Author: Woody Paige
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Woody Paige: Oilers fall, frankly, to a passel of Pavel
Frankie goes to Hollywood, and the Oilers go home pulverized by Pavel. Avalanche understudy Pavel Francouz overwhelmed Edmonton, and the Fin-Can Correlation scored three goals on three consecutive shots in two minutes and four seconds of the second period Thursday night as the Oilers should have walked over to Union Station and boarded the next…
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Woody Paige: Forget about Mile High Anxiety in Avalanche’s Game 1 victory
DENVER — The Avalanche were suffering with Mile High Anxiety in the third period — from when seven minutes and 22 seconds remained in Game 1 until 22 seconds before the gripping end seemed like from here to eternity. All the oxygen at one mile above sea level had been sucked out of the arena. The…
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Woody Paige: All hail the Avs supporting cast
Six ticks to overtime in Game 6, Darren Helm, who hadn’t scored a goal in the playoffs in six years, was at the helm and did a deep six on the St. Louis Blues. Bravo, Avalanche! Whew! The best team won 3-2 Friday night, but the victory took quite a while in coming – 59…
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Woody Paige: It’s over the rainbow for MacKinnon and Avs
The MacK Attack wasn’t enough. Despite the herculean determination of Nate MacKinnon, the Avalanche eventually melted like the Wicked Witch of the West. The buoyant Blues won sudden life in overtime Wednesday night. They scored the tying goal in the last minute of the third period and settled the matter three minutes and 38 seconds…
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Woody Paige: Avs’ Nazem Kadri refuses to back down in history-making Game 4 performance
Nazem dazzle ’em, and Blues lose. Led by 2K — Nazem Kadri with a hat trick and Darcy Kuemper brilliant in goal — the Avalanche were mightier than the Mississippi and Ain’t Louie Monday night. The Avs won their fourth consecutive game on the road and their fourth straight in two postseasons against the Blues. As a…
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Woody Paige: A Pioneer gets Avs back on smooth ice
The Avalanche showed Pioneer spirit. Logan O’Connor, inserted in the lineup for the first game in the series by Jared Bednar, scored to tie the Blues in opening period Saturday, and the Avs got back their mojo and their home-ice skating edge back. Finishing off with two no-brainer, empty-net goals, the Avalanche won Game 3…
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Woody Paige: Why would anyone choose icy Minnesota over sunny Colorado?
Who would leave paradise in Denver and Nikola Jokic for arctic extremes and walleye in Minneapolis and St. Paul? Tim Connelly apparently. You think Napoleon preferred Elba over Paris? The Nuggets’ president of basketball operations would give up all of this for that? For money, not love. Connelly has been the architect of the Nuggets’…
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Woody Paige: Ricochets keep game close, but Avalanche win in overtime, in for a tough series
The best buddy of Blues goalie Jordan Binnington Monday night was the post. The Avalanche’s best friend was their own returning goalie – Darcy Kuemper. Binnington stopped the Avalanche’s barrage 51 times. The Blues’ post stopped five more shots. Kuemper, who hadn’t played in 10 days, was solved only twice. The Avs could have won…
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Woody Paige: Kroenke should be ashamed of Colorado sports blackouts
Stan Kroenke is the most illimitable and enigmatic owner in the whole wide world of sports. He could win his second championship trophy in 2022 (Rams and Avalanche), and fourth overall, just before his 75th birthday July 29th. He was born in 1947 with two famous names – Enos Stanley – but is identified readily…
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Woody Paige: Call it a dozen for Broncos in the win column
The Broncos ride to 12 and 5. Russell Wilson returns to Seattle for a victory on the opening Monday night of the regular season, and the Broncos return to the playoffs with a victory on the closing Sunday of the regular season. The official announcement of the full NFL schedule Thursday evening revealed that the…