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HEAD COACH
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Bob Hartley
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ROSTER
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C - Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, Stephane Yelle, Chris Drury.
LW - Valeri Kamensky, Rene Corbet, Milan Hejduk, Shean Donovan,
Warren Rychel. RW - Claude Lemieux, Adam Deadmarsh, Shjon Podein,
Jeff Odgers. D - Sandis Ozolinsh, Sylvain Lefebvre, Adam Foote,
Alexei Gusarov, Jon Klemm, Aaron Miller, Eric Messier, Greg deVries,
Cam Russell. G - Patrick Roy, Craig Billington.
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INJURIES
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Shjon Podein, rw (fractured leg, mid-February); Jon Klemm,
d (knee, mid-January); Warren Rychel, lw (hand, indefinite).
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TRANSACTIONS
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Assigned Marc Denis, g, to Hershey (AHL); assigned
Wade Belak, d, to Hershey; assigned Scott Parker, rw, to Hershey.
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GAME RESULTS
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1/12 Chicago W 4-1
1/16 St. Louis W 2-0
1/19 at Los Angeles W 5-4
1/21 Calgary W 4-2
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STANDINGS
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Northwest Division GP W L T PTS GF GA
Colorado 45 22 19 4 48 114 113
Edmonton 44 18 19 7 43 126 116
Vancouver 45 15 24 6 36 115 135
Calgary 46 15 27 4 34 112 139
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TEAM NEWS
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by Greg D'Avis, Colorado Correspondent
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Five-game winning streak? The Avalanche had one of these before,
getting everyone all het