Also, DaFace, what kind of an owner is Kroenke like? Do you think he's a good one?

what type of system do they run? (not being a dick) I thought they just go with "Get it in the zone & throw it at the net". I didn't think they ran puck possession or dump & chase..

Is it the money or is it that big named players don't want to go there.

I thought by system, you meant minor league wise, my bad. I honestly don't know.

And I think it's more money than big named players not wanting to go there. Kariya was signed in '07 and I consider him a big name.

we don't like Kariya lol :grr:

Floppa looked like an old man Saturday night, he may need to go to the Colorado Eagles for some conditioning.

Well that was short lived.
Peter Forsberg to announce retirement
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6121071

DENVER -- Colorado Avalanche forward Peter Forsberg is retiring from the NHL after playing in just two games during his latest comeback.
A chronic foot ailment cut short Forsberg's career. He made a brief return in 2008 and didn't play in the NHL again until this month. After a visa delay, he took the ice in just two games, scoring no points, before deciding to call it a career.

The former league MVP will hold a news conference Monday afternoon before the team's game against the Calgary Flames.

Just one week ago, Forsberg signed a $1 million deal to play the rest of the season for the team he helped lead to two Stanley Cup titles.

Forsberg was arguably the best two-way player in the NHL during his heyday, leading the Avalanche to Stanley Cup titles in 1996 and 2001, and earning both the Hart Trophy and league MVP in 2003.

He started having problems with his right foot over the next few years and ended up going back to his native Sweden after appearing in nine regular-season games and seven postseason games in 2007-08. Forsberg played for his hometown club MoDo the past couple of years and his foot held up enough that he decided to give the NHL another shot.

After his immigration issues were cleared up, Forsberg played in games at Nashville and Columbus, both losses. Monday was supposed to mark his home debut.

lol, I was at a casino last night and saw odds in the Sportsbook for the Stanley Cup. The Avs are 20-1. Those are ****ing TERRIBLE odds. 20-1 is probably somewhat close to the real odds on them making the playoffs LOL.

Aww. Oh well. Not like the Avs were making a run at the Cup this year anyway. Thanks for giving it one last go, Peter.

Blues have a 3-1 lead over the Canucks. Suck it, Luongo.

tbh probably not too hard to overlook a last place team when your lead on WC#2 is that big

SCREW YOU!!!11! STILL PISSED ABOUT THE '09 PLAYOFFS. SO ******* DEPRESSING.

And the Blues 3-1 lead implosion begins. 3-2 now.

Avs down 0-1 to the Flames 18 seconds in. :banghead:

Don't worry, I'll give you Cam Janssen.

2 goal lead for the Flames. WTF?

BLUES BEAT THE CANUCKS. SUCK THAT MOTHER *******

Avs down 4-0 with 5 minutes to go in the 1st. ROFL

LMAO Hey, Blues play Avs on the 22nd. Sig bet over anything?

Heh...I think I'd have to bet on the Blues to win it. I don't think I've ever seen a team play as bad as the Avs are right now.

5 goal lead now.ROFL If the Avs give up 10 goals, I'll consider letting you choose my avatar.

Even Jokinen scored a goal. How the hell does Jokinen get a goal?

This is how you play ******* hockey.

Sadly it is hard to find teams spiraling to their death to play you every night...

7-1 now.

8-1 Flames.

Flames win, 9-1.

Damn, I was hoping for a big comeback.

LMAO Was there any fighting like Penguins-Islanders?

Craig Anderson is taking his talents to Ottawa.

Thats a little surprising, he did a good job last year with a better supporting cast. Im not sure if Elliot is much better then Budaj.

I'm so happy the new Sabres owner says he'll keep the team in Buffalo.

That shutout loss sucked last night but late goal to get the 1pt was huge.

It's funny how close the Kings are to the division lead (1pt i think?) when they were the 12 seed 5 days ago.

I also love the Kings being my "home" team now that I'm living in Vegas. They're always on TV.

Nevermind it's 3. The bundle of sticks Coyotes won a game last night. The pacific standings are sick. Phoenix in 1st with 59 GP 71 pts and LA in last place with 58 GP 68 pts.

The West is so close, the other day there were 4-5 teams tied with the same amount of points.

Blues need to go on a run. But it's going to suck missing Halak against the Ducks and Sabres.

One good thing for the Blues is they have 2-3 games in hand against just about everyone, but yes losing Halak hurts. Their backup is decent though.

Except Conklin sucks in OT and SO.

Bruins making some noise today getting Kaberle and Peverley.

Looks like they are going for the Division and a high seed. I wish the Predators had kept Peverly for sure!

Peverley skating is above average, but it's his defensive awareness. Man!

wow there weer a lot of trades today. St Louis traded Brewer to Tampa

Yep. I don't know how good the prospect is that they got in return, though. They got a 3rd round pick also.

Holy shit...

http://blogs.denverpost.com/avs/2011...st-louis/6535/

Man...I can't say that I'm happy about this. Both of those guys were doing pretty well for us until the wheels fell off. :sulk:

I just cried a bit.

