman and I were on the jumbotron at a recent game attended by another member, in fact . . .
Section 112, Row 3. Top of the circle on the side where the Kings shoot twice.
The TV cameras are behind us, so you occasionally see our backs but there is no point in bringing a sign. My firm's tickets are on the other side and it is possible to get on camera over there. Catwoman and I were on the jumbotron at a recent game attended by another member, in fact . . .
DAMN !!!!!
You're 3 rows away from the glass, on the sin-bin side. COOOOL !!!!:cool:
Well I'll look for ya. Hey....when the action comes down in your end, jump up and turn around towads the camara. hehehehehe
The Reaper
11-19-2005, 19:01
Section 112, Row 3. Top of the circle on the side where the Kings shoot twice.
The TV cameras are behind us, so you occasionally see our backs but there is no point in bringing a sign. My firm's tickets are on the other side and it is possible to get on camera over there. Catwoman and I were on the jumbotron at a recent game attended by another member, in fact . . .
Court will stipulate that Counsel has excellent seats as well as his firm's great seats.
Catwoman looked great on the Jumbotron. RL did the best he could.:D
TR
NOW THAT WAS A GAME !!!!
Lots of hits, hat trick for Demitra (plus it being hat night...LOL), lots of hits, some good skating, oh and did I mention...LOTS OF HITS.
Okay....so go ahead and change my avatar for the week.
I'll just hold onto yours untill we meet again here in Denver, on the 28th of Dec.
:boohoo
Roguish Lawyer
11-20-2005, 12:43
Looks like you a bit premature with that avatar, S. Do you have a problem generally with being premature? :eek:
Associated Press
11/20/2005 1:31:33 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Pavol Demitra showed the Colorado Avalanche why he leads the NHL's Western Conference in points - not that they needed another reminder.
Demitra scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 3:32 remaining to complete his fourth career hat trick, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-3 victory Saturday night. Demitra has 10 goals and 23 points in 26 career regular-season games against the Avalanche, including two goals in a come-from-behind 5-4 victory at Colorado on Oct. 19.
Pierre Turgeon scored twice for Colorado and set up a power-play goal by Alex Tanguay. But Turgeon received a penalty for elbowing Lubomir Visnovsky and it led to the winning goal - bringing a cascade of souvenir hats onto the ice.
"I asked for a couple, and I never got one," Demitra said. "But I think they gave them to charity, and that's a great thing to do."
"We needed a save there," Colorado coach Joel Quenneville said.
It was Demitra's first hat trick for the Kings and it followed a seven-game goal drought for the three-time all-star, who signed a three-year, $13.5 million US contract with them in August after seven-plus seasons with the St. Louis Blues.
Sean Avery also scored for the Kings and Mathieu Garon made 34 saves.
Demitra put the Kings ahead 3-2 with 14:48 left in the third period, a second after the Avalanche finished killing a cross-checking penalty against rookie Marek Svatos. Demitra attempted a pass for Craig Conroy that deflected off the skate of Colorado defenceman Patrice Brisebois and went between Aebischer's pads. Turgeon got the equalizer with 10:13 left in regulation, his seventh goal this season.
"The last two periods they were really coming strong at us, but we managed to stay focused," Garon said.
Turgeon tied it 2-2 at 15:19 of the second period, jumping on a loose puck and scoring into a wide-open net after Karlis Skrastins' cross-ice pass in front of the crease struck teammate Andrew Brunette in the back.
Los Angeles was killing a hooking penalty to Avery when Kings defenceman Tim Gleason broke up a pass in the Colorado zone and sent Demitra on a breakaway while falling forward. Demitra put a couple of moves on Aebischer before sliding the puck between the goalie's pads at 12:12 of the first period for his sixth career short-handed goal.
Avery put Los Angeles ahead 2-1, backhanding his own rebound past Aebischer's glove jut 51 seconds before the first intermission. Aebischer, making his first start in three games after surrendering eight goals on 30 shots during his previous two starts, was still upset about the late goal at the end of the period and slammed his stick against the boards as the teams headed for the dressing room.
"Not much to say. In the end, it doesn't matter how you win or lose the game. It's if you win or lose," Aebischer said. "I know I can play better."
Colorado forward Ian Laperriere, who scored 61 goals in eight-plus seasons with Los Angeles and was a crowd favourite because of his pugilistic exploits, played his first game at Staples Center since leaving the Kings for free agency in July. He was welcomed back with a video tribute on the scoreboard during the first period.
"It was special. It was a classy move by the Kings," Laperriere said. "They didn't have to do that, but they did. They've been booing Rob Blake for the last five years, so I didn't know what to expect."
