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Sakic & Foote Hurting, Season May Be Over For Avs

by Paul on 11/29/08 at 03:48 PM ET
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from Adrian Dater of All Things Avs,

The news isn’t good from the Avalanche’s morning skate: Sakic won’t play tonight against Tampa Bay, and his status is now listed as “indefinite.” We could be in the throes of a sad end to No. 19’s brilliant career. One last “clean” in the weight room - one last clean that he said he wasn’t even going to do, but said he did anyway in a kind of “what the heck?” manner - has hijacked Sakic’s and the Avs’ season….

It’s not a good situation, and this, I believe, will sink this listing Avs team for good this year. This team just doesn’t believe in itself, doesn’t have enough passion and - from what I have witnessed - doesn’t have the close kind of chemistry of the last few teams….

Here’s the other news from the skate: Adam Foote has been placed on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 22. Former DU defenseman Aaron MacKenzie has been recalled from Lake Erie and will be available tonight (although probably won’t be in the lineup).

Foote’s upper back (neck) is still bothering him, and this mysterious knee injury has also crept into the situation. Injuries like these are what can happen when a stiff, no-talent, cheap-shot artist forward like John Zeiler runs you from behind.

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If this is it for Joe Sakic, it would be very, very sad.  Unfortunately, reality isn’t scripted for the fans’ love of a good story - what happens, happens.

Posted by Baroque on 11/29/08 at 05:21 PM ET

So you’re saying the Avs aren’t going to go on a tear, win their division, oust the Flames in the first round, the Wild in the second round, the Wings in the Conference finals and then win the Stanley Cup on the a Joe Sakic OT goal - assisted by Forsberg nonetheless - in Game 7 against the Habs?

Crap…

Posted by Shane from Saskatoon on 11/29/08 at 06:14 PM ET

Sorry, Shane - I guess I just love crushing dreams. 

Posted by Baroque on 11/29/08 at 07:00 PM ET

Agreed, not a whole lot of pure talent with zeiler, but that hit on foote was the same type of hits foote has been handing out his whole career. I don’t like seeing players hurt either, but you can’t blame a 4th liner for finishing his check on someone that clearly saw he was there to hit him but decided to turn into it.

Posted by jmiller on 11/29/08 at 07:22 PM ET

A mysterious knee injury for the QUITTER FOOTE!!!!!!!!!!!! Sounds like he has QUIT AGAIN!!!!!!

Posted by tg on 11/29/08 at 11:12 PM ET

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