SenShot » Colorado Avalanche http://senshot.com An Ottawa Senators Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Tue, 21 May 2013 23:41:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Colorado Avalanche Will Select First Overall In 2013 NHL Entry Draft http://senshot.com/2013/04/29/colorado-avalanche-will-select-first-overall-in-2013-nhl-entry-draft/ http://senshot.com/2013/04/29/colorado-avalanche-will-select-first-overall-in-2013-nhl-entry-draft/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:27:59 +0000 Jared Crozier http://senshot.com/?p=13168 Well the NHL Draft Lottery was much ado about nothing, as was expected.  Despite the hoopla surrounding the fact that all 14 non-playoff teams could get the first overall pick, the winner ended up moving up just one spot in the order. Here is how the draft will go down:   Colorado Avalanche Florida Panthers [...]

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]]> Well the NHL Draft Lottery was much ado about nothing, as was expected.  Despite the hoopla surrounding the fact that all 14 non-playoff teams could get the first overall pick, the winner ended up moving up just one spot in the order.

Apr 27, 2013; Denver, CO, USA; Colorado Avalanche right wing Ryan Hejduk (23) during the second period against the Minnesota Wild at the Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports

Here is how the draft will go down:

 

  1. Colorado Avalanche
  2. Florida Panthers
  3. Tampa Bay Lighting
  4. Nashville Predators
  5. Carolina Hurricanes
  6. Calgary Flames
  7. Edmonton Oilers
  8. Buffalo Sabres
  9. New Jersey Devils
  10. Dallas Stars
  11. Philadelphia Flyers
  12. Phoenix Coyotes
  13. Winnipeg Jets
  14. Columbus Blue Jackets

This meas that two of the top 3 picks will be in the new look Central division with the Ottawa Senators next season as the Panthers dropped to 2nd and Lightning retained third slot.

All in all, it was anticlimactic but at least the Avalanche have something to look forward to.  The Avalanche will probably select Seth Jones with the pick, a player who learned to play hockey in Denver while his dad played for the NBA’s Nuggets, a story that will no doubt rule headlines leading up to the draft.

 

]]> http://senshot.com/2013/04/29/colorado-avalanche-will-select-first-overall-in-2013-nhl-entry-draft/feed/ 0 NHL Recap: April 26, 2013 Wild Blow Chance To Clinch, Isles Gain Single Point To Move Up In East http://senshot.com/2013/04/27/nhl-recap-april-27-2013-wild-blow-chance-to-clinch-isles-gain-single-point/ http://senshot.com/2013/04/27/nhl-recap-april-27-2013-wild-blow-chance-to-clinch-isles-gain-single-point/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:17:31 +0000 Jared Crozier http://senshot.com/?p=13126 There were 4 games around the NHL as the final weekend of the season kicked off with a couple of important games with playoff implications.  Here is a quick tour around the league.   The Islanders got a single point in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Sabres.  Keith Aucoin capitalized on a Ryan Miller [...]

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]]> There were 4 games around the NHL as the final weekend of the season kicked off with a couple of important games with playoff implications.  Here is a quick tour around the league.

 

Apr 26, 2013; Buffalo, NY, USA; New York Islanders left wing Matt Martin (17) deflects a shot past Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller (30) during the overtime period at the First Niagara Center. Sabres beat the Islanders 2-1 in a shootout. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports

  1. The Islanders got a single point in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Sabres.  Keith Aucoin capitalized on a Ryan Miller stumble to even the score at 1 just over 7 minutes into the third to lift the Islanders, at least temporarily, out of the 8th seed and into 6th, a point ahead of the Senators and Rangers.  Brian Flynn had put the Sabres up a goal in the second period, and Thomas Vanek had the lone goal in the shootout to end the Sabres season on a winning note.
  2. The Minnesota Wild, needing a win in one of their final two games, got booed off home ice after falling to the Oilers 6-1.  Nikolai Khabibulin made 38 saves to get the win, with Corey Potter and Nail Yakupov each scoring twice.  Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle each added a goal and two assists to play spoiler and keep three teams in the race for the final two playoff spots. Minnesota must win its final game in Colorado or have Columbus lose against Nashville to make the playoffs.
  3. Calgary closed out their season with a 3-1 loss to the Blackhawks.  Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Marcus Kruger scored for the Hawks, with Chris Butler notching his first of the season in the loss.  Chicago has one more game, but expect a skeleton NHL lineup as they travel to St. Louis to play the Blues.
  4. Matt Duchene and P.A. Parenteau scored in the shootout to give the Avalanche a 5-4 win over the Coyotes.  Stefan Elliott, Parenteau, Patrick Bordeleau and Ryan O’Reilly  scored for Colorado, while Antoine Vermette scored twice along with Rob Klinkhammer and David Schlemko for Phoenix.  Colorado can play spoiler for the Wild on Saturday while the Coyotes have one more stop in Anaheim.

That concludes our tour around the NHL.  Saturday is the de-facto final day of the season, and the league goes out with a bang, with 13 games on the schedule.  Every team but Boston and Ottawa will conclude their season, so most playoff matchups will be determined Saturday, and 9 games have some playoff implication.  Check back tomorrow for a full recap of the action.

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