Jibblescribbits

UPDATE YOUR RSS FEEDERS SLACKERS

2010-01-19T11:08:00.000-08:00

I'm still getting a lot of traffic from this site. I've moved to Bloguin and my new address is:http://www.jibblescribbits.com/The new RSS feed is:http://jibblescribbits.com/feed/rss.html

Announcement: Jibblescribbits is moving to Bloguin!

2009-12-07T23:37:00.000-08:00

That's right I'm moving the entire site over to Bloguin network (home of Pensblog, Cycle Like Sedins, and Barry Melrose Rocks. and the Avs blog Anyone But Detroit).Also, I got rid of that pesky ".blogspot" You can go check out the new site: Simply http://jibblescribbits.com/

Announcements and Misc stuff

2009-12-07T11:16:00.000-08:00

You'll notice I haven't posted anything in a week or so. Life has gotten busy, some expected (Holiday stuff with the family) some unexpected (Dog getting sick and turning the basement into something that resembles a bad science project.)Well this week I'm working on a couple posts that I think are pretty good, and I've got a pretty big announcement coming, hopefully Wednesday. In the meantime,

It's the beginning of the season

2009-12-01T06:50:00.000-08:00

In my mind today officially started the most wonderful season of the year. That's right, speculating about trades season. Darren Dreger Had the following tweet this morning:CBJ will be looking for a D-man and may move a winger if the right fit can be found.As apparently the Blue Jackets want a replacement for Rostislav Klesla, who went down last night with a *gulp* torn groin. If there's anything

Jibblescribbits: 11/30

2009-11-30T08:14:00.000-08:00

For those who don't know, "Jibblescribbits" was a word that my friends little bro made up that translates to "Random nonsense." Every once in a while I do these posts where I just wonder, or give one line thoughts on the season, whether it's Avs, NHL, Hockey, or other BS. This is one such post• How in the world is the Ken Hitchcock - coached Blue Jackets 2nd to last in GA in the NHL?• Want to

The Avs flaws

2009-11-29T08:57:00.000-08:00

Recently I downloaded a Colorado Avalanche font from the internet, and it has a complete set of special characters in it like the ç and €. Unfortunately I like to use ellipses way to much, but when I use the Colorado Avalanche ellipse it comes up like this:..It seems like the Avalanche ellipse is fittingly missing the third period (Wakka wakka wakka).After the Avs very hot start, many critics

Wilson deserves a suspension

2009-11-20T08:15:00.000-08:00

Many people can call me a homer, and they'd be absolutely right, but one thing I'm not is a hypocrite. If you haven't heard yet Wilson's hit on Ethan Moreau is going to be looked at by the league. I've tirelessly argued for suspension for guys who launch themselves into other players and in this case Wilson did launch himself into Moreau, and deserves a suspension. If you haven't seen, or don't

Simply put: Budaj needs to play better than that

2009-11-19T06:21:00.000-08:00

I haven't read anything written by anyone else yet on the game last night, but I already know what's going to be written. The focus is going to be on Peter Budaj and his atrocious game last night.And frankly, it should be.Anyone who's been reading me for a while knows I'm a Budaj backer. I brazenly backed him last yeah with my I believe in Budaj campaign, and he didn't have a good season. In

3-game road trip is the big test

2009-11-17T05:50:00.000-08:00

I think everyone's gut instinct to a game like the Avs 8-2 kick to the crotch is to overreact a little bot. Certainly when the Avs play that poorly it the most sour impressions in the mouths of Avs fans. But sometimes those games just happen. Case in point, Columbus got routed by Les Ailes last Wednesday 9-1. They have since won two games in a row over the Ducks and the Oilers. Looking at the

If you're not on Twitter, you're frankly missing out.

