FOX Sports: Owen Nolan, Niklas Backstrom lead Minnesota Wild to first shutout against Colorado Avalanche in 61 meetings DENVER -- If the Minnesota Wild keep playing like this, they'll take it -- win or lose. And when the Wild play like this, they win more often than not. FOX Sports: Granato's shake-up fizzles Goal drought persists as Wild blanks Colorado Scrambling all four of the forward line combinations didn't result in the most important change of all for the Avalanche - the bottom line. FOX Sports: Eight avalanche victims remembered by thousands "Here's to the boys.'' Two-thousand mourners shouted out that phrase in unison yesterday in a vocal tribute to eight snowmobilers who were swept to their deaths in a string of avalanches a week earlier. FOX Sports: BLUE JACKETS NOTEBOOK Adam Foote's return to Columbus with the Colorado Avalanche, on Jan. 13, figures to be a Wild night in Nationwide Arena. Sports Blogs: Jibblescribbits :: Extreme Makeover- Avs Edition Tony Granato has changed up the lines for tomorrows game, per Dater.Smyth-Hensick-StewartHejduk-Wolski -JonesTucker-Arnason-SvatosMcLeod-Laperr iere-WillsieObviously things needed to be changed because the status quo wasnt working, but theres some things about this move that strike me as odd.The first thing you notice is Wolski is going to be centering th ... FOX Sports: BLUE JACKETS 6 / AVALANCHE 1 Shortly after Steve Mason's shutout streak came to end last night, the Blue Jackets rookie goaltender -- for the first time in a long time -- took a back seat to some of the skaters around him. FOX Sports: BLUE JACKETS 6 AVALANCHE 1 Shortly after Steve Mason's shutout streak ended last night, the Blue Jackets rookie goaltender -- for the first time in a long time -- took a backseat to some of the skaters around him. Yahoo!: From ratings to reviews, the NHL's epic Winter Classic victory (Yahoo! Sports) The concept of "overwhelming success" and Wrigley Field are usually diametrically opposed' but the... Sports Blogs: Mile High Hockey: An SB Nation Blog For Colorado Avalanche Fans :: Given the Alternatives... Boods in net. I threw Boods under the bus after last night’s game, and am not backing down. But I will say, he was not the reason the team lost last night. So calm down, Boods lovers. But his saves percentage is .899. The numbers are the numbers, folks. -The above taken from Adrian Daters latest blog scribblings. Sports Blogs: Mile High Hockey: An SB Nation Blog For Colorado Avalanche Fans :: Wolski Moves To Center Adrian Dater is burning the weekend oil to get us some major lineup changes for Sundays game. Per his blog, Sundays lines will be:Smyth, Hensick, StewartHejduk, Wolski, JonesTucker, Arnason, SvatosMcLeod, Laperriere, Willsie No Ben Guite, which seems an odd choice given how bad the Avs have been in the circle lately. Other than that,... Sports Blogs :: Colorado Avalanche Daily Entries GAME DAY SCORECARD Mile High Hockey: An SB Nation Blog For Colorado Avalanche Fans :: Game 38: Blue Jackets At Avalanche, Open Thread Sports Blogs :: Colorado Avalanche Daily Entries Mystery of the middle man Avalanche plays with lineup but loses to Phoenix Sports Blogs :: Colorado Avalanche Daily Entries Sports Blogs :: Colorado Avalanche Daily Entries Sabres halt skid, top Isles in shootout Mile High Hockey: An SB Nation Blog For Colorado Avalanche Fans :: Game 35: Red Wings At Avalanche, Preview And Open Thread Sports Blogs :: Colorado Avalanche Daily Entries