Shit, I'm pissed that EJ's gone, but oh well. Hopefully it brings some offense. And EJ makes his return to STL on the Tuesday(I think).

DaFace, EJ has the potential to be a good D-Man and McClement is very useful on the Power Play. I'm starting to like this, actually. Take $9 mil. off the books.

a lot of trades going on for sure!

I'm not how I feel about Erik Johnson, I'm still torn.

I feel like he can be a monster Defenseman but something is holding him back. Maybe it was St. Louis?

No. He is injured sometimes(he got injured by a a ******* golf cart two years ago) and has inconsistent play. I'm thrilled, though. Gonna miss Jay, but we have SOB(Sobotka)! Going to be interesting to see how the team reacts to this. Trading Brewer and EJ in a span of 13 hours is huge.

Oh, and a very gusty move by Armstrong.

that's right I forgot about the golf cart! We actually play y'all tonight.

It's almost a MUST win for us.

Eh, I dunno. If the Blues tonight, I'm going to be upset. Trading two cogs of the team within a span of 13 hours like that is huge. Conklin needs to play like he did against Buffalo.

maybe the owner has a vision & atleast something is being done.

By that, do you mean having a team that is 50% under the cap and is having financial issues and dumped $1.5 mil. by trading Brewer? But if the Blues win, they're only 5 out of 8th.

hey hey hey!! :grr:

Whaddya mean? I can't be optimistic? The Blues are 4-1-2 after the break. And it's going to be the battle of the backups!

Blues have nice D-Men, though. Jackman, Nitkin, Petro, Cola(when he's healthy) and Cole(or has the potential of being one).

I hate that Hiller is hurt, it's no surprise. Caryle is like Herm Edwards was to running backs.

I can't stand Curtis McElhinney, Ducks fans swear by him but he's ****ing garbage. I want to see the young German get in there tonight to be honest for us. See what he has.

I wish Emery wasn't so far off or I'd say bring him up. He just started his first game yesterday in the AHL.

If we lose to y'all tonight we're ****ed.

I love TJ Oshie, I think he'll be very special next year. He was off to a good start this season before busting up his ankle.

Stick with McElhinney, please.:D Oh, and about Oshie, he has the makings of being something special.

McEl-shit will probably be in net tonight so don't worry.

I like that the Blues have a very young team.

A very, very young team at that. Conklin is the oldest player on the Blues(I think). LMAO He will be 35 in a month.

Holy shit.

Hadn't been paying much attention the past few days, and the Blues deal off two of their D-men.

Let's just say that Armstrong >>>>>>>>>Pleau.

I'm a little disappointed we couldn't have gotten more than a prospect for Brewer, at least we got something for him. If Beukeboom turns out to be half the player his old man was, it's a great deal for us.

I had a sneaking suspicion EJ was out the door for the right price - and I have no ****ing clue what Colorado was thinking, but Stewart and Shattenkirk is definitely the right price. GREAT deal, IMO. Maybe EJ just needed a change of scenery, and if so, then the deal definitely evens up a bit. But the kid just never clicked in STL.

Who's next? Boyes? Jackman?

If Jackman is traded, I'll be pissed. The Blues need a veteran defenseman and he is just that.

What a trade for the Blues...getting Shattenkirk AND Stewart is a homerun.

Wouldn't surprise me if Winchester goes for a pick now.

The Blues have cleared a lot of cap space too...really interested to see what they plan on doing with it.

Army said after the Brewer trade(on an interview, anyways) that the team is focusing on more hockey trades. By that, he said he meant less trades for picks but more for prospects and players. After I listened to it(and it was a few hours before the trade), I wasn't that shocked that EJ was gone.

********BREAKING NEWS***********

Todd Sinclair picked the Kings as a surprise to win the West. WOOO HOOOOOOO

http://twitter.com/#!/sinclairtodd/s...25591491637248

Holy shit, the Blues were down 0-2 and just scored 2 goals within a minute to tie it up.

3-2 now. Hatas gonna hate. Blues going to get that 8th seed, can't stop us.

4-3 now. 3rd string goalie in for the Blues FTW And McDonald has goals in the 1st period already. Hat Trick time.

3rd string goalie for the Ducks is now in. This is awesome.

The Blues have sucked since Brendan Shanahan became the captain of the Whalers.

From Yahoo!:
And that is false. They won the President's cup in '99 and lost in the Western Conference finals against the Avs I think in '01.

Oh and 5-3 now.

Why was Johnson such a disappointment? Was it that golf cart accident, or was it a variety of factors?

Partially that, I think. And he regressed this year. I think he'll be a very good defenseman, but won't live up to the billing of being the first overall pick.

Why did he regress?

(I'm the definition of a casual Blues fan, sorry).

Puck handling skills, for example. And was at -8, which isn't good.

6-3 now. Oshie and McDonald each have two goals. Would love to see Stewart score.

Stewart with a goal. 7-3.

LMAO Selanne was ejected.