2009-11-12T22:01:00.001-08:00

Listen, before I joined Twitter, I was skeptical. In fact I had the attitude of many "What can be said that's of any importance in 140 characters or less". Well frankly I've been completely converted, and days like today are why. Twitter is great for 2 things:News - links, trade deadline coverage, and news. James Mirtle, The Fourth Period and a whole bunch of people were essential at the trade

Your official* guide to buying an Avs sweater

2009-11-12T07:01:00.000-08:00

* may not actually be official. Minor technicality. Offer not valid in Alaska and Hawaii. With the unveiling of the Avs official third sweater today (Just in time for the Holiday shopping season, surely that's a coincidence!), many Avs fans may be thinking of getting their very own sweater. Especially if this one looks good and they are looking for something that's not a Unipron.There was a

I'm not worried about the Penalty Kill

2009-11-09T08:54:00.000-08:00

Most of the talk surrounding the team today is "What's wrong with the Penalty Kill"? after the Oilers scored on 4 of their 7 Powerplays last night.But I am not worried about it. Comrie's goal was the flukiest of flukes, as Stastny had blocked a pass (as good PKers) do and it bounced right to Comerie, who had an open net as Anderson was going post-to-post to play the pass, that Stastny deflected.

Advertising ABCs: Avalanche Brass Clueless

2009-11-06T08:06:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, as part of my examination on the Avs attendance, I railed on KSE for the fact they just don't get it when it comes to advertising and promoting their team. Then they go and offer proof via Via Terri Frei's Denver Post Article:"My initial reaction is surprise, that after this unbelievable start, we've been unable to get our attendance up to where I think it should be," said Paul Andrews

Attendance will be an issue this season (Updated)

2009-11-05T06:35:00.001-08:00

UPDATE: Apparently I've hit on the hot topic du jour, as Hockeyism, Mile High Mayhem, and Mile High Hockey have all posted on the topicThe Avs had a record low attendance last night, 11,012 was the announced attendance, and like always it probably wasn't even that good. Since Denver's an American market, and people like jumping on the bandwagon to call Avs fans bandwagon fans, expect this story

Why the Flames received their Flu shots.

2009-11-03T16:39:00.001-08:00

Here in the US, the H1N1 vaccine is designated for people most susceptible to the disease. This includes: -- pregnant women, children, young adults and people with chronic lung disease, heart disease or diabetes -- should be among the first to get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus, health officials have said. According to CNN.comBut Calgary is not in the United States, and because their

How far will the Avs fall.

2009-10-30T10:36:00.000-07:00

In the last week or so, the hot topic seems to have been "How flukey are the Avs?" Multiple members of the internet hockey pool have weighed in, and most have been fairly negative about the Avs chances. Mirtle had two posts about it, The Puck Stops here weighed in on it, and after the Calgary game, Matchsticks and Gasoline had some rather harsh thoughts on it as well. There have plenty of

How much does the Avs PP miss JM-Liles?

2009-10-27T07:25:00.000-07:00

Photo from The Denver PostEver since JM-Liles went down with a shoulder injury I think people are unclear just how much the Avs actually miss him. Since the Avs are have still been winning games without him, I'm not sure people understand the impact that the injury has actually hurt the Avs. In fact because of the improved play of Kyle Cumiskey some people have even mentioned that Liles and his

Dear Excluding Zetterberg,

2009-10-24T22:08:00.000-07:00

Dear EZ/IwoC3P0/Bill/ChiefI just want to take a minute to say thank you. Thank you for you and your loyal/mentally inept 19's constant inept banter. Because of you guys, I was able to completely anticipate every brain-dead Les Ailes taunt at the Pepsi center tonight, which means I was able to prepare and come up with taunts that left Les Ailes fans befuddled, ... just like Les Ailes Powerplay.

Avs have been a bit lucky

2009-10-21T09:01:00.000-07:00

Matchsticks and Gasoline, a Calgary Flames blog, had an interesting short post this morning that shows concern with the fact Calgary is leading the league in shooting percentage at 16.51%. the reason there is cause for concern is because it is incredibly unlikely that Calgary will continue to shoot that well (They can't be lucky enough to face Roberto Luongo EVERY game.).This is good for Avs

Stars, Night & Day

2009-10-19T08:57:00.001-07:00

StarsHot off the press: Craig Anderson has been named NHL second start of the week for the second week in a row. Congrats to Mr. Anderson who earned the award for stopping 7 Canadiens in the final seconds of the Avs win over them in Montréal, and being a general stud last week. Ilya Bryzgolov of the Phoenix Coyotes was the 1st star and Ovechkin was 3rd star.Photoshop from the estimable 'Nucks

So when should Boods get to play?