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FOXSports.com News for Avalanche FOXSports.com News for Avalanche View source archive --> View related links (2) --> Search this source --> ·Owen Nolan, Niklas Backstrom lead Minnesota Wild to first shutout against Colorado Avalanche in 61 meetings DENVER -- If the Minnesota Wild keep playing like this, they'll take it -- win or lose. And when the Wild play like this, they win more often than not. ·Granato's shake-up fizzles Goal drought persists as Wild blanks Colorado Scrambling all four of the forward line combinations didn't result in the most important change of all for the Avalanche - the bottom line. ·Eight avalanche victims remembered by thousands "Here's to the boys.'' Two-thousand mourners shouted out that phrase in unison yesterday in a vocal tribute to eight snowmobilers who were swept to their deaths in a string of avalanches a week earlier. ·Colorado Avalanche Notes, Quotes --Two days after an embarrassing 6-1 home loss to Columbus, the Avalanche gave up two first-period goals to Minnesota's Owen Nolan and never recovered. "They jumped on us," Avalanche left wing Ryan Smyth said of the Wild. "They played (Saturday) and (the start) is unacceptable. We have to find ways to be ready. After a 6-1 loss, you have to come out and find ways to get yourself involved in the hockey game. We battle ... ·Colorado Avalanche Roster Report GOALTENDERS: Peter Budaj, Andrew Raycroft. DEFENSEMEN: Brett Clark, Adam Foote, Scott Hannan, Jordan Leopold, John-Michael Liles, Ruslan Salei, Daniel Tjarnqvist. FIRST LINE: Ryan Smyth, Wojtek Wolski, Milan Hejduk. SECOND LINE: Chris Stewart, T.J. Hensick, David Jones. THIRD LINE: Darcy Tucker, Tyler Arnason, Marek Svatos. FOURTH LINE: Cody McLeod, Ian Laperriere, Brian Willsie. ·Colorado Avalanche Inside Shots The Tyler Arnason experiment as the Avalanche's top center has ended. Arnason, who failed to collect a point in four games as a replacement for the injured Paul Stastny, has been replaced by Wojtek Wolski, a center in junior hockey who has played left wing for most of his NHL career. Avalanche coach Tony Granato said that Wolski would remain on the No. ·No better place in NHL than MSG This fourth Madison Square Garden, which is advertised as "the world's greatest arena," is occupied about 320 nights every year, and will be Monday when the Penguins take on the New York Rangers. ·Wild 2, Avalanche 0 The more gray Owen Nolan accumulates in his beard, the less he concerns himself with grudges.The Minnesota Wild forward no longer worries about settling scores with the Colorado Avalanche, an organization that drafted him and then traded him away."Played too many games to worry about that now," the 17-year veteran said.Still, Nolan took a little satisfaction lifting the Wild to a 2-0 win over the Avalanche on Sunday ... ·Wild-Avalanche Sum Minnesota 2 0 0-2Colorado 0 0 0-0First Period-1, Minnesota, Nolan 8 (Burns, Bouchard), 7:23 (pp). 2, Minnesota, Nolan 9 (Kolanos, Burns), 10:42.Second Period-None.Third Period-None.Shots on Goal-Minnesota 14-15-8-37. Colorado 10-12-10-32.Goalies-Minnesota, Backstrom. Colorado, Budaj. A-14,125 (18,007). T-2:19.

Yahoo! Sports - NHL - Colorado Avalanche News Latest news and information about the Colorado Avalanche. View source archive --> View related links (2) --> Search this source --> ·Avalanche Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) The Tyler Arnason experiment as the Avalanche's top center has ended.Arnason, who failed to collect a point in four games as a replacement for the injured Paul Stastny, has been replaced by Wojtek Wolski, a center in junior hockey who has played left wing for most of his NHL career.Avalanche coach Tony Granato said that Wolski would remain on the No. 1 line with left wing Ryan Smyth and right wing Milan Hejduk for Tu ... ·Backstrom stops 33 shots in Wild win (AP) The more gray Owen Nolan accumulates in his beard, the less he concerns himself with grudges. The Minnesota Wild forward no longer worries about settling scores with the Colorado Avalanche, an organization that drafted him and then traded him away. "Played too many games to worry about that now," the 17-year veteran said. ·Puck Headlines: After tragedy, fight debate reaches critical mass (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Weekend Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest... ·From ratings to reviews, the NHL's epic Winter Classic victory (Yahoo! Sports) The concept of "overwhelming success" and Wrigley Field are usually diametrically opposed' but the... ·Jackets goalie Mason remains on a roll in win (AP) Steve Mason was lamenting the lonegoal he let in. "Probably should've had it," the Columbus goalie said. Almost did. Mason was a leg stretch away from extending his shutout streak, allowing a first-period goal before slamming the door as the Columbus Blue Jackets cruised to a 6-1 win over Colorado on Friday night. ·Mueller scores twice to lead Coyotes (AP) Peter Mueller's 21-game goal drought is fading into memory. Mueller scored twice in a 2:05 span of the second period and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Wednesday night. "As soon as you get one they come in bunches," said Mueller, who has three goals in three games. "You know, you're not going into every game thinking this is going to be the game. ·Video: Counting down the top 10 goals of 2008 (Yahoo! Sports) (Ed. Note: No Puck Headlines tonight through Sunday. Wyshynski and Leahy are spending some quality time with... ·Avalanche C Stastny has successful surgery (PA SportsTicker) Colorado Avalanche center Paul Stastny had successful surgery on Tuesday to repair his fractured right forearm. ·Avalanche recall C Durno (PA SportsTicker) The Colorado Avalanche recalled center Chris Durno from Erie of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.

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