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Vladimir Tarasenko In Some Pain After Hit By Mark Olver

by Paul on 02/21/13 at 08:06 AM ET
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In the first video, NHL Tonight says Tarasenko was blindsided by the hit.

In the 2nd video below, John Forslund and Brian Engblom with their call and opinion of the hit.

What do you think and there was no penalty on the play.

 

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Brian O’Reilly On His Son Ryan

by Paul on 02/19/13 at 06:41 PM ET
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from Adrian Dater of All Things Avs,

Brian O’Reilly, the father of unsigned Avs center Ryan O’Reilly, sent an email to me today. It was his response to someone who was presumably an Avs fan and wanted to know more about Ryan’s situation, and to give best wishes toward him.

He gave me permission to reprint that response here. Brian is a life coach, running his own business called Human Potential Plus. It has been lightly touched up for a couple minor spelling and punctuation things, but reads as follows:

“Thank you for your kind words. This is not about money and never has been. As you know you don’t build team based on dollars. If you did then the people with the most expensive players would be our champion . You build a team on its character. Ryan is not a superstar based on skill but character. I know this for a fact the players he was yesterday will not be the player he was tomorrow he will continue to grow learn and thrive.

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Video- You Make The Call, Offsides Or Not?

by Paul on 02/18/13 at 05:21 PM ET
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Today against the Predators, Matt Duchene with a controversial goal.

 

 

added 5:15pm, Added another video below, reverse angle, slow-mo, etc...

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Bob McKenzie Talks Buffalo, St. Louis And Colorado

by Paul on 02/18/13 at 04:24 PM ET
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On an early adition of NHL Live today, McKenzie discussed the Sabres, the Blues and their goalie situation and the latest on Ryan O'Reilly.

 

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A Mess In Denver

by Paul on 02/18/13 at 11:05 AM ET
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from Terry Frei of the Denver Post,

Part of the Avalanche turmoil, of course, is fourth-year center Ryan O'Reilly's continued unsigned status as a restricted free agent. The Avalanche continues to have severe penalty-killing problems, and the franchise hasn't been able to come to terms with one of the top young defensive-oriented centers in the NHL — one who pitched in enough at the offensive end to lead punchless Colorado in points a season ago?

I'll keep typing and saying this until my fingers hurt and my voice gets hoarse: Pox on both houses for not negotiating professionally and reaching a compromise. Those who want to reduce this to "the Avs and/or the Kroenke ownership are cheap" are missing the bigger issue: This is about a wait-your-turn and slotting protocol. Get paid fairly, even lucratively, through the process ... and then the cash register rings even louder when you're about to reach, or reach, unrestricted free agency.

The Avs believe in that concept, as championed by president Pierre Lacroix, the former agent. With Francois Giguere as general manager, they stepped away from it in prematurely signing Paul Stastny to a five-year, $33 million extension ... and learned from it. No team paying David Jones and P.A. Parenteau each $16 million over four years is "cheap." But on the verge of unrestricted status, Jones re-signed with the Avs, and Parenteau was a UFA when he left the Islanders to come to Colorado last summer.

The contrast between O'Reilly and Matt Duchene — the No. 33 and No. 3 overall picks in the 2009 draft who last summer were coming off their three-year, entry-level contracts — is even more interesting now than it was when the season opened.

read on, including quotes from Duchene, plus even more at All Things Avs...

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Pressure Will Be On Ryan O’Reilly

by Paul on 02/15/13 at 03:38 PM ET
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from Scott Cullen of TSN,

Wherever he ends up, O'Reilly will face a certain amount of pressure.

The first consideration is that he still needs to sign a contract. The team acquiring him will have to be aware of what kind of deal he's expecting, in the neighbourhood of $5-million per season, and be prepared to get that kind of deal done.

At that price, O'Reilly will need to produce offensively, but he can't do it at the expense of the defensive value that has set him apart in his first three NHL seasons. It's that defensive value, combined with offensive production, that warrants Ryan O'Reilly being treated like a number one centre.

Whenever he does hit the ice, O'Reilly had better be prepared to perform like a top centre because the longer his contract dispute rages, the more expectations will rise.

more including a look at some teams who could use O'Reilly

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Report- What The Avalanche Want For Ryan O’Reilly

by Paul on 02/12/13 at 10:24 PM ET
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Video- Coyotes Get A Favorable Bounce On OT Goal

by Paul on 02/12/13 at 08:08 AM ET
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Unfortunately for the Colorado Avalanche, the bounce was off of referee Eric Furlatt.

 

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Neither Side Moving Regarding O’Reilly Contract Talks

by Paul on 02/07/13 at 12:37 PM ET
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from Adrian Dater of the Denver Post,

The Avs' contract offers to their leading scorer from last season remain two years at $7 million or five years at about $17 million. While the differences on a two-year deal are much closer than a five-year deal (O'Reilly wants in the neighborhood of $25 million on that one), the Avs appear to have drawn a line in the sand with their offers.

With no softening of the O'Reilly camp's stance, that would seem to leave only two possibilities: a trade or an offer sheet from another team.

One of the underreported aspects of this standoff is the growing possibility that another team could make O'Reilly a Group II free-agent offer sheet. There are many teams interested in making a deal for O'Reilly, but it's unclear whether the Avs are considering moving him.

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Video- Semyon Varlamov Now A Save Of The Year Candidate

by Paul on 02/07/13 at 01:34 AM ET
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