2009-10-15T09:06:00.000-07:00

(I'm sure there's a sizable majority out there who are going to answer "Never" and think they're clever. Well guess what I just preemptively diffused your joke. When you have a last name that is easily changed into a cuss word you get good at doing this. Ha!)One thing that was a little surprising to folks was that Budaj didn't get the last start against the woeful, but truculent!, Leafs on

Update

2009-10-14T07:23:00.000-07:00

I've updated the links in StructuralPoke's "How I became a fan post" because I completely missed them before. If you read the post (or even if you haven't) go check them out

The true measure of a fanbase

2009-10-13T06:29:00.000-07:00

As sometimes happens, the internet gets all a flutter about something written and everybody takes a stab at it.Well the resident Avs beat reporter Adrian Dater caused such waves with his VS column about hockey in Nashville. The general gist of it is "The experiment in Nashville failed. Attendance isn't increasing so it's time to move out." As strange as it sounds, this has caused some backlash on

StructuralPoke's "How I became an Avs fan"

2009-10-12T18:53:00.000-07:00

Editor's note: 2 playoffs ago the occasional commenter, StructuralPoke won the 1st Jibblescribbits Playoff pool. As a reward, he was given a free post, which he finally took advantage of. This is his post...So I finally got to meet Jibble at the Mile High Preunion just before the opening game of the season. He punched me in the face and asked why I haven’t written the post for his site that I won

Sacco Quotes

2009-10-09T07:31:00.000-07:00

Despite my blogger snark in the previous post, there are some encouraging signs from the game last night. From Terry Frei in the DP:"We had a couple of breakdowns in front of our net," Colorado coach Joe Sacco said. "It starts in front of our net. But there's a lesson to be learned. You've got to keep the pressure up when you have a 2-1 lead. You don't want to sit back. You want to keep the

See a pattern?

2009-10-09T06:18:00.001-07:00

These are all some version of a blue line. I'd be pretty happy if the Avs could get the puck past any of them after last night. Clear the puck boys, yikes.

This road trip worries me

2009-10-08T07:17:00.000-07:00

The start of the season has been a blessing to the Avs, and to Avs fans. Two wins over two pre-season cup contenders, and the buzz that Duchene, Wolski, Anderson and, yes, Tucker have provided have gone a long ways to building excitement for the team.First off the fact that the Avs have a 5 day layoff between games has zapped some of the excitement for the Avs. they were starting to build some

Weekend report: Avs thrive on energy

2009-10-04T20:12:00.000-07:00

Wow what a wonderful weekend. I've been hesitant to write anything, mainly because I don't know where to star to be honest. So much has gone on in 2 games that it's almost impossible to fit it all into one blog post.I think that the biggest, most unbelievable part of the entire weekend is the energy surrounding this team. Even Saturday against Vancouver, the Pepsi center wasn't filled to the brim

My Top 19 Joe Sakic Moments

2009-09-30T18:49:00.001-07:00

Well it's Joe Sakic day. Here's the Top Joe Sakic Moments of all time:#1 The Greatest Goal of All-TimeI know some will think I'm being Hyperbolic here, but let's look at the facts of his 2001 Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals goal- Icing goal of Game 7 in the Stanley Cup finals- Against the defending champs- Makes two future hall-of-famers look ridiculously pedestrian- Secured a cup for one of the most

What to do with "Radar/Snook" after 9

2009-09-30T09:03:00.000-07:00

I think the first really big coaching decision for new coach Joe Sacco will be whether to keep 18-year old Ryan "Radar/Snook" O'Reilly after the first nine games as an Av, or send him back down to the Erie Otters of the OHL (because he's 18 he can't be sent to the LE Monsters).Obviously this decision should be made over the next 9 games, and not immediately, but if I were Sacco, and more

It could be a long winter...

