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Smyth News
by Paul on 07/01/07 at 04:45 PM ET
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via Adrian Dater of the Denver Post,
Barring something unexpected - always a high possibility in this crazy business - I believe you’ll be hearing about Ryan Smyth becoming a member of the Avalanche soon. A grade A source tells me a deal is close to being done. Stay tuned. And don’t kill the messenger if the deal falls through!
Update 6:23pm ET (by Alanah)
The link above stopped working for some reason. The original story appears to be missing, but Dater references it online here as well:
Still waiting on a Smyth deal. These things can be complicated. These are the top two lines I see for this season, if Smyth brings his mullet to Denver:
Smyth-Sakic-Brunette
Wolski-Stastny-Hejduk
Update 7:12pm ET (Alanah)
Dater is now acknowledging that he did remove his original post deliberately.
Let’s just all sit and wait for the proper authorities to alert us of any big Avalanche deals today, OK? I took a previous blog about a Ryan Smyth deal down not long ago, because I forgot about a parliamentary procedure to post a “news” story like that. That was the reason, not anything else.
There are a lot of other teams that are after the same guys the Avs are after, and it’s no guarantee ANY of them will be coming to our Dusty Old Cowtown yet. So, again, breathe in, breathe out. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Hmmm… this is probably not going to go over well with Avs fans, I’m guessing.
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Comments
When I hear a scream from the West, I know he is signed…
Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 07/01/07 at 05:07 PM ET
Make sure that it isn’t the scream from the Avs not buying out Theodore, the scream of agony. $6 million dollar backup. Damn.
Posted by Tapeleg on 07/01/07 at 05:14 PM ET
Um, I thought he wanted to go somewhere where he has a legitimate shot at the cup every year?
Note to Adrian Dater (same note to most TML fans): Just because you want it to be doesn’t make it so.
Posted by Jeff on 07/01/07 at 05:15 PM ET
Colorado is a better option than some teams, though. I think they could improve more rapidly than some people think.
Dang, now my battery is nearly dead and my power isn’t back on again. I hate being dependent on electricity!!!!
(I’ll have to tune in later to see what happens. Maybe my brother has power at his house?)
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 07/01/07 at 05:19 PM ET
Bob McKenzie just said that this one isn’t as close as is being reported.w
Posted by Tyler on 07/01/07 at 05:23 PM ET
Please, Gord, no Smyth to Avs…
Posted by George Malik from South Lyon, MI on 07/01/07 at 05:25 PM ET
The story does appear to be missing, but Dater references his comment about Smyth coming to the Avs in another post as well. I’ve provided a link in the update…
Posted by Alanah McGinley from British Columbia on 07/01/07 at 05:29 PM ET
Dater can’t seem to keep his posts on the Denver Post site.
Posted by Tapeleg on 07/01/07 at 05:49 PM ET
I will, in fact, cry if this happens. Just so everyone knows.
Posted by Doogie2K from Calgary on 07/01/07 at 06:11 PM ET
That’s a good one Tapeleg. If he gets “scooped” by ESPN on Smyth signing somewhere else it might send Dater over the edge.
Posted by Dave on 07/01/07 at 07:18 PM ET
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Posted by Dave on 07/01/07 at 05:03 PM ET