Avs Beat Sharks, Remain a Conundrum

1st Period
Theodore is in goal. When I went to the game the other night, a woman I was sitting near had the theory that Theodore wasn't really hurt, and was pulled after the first due to a lack of confidence in his play that night. I didn't buy it, but his being in net tonight doesn't help.

Brett Clark with the GOOOOAAAALLLLLL!!!!! Sakic with the pass on what looked like a 4 on 2 rush. Have I ever complained about Brett Clark? Have I? OK, yes I have. But, you know, he's alright for now. The lead is the Avs to lose.

Sharks tie it up on the power play, with a Cheechoo goal. But how far out of the net was Theodore? He left it wide open for anyone else, and took away his own chance of making a save.

OK, so much for the disciplined game the Avs had the other night. Two penalties against Columbus, and now, with only gone in the first period, they have doubled that. Am I really going to make it though this game?

I'm just not paying enough attention to the game so far. Let's see if I can do more in the second.

2nd Period

Avs start off on the power play, but again, I'm doing some other things tonight, so the game is on, but I'm only watching some. But I am working on the things in that picture down there. Mmmm... Beer....

Avs take their fifth penalty of the game, with less than 2 minutes gone in the second. Not good enough for a team playing the Sharks. Any team playing the Sharks. A few shorthanded shots don't hurt, but still.

Funky GOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!!!!! They are going to take a look at this. Was the dislodged before it crossed the line? I looks like Sakic was shoved into the goal, but it doesn't matter. it's a GOOOAALLLL!!! 2-1 Avs

Thornton gets the goal on the Theodore rebound. The rebound was kind of inevitable, but Thornton breaking in alone was not. Who was supposed to be taking him, and why didn't they?

Neil Young is at the game tonight. Wow, what a game. Sorry, I'm just not excited about this one. But the shots are almost even, and so are the penalties (5 each).

GOOOOAAAALL!!!!! McLean shoots it past Toskala, on a 2 on 1 with Hejduk. Everyone was expecting the pass, but McLean takes the shot. 3-2 Avs.

Penalty shot for Mike Grier. You know I'm paying attention now. And he misses his first ever penalty shot. Theodore with the save? Hard to tell from the replay, but I'm sure I'll see it a few more times. That could be a real rallying point for the Avs.

GOOOOOAALL!!!! Clark with the goal, but Brunette looks like he's going for the tip in. That might have made Toskala split his attention. 4-2 Avs.

3rd Period

Have you seen the ads for the new movie "We Are Marshall?" Another football movie, but other than that, I have no idea what it is about.

Scramble in front of the net, and Theodore stays in there to keep it out. You could count 3 or 4 "shots" as they chipped away at it, but it stays out, and that's good enough for me tonight.

GOOOAAALLLLLLLLLLL!!! Sakic with the goal on the rebound. If they handed them out, he should get the second assist for winning the draw clean. Great work and a Power Play goal is the result.

And that is it. I was a bad blogger tonight, having massive distractions tonight, but it will all be for the best soon. You'll see.
At least we could shut down Joe Pavelski. What? But in the end, the big question is, why are the Avs winning games against really good teams (San Jose and Edmonton) while losing to the average and crappy ones (Columbus, Vancouver, and Calgary). What the hell are these people doing?

Next game is in LA, with the late game again. But not if I see you first.

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