2009-09-25T09:52:00.000-07:00

Every season there's a "sleeper team" that comes from nowhere, and every year analysts try to show everyone how smart they are by picking that team to do some damage in the playoffs. But no one ever tries to pick the bandwagon team that falls off the cliff into awfulness. Last season that team was the Colorado Avalanche.See if this sounds familiar:"Team A" had a mediocre team and a coach that had

Avalanche Roundtable Day 4 (part 2)

2009-09-24T13:04:00.000-07:00

Sept 21 - Mile High HockeySept 22 - Avs Prospects, Avslova FactorSept 23rd - Avaholics Anonymous, Avalanche of ThoughtsSept 24th - JibblescribbitsSept 25th - Colorado Examiner, Anyone but DetroitSept 26th - Mile High Mayhem, Jerseys and Hockey LoveSept 27th - Avalanche GuildSept 28th - Disgruntled Avalanche Blogger, HockeyBuzz Sept 29th - Avs Talk, HockeyismSept 30th - Mile High Hockey Jibble

Avalanche Blogger Roundtable - Day 4 (part 1)

2009-09-23T20:20:00.001-07:00

Welcome to Day 4 of the Avalanche Blogger Roundtable Fall Tour! Get your T-Shirts:Sept 21 - Mile High HockeySept 22 - Avs Prospects, Avslova FactorSept 23rd - Avaholics Anonymous, Avalanche of ThoughtsSept 24th - JibblescribbitsSept 25th - Colorado Examiner, Anyone but DetroitSept 26th - Mile High Mayhem, Jerseys and Hockey LoveSept 27th - Avalanche GuildSept 28th - Disgruntled Avalanche Blogger,

$45! You cannot be serious

2009-09-23T06:52:00.001-07:00

For the low low price of $45 for the cheapest ticket you can see a preseason game between the Tampa Bay Lightning (29th in the league last season) and the Phoenix drifters Coyotes (25th in 08).In all honesty I had planned on going to this, even though it's more than an hour away from my home. I thought it would be fun to go watch the game, and see guys like Victor Hedman, Martin St. Louis,

Getting more out of the Minor affiliation

2009-09-22T06:09:00.000-07:00

It's nice to have hockey back again, but I just can't get too excited about games that don't actually count, especially since they aren't on TV (And we all want them on TV). As a fan, even a die hard, it's kind of fun to watch the coaches pick through the young talent and look at who's going to make the roster and who's not, but it's not incredibly exciting.But there's a way to put these

Stoas reassignment means no excuses for Wolski

2009-09-21T09:25:00.000-07:00

Stoa has been reassigned to Lake Erie (Via Mirtle twitter)This means that Wojtek Wolski is on the hot seat this season. Right now the Avs LW's look like this (remembering that Wolski is being moved back to LW this season, via Dater):Wojtek WolskiDarcy TuckerCody McLeodMatt HendricksDavid KociI've been a supporter of Wolski for a long time, and want to see him succeed, but to be honest my patience

Avalanche Blogger Roundtable

2009-09-21T09:13:00.000-07:00

Be sure to follow along the Colorado Avalanche Blogger Roundtable, HQ'd over at Mile High HockeyI glibly answered one of the two questions posed today. This blog will be hosting both questions On Thursday (Day 4).Lots of smart answers by smart people regarding every pertinent question to the Avs season.

Even IF Phaneuf wasn't jumping...

2009-09-19T23:18:00.001-07:00

The bastard led with his elbow:Next frame:Yeah so even if someone disagrees with my contention that he was in the process of jumping (which he most certainly was), he clearly is leading hit jump hit with his elbow out.And the NHL sees nothing wrong with this?

Phaneuf's Uneccessary, Dirty and, Yes, illegal hit

2009-09-18T10:31:00.001-07:00

Leave it to the Duke of Douchiness, Dion Phaneuf, to break me out of my writer's slump and get me back into the swing of things for posting hockey. I guess it just doesn't feel like hockey season until he does something reprehensible with skates on.Last night Dion Phaneuf took a run at Isles rookie Kyle Okposo. If you haven't seen the video here it is:Most of the comments I've seen on this fall

Your new Avs Captain

2009-09-11T14:56:00.000-07:00

Via Dater:

Lucky Number 9

2009-09-08T22:33:00.002-07:00

So today is 9-9-09 (actually this is being published late on the 8th... whatever), and so I'm proclaiming this a special day for the Avs. Yesterday I wrote about the upcoming season and the optimism associated with it, well I don't think Avs fans, myself included, can get any more excited or optimistic about Matt Duchene.Coincidentally, the kid,( nicknamed The Boy Wonder for those of you who

What to look for this season

2009-09-07T17:13:00.000-07:00

Guess what hockey, and Avalanche fans, actual hockey games are on the horizon, and in 24 days, or less depending on when you read this, Joe Sakic will come out to center ice, be frozen in carbonite and hung from the Pepsi Center rafters:And after that the Avs will start their first season without Super Joe on the ice.For the Avs, everything has changed. This Avs season will be most like

Most offensive Hockey Logo Ever?