Notes: Turgeon, who has 503 career goals, was the first overall selection in the 1987 entry draft. The only No. 1 overall picks who have scored more goals than Turgeon since the draft was established in 1963 are Mario Lemieux (683), Guy Lafleur (560), Dale Hawerchuk (518) and Gilbert Perreault (512). ... Demitra and Turgeon were teammates with St. Louis for four full seasons. ... Four different players have had hat tricks for the Kings this season, including Visnovsky, Craig Conroy and Alexander Frolov. ... Kings captain Mattias Norstrom, who came to the Kings with Laperriere in a trade that sent Jari Kurri and Marty McSorley to the New York Rangers in March 1996, is two games away from tying Rob Blake's franchise record of 662 games played by a defenceman. Blake was traded by the Kings to Colorado in February 2001.
Roguish Lawyer
11-20-2005, 12:45
I am going to give you some discretion. The first one is the one I want you to use, but I recognize that it arguably may not qualify as a "team logo" even though the team is using it extensively this year. If that is your view, you may use the second one. Enjoy!
Roguish Lawyer
11-20-2005, 12:47
DAMN !!!!!
You're 3 rows away from the glass, on the sin-bin side. COOOOL !!!!:cool:
Well I'll look for ya. Hey....when the action comes down in your end, jump up and turn around towads the camara. hehehehehe
My brother-in-law called me and said I was on TV. Just watched the tape, and Catwoman and I were on between the first and second periods. They were talking about Laperriere and how much fans still love him in LA, and they showed me because I was wearing his jersey . . .
CoLawman
11-20-2005, 14:09
My brother-in-law called me and said I was on TV. Just watched the tape, and Catwoman and I were on between the first and second periods. They were talking about Laperriere and how much fans still love him in LA, and they showed me because I was wearing his jersey . . .
1. I can assure you Laperriere is loved in Colorado as well.
2. Abby might be losing his #1 to the rookie.........stay tuned.
Roguish Lawyer
11-20-2005, 16:01
Sdiver, kindly change your avatar and post that you have done so to create a record of when you started using it. :D
Sdiver, kindly change your avatar and post that you have done so to create a record of when you started using it. :D
A Deal's a Deal....
As of 2030 hours MST, 20Nov05....I placed the avatar that you so desired.
One week and counting.
Just wait till the 28th of Dec. Counselor.:munchin
My brother-in-law called me and said I was on TV. Just watched the tape, and Catwoman and I were on between the first and second periods. They were talking about Laperriere and how much fans still love him in LA, and they showed me because I was wearing his jersey . . .
Damn, that was you !!!!
Gonna have to watch the tape again. I'm usually doing something else between periods....like burning KINGS effigies.:D
I wonder though if it was just on the L.A. channel and not the Altitude channel that shows the AVS here in Denver.
Roguish Lawyer
11-21-2005, 09:26
I wonder though if it was just on the L.A. channel and not the Altitude channel that shows the AVS here in Denver.
Could be. They get the same feed for the other Fox networks, but the announcers and directors are different, so they may not have used the footage. This was during the first intermission.
Roguish Lawyer
11-23-2005, 15:20
Hey, nice avatar, Sdiver. You don't to be posting very much . . . :munchin
Hey, nice avatar, Sdiver. You don't to be posting very much . . . :munchin
....and you don't to be using good grammer either.:lifter :D
Ahhhhhh
One week is up. Thank the Big Guy upstairs, I don'r have to look at that "other" avatar anymore.
See you on the 28th of Dec. R.L.:munchin
L.A. in Colorado .... again.
Same bet R.L. ?????
Or are you scared ?????:munchin
Roguish Lawyer
12-27-2005, 23:01
L.A. in Colorado .... again.
Same bet R.L. ?????
Or are you scared ?????:munchin
Sure, same bet.
Roguish Lawyer
12-28-2005, 22:43
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=251228017
You may have the same choice of avatar, SDiver. After you have changed your avatar, please post in this thread to create a record of when your week begins.
What is the Avalanche's regular season record against the Kings this year, BTW? :munchin
Okay....one week from now, I go back to my other avatar.
You guys cheated....you've got a Goalie. This sh*t is driving me nvts. With our goalie pulling EVERY game.
So....now I don't post for a week. :D
So....now I don't post for a week. :D
Wussie.
Goggles Pizano
12-29-2005, 13:53
Wussie.
LMFAO! Good one Gypsy !
Now THAT was a good game. :lifter
Nice tribute to Adam before the start.
Roguish Lawyer
03-21-2006, 12:34
Now THAT was a good game. :lifter
Nice tribute to Adam before the start.
I was there. The game sucked. :boohoo
I was there. The game sucked. :boohoo
I figured as much. I was looking for you being consoled by Catwomen. :D
Roguish Lawyer
03-21-2006, 21:30
We just fired our head coach and one of the assistants. Pathetic when we can't even beat Colorado. :boohoo