Tag: Mark Kiszla
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Mark Kiszla: Why the Denver Nuggets still don’t look like NBA champions
When these Nuggets look in the mirror, they so desperately want to see a champion that their lying eyes fail to acknowledge the fatal flaws. And that’s the problem with this team. The Nuggets want to believe all that’s held them back and kept them down in the Western Conference standings is the lack of…
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Mark Kiszla: Johnny Hicks’ 41 freakin’ saves lift Denver Pioneers to clinch NCHC Frozen Faceoff in double overtime
DU goaltender Johnny Hicks is so hot he could stand the entire NCAA hockey tournament on its head, eh? Denver needed every one of Hicks’ 41 saves on Saturday night to beat Minnesota Duluth 4-3 in double overtime to hoist the NCHC Frozen Faceoff trophy and head into the national tournament on a lucky 13-game…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Can Avs win Stanley Cup with goalie who doesn’t know true meaning of playoff pressure?
I think the Avs should go with Scott Wedgewood over Mackenzie Blackwood as their No. 1 goaltender in the NHL playoffs. Wedgewood plays big in big games. It’s the exact opposite with Blackwood, unfortunately. – Michael, puckmeister Kiz: It’s impossible to look at the wowza stats posted by Wedgie this season and not think: Vezina!…
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Mark Kiszla: Good job, good effort doesn’t cut it when Avs lose biggest game of season
Avalanche coach Jared Bednar tried to draw a smiley face on his team’s biggest loss of this NHL season. “I’m not going to judge (the) team on results only. I think that’s a losing battle … You play like that and good things will happen,” Bednar said Wednesday, after Colorado outplayed Dallas for 65 minutes…
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Mark Kiszla: Best way to judge Broncos’ bold trade for Jaylen Waddle? Super Bowl. Or bust.
The last time the Broncos were so desperate to get in the Super Bowl conversation they traded for Russell Wilson. And how did that turn out? Waddle, Waddle. If it looks like desperation, swims like a reach for a No. 1 receiver and quacks like extravagance, then I’ve got to ask: After sitting on the…
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Mark Kiszla: How Paul DePodesta is finding cure for Rockies’ nagging headache of playing baseball at altitude
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Before the sad-sack Rockies can cure their crippling case of altitude sickness, somebody needs to tell manager Warren Schaeffer how to fix his 5,280 headache. “I’ll tell you what I do feel at altitude,” Schaeffer told me Friday. “When I come off the plane, back into Denver, I have a splitting, enormous…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Here’s the no-brainer first-round pick for the Broncos in NFL draft
The Broncos signed no big name in free agency? This is garbage. General manager George Paton not getting an extension means he decided not to give a flip? And is coach Sean Payton really so full of himself that he figured nothing about this team needed to improve or change? – L.F., Denver Kiz: OK,…
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Mark Kiszla: At age 71, Rockies owner Dick Monfort insists chances of team winning World Series in his lifetime are ‘Excellent!’
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – With his 72nd birthday and 30th season of Rockies ownership rapidly approaching, will Dick Monfort live long enough to see Colorado win the World Series? “Oh, god,” said Monfort, as his peaceful Friday morning was interrupted by a chance encounter with me on a sidewalk outside the Rockies’ spring training headquarters. “Good…
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Mark Kiszla: ‘I want to be one of best third basemen ever,’ declares Rockies’ Kyle Karros
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Rockies are sifting through the ashes of three straight 100-loss seasons for any glimmer of hope. Kyle Karros is the rising star of spring training, flashing a spicy glove at the hot corner while swinging a fire stick at the plate. But are we witnesses to the blossoming of Colorado’s next…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: With Nazem Kadri back, coach Jared Bednar out of excuses
By bringing back Nazem Kadri in trade, are the Avalanche selling out our future for the present? — Shane, 5,280 and climbing Kiz: Nazty brings an edge to a team 100% committed to a Cup-or-bust mentality. And the knuckleheads here at Kickin’ It Headquarters are here for it. So why do you have to go…