2009-09-02T11:58:00.000-07:00

I was just dickin around on the glorious interwebs when I came across what might be the most racist team logo in sports history, if there wasn't a team named the "Redskins".The Denver Invaders played in the Western Hockey league in 1963-1964 under the logo below.Holy Crap. This immediately goes into the Racially offensive sports team name hall of fame. There was also a Colorado team with this

Of fandom

2009-08-27T06:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Greg Wyshynski linked one of the top 15 Wild bloggers on the Internet. The reason for this linkage was that the guy, whose not worth linking to, came up with a "scoring system" to rank the "best" and "worst" fan bases in the league. He then didn't follow them and used editorial bias anyways, only using his own criteria when it agreed with his conclusions. He ranked the Avs as the 26th "

Stick tap to an old foe.

2009-08-19T21:11:00.001-07:00

Somehow, in the dog days of August, as talented and wordy bloggers (i.e. people like me, but with talent) struggle with topics, a real news story pretty much slipped through the cracks.Sergei Zubov, one of the premier defensemen of his era, has moved on to the KHL and is likely done with the NHL. And the fact that his moving on didn't garner more attention is a shame (It's also indicative of the

Flip-Flopping on Jim Balsille: NHL owner.

2009-08-11T08:03:00.000-07:00

This post brought to you by: JibblescribbitsBack from "vacation", by which I mean spending 12 hours a day unpacking, painting or fixing up my brand new home (good god buying a home is a lot of work), but thankfully the summer's almost over, kids are heading back to school and hockey is just around the corner to entertain and relax me. Thankfully opening day/Sakic night is right around the corner.

The grades intro post and NHL re-draft notes

2009-08-04T09:34:00.000-07:00

How many times have I teased this? 5 at least? Well, it's finally here: the grades introductory post, wherein I explain my hyper-anal and most likely completely off-base player evaluation metrics.Let me preface this with yet another homage to David Driscoll-Carignan and his grades. I found them on a whim when I decided to look for some good online Avalanche commentary, and I was hooked. "Who

Profilile: Ryan "Snook" O'Reilly

2009-07-28T05:57:00.001-07:00

I was doing some research for what I do best, which is argue on the internet, on Ryan O'Reilly, the Avs 2nd round draft choice. I came across quite a few stories about O'Reilly, and since nearly all Avs fans have heard a lot about Matt Duchene, I thought it might be a good idea to take an in-depth look at the Avs second round pick, and his path to the NHL. So here's the links to the interesting

Retirement

2009-07-27T06:49:00.001-07:00

You know, I hate how Brett Favre parlayed his "retirement" last season and this season into self-serving, childish attention-whoreing but at this point, with nothing to talk about at all, I kinda wish Joe Sakic would have done the same thing this summer. At least we would have had something to talk about, even if all everyone said was god I wish he's just make up his mind already. Right now... I

Final Parshin Update

2009-07-21T07:55:00.001-07:00

In order for Dennis Parshin to come to the Avs next season he would need a Russian court to side with him, the guy trying to leave for the riches of the United States, over the KHL, which happens to have a giant fan in Russian Supreme Prime Ministerfor life Vladimir Putin. A giant fan that's advocating the KHL expansion into Eastern Europe and Scandanavia.Maybe I'm being a bit cynical. It's not

Good Deals still avaialable

2009-07-20T06:42:00.001-07:00

this post brought to you by jibblescribbitsNote to Avs management:With the retirement of Joe Sakic, the Avs are still quite soft up the middle. Stastny's solid, Duchene is going to be good, but are we really ready to give up on Wojtek Wolski and make him a 3rd line center?Dominik Moore and Manny Malhotra are still available, and they can both win face-offs, are both relatively young, and probably

The Precarious Parshin Predicament

2009-07-16T06:44:00.000-07:00