Joe Sakic

Avs defeat Minnesota 6-5

Denver Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Minnesota fans weren't saluting Wild enforcer Derek Boogaard in the second period Monday night.

At The Quarter Mark, With A Fantasy Spin

Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008

from Rob Higgins at the Toronto Sun, One quarter of the season is now in the books. It’s time we took stock. • The Dallas Stars are the worst team in the league. And their leading goal-scorer is still Loui Eriksson. • Marc Savard is the new Joe Sakic. • Jeff Carter is the new Johan Franzen. • Sidney Crosby is taking over the scoring race while Alex Semin doesn’t want to play through pain. From a fantasy...

Recurring back problems keep Sakic on sideline

Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008

A giant cloud of worry hangs over the Avalanche with regard to the health of its captain, Joe Sakic.

• Report: Joe Sakic out with back injury - Times of the Internet

Wolski scores 2 goals as Avalanche beat Lightning

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008

Wojtek Wolski scored two goals, Marek Svatos had three assists and the Colorado Avalanche held on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Saturday night.

• NHL: Colorado 4, Tampa Bay 3 - Times of the Internet
• Avalanche 4, Lightning 3 - New York Times
• See the 4 articles on the same subject

Daily Dosage - Nov. 29th, 2008

Fantasy Hockey Scouts (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008

Daily Diarrhea - Early Edition - get your morning fantasy fix The Guch, Devin Setoguchi, picked up another two points last night to bring his total up to 27 points in 23 games. Setoguchi has been the breakout of the...

Tjarnqvist helps Avalanche beat Blues 3-1

Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008

Daniel Tjarnqvist scored his first goal in almost two years and had an assist Wednesday night to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-1 win over St. Louis and make Paul Stastny a winner in his first NHL matchup against his brother, Yan.

• Paul Stastny goes 1-up on brother in Avs’ win - MSNBC.com: NHL
• NHL: Colorado 3, St. Louis 1 - Times of the Internet
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Agony of defeat rises for Avs

Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008

By the final minute of the second period — one in which his team put four shots on net — Avalanche coach Tony Granato's body language seemed to say: "Is this all I get, guys?"

Sakic's back improves, but now sidelined by toothache

Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008

Joe Sakic was laughing with teammates Sunday afternoon, anticipating a return to the Avalanche lineup the next night.

Avs: Root canal sidelines Sakic

Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008

Avalanche captain Joe Sakic will miss tonight's game against Anaheim because of a sudden root canal surgery.

Mailbag: Per's prospects percolating

Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008

The Post's Avalanche writer responds to your questions in Adrian Dater's Avs Mailbag. In this installment, Adrian takes eight Q's, including one a player in Lake Erie.

Avs' attendance hits low point

Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008

The announced attendance of 14,536 for the Avalanche-Calgary game Thursday night was the lowest since the team moved into the Pepsi Center in 1999.

Kiprusoff makes 18 saves in Flames' 1-0 win

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008

Miikka Kiprusoff made 18 saves for his second shutout of the season, and Daymond Langkow scored his fifth goal in the Calgary Flames' 1-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.

Kiprusoff makes 18 saves in Flames' 1-0 win

Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008

Miikka Kiprusoff made 18 saves for his second shutout of the season, and Daymond Langkow scored his fifth goal in the Calgary Flames' 1-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.

Kiprusoff makes 18 saves in Flames' 1-0 win

The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008

Miikka Kiprusoff made 18 saves for his second shutout of the season, and Daymond Langkow scored his fifth goal in the Calgary Flames' 1-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.

Sakic's star power difficult to replace

Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008

What a drag. Avalanche captain Joe Sakic now knows what it's like to be a 39-year-old man stuck on the couch, nursing a bad back, unable to go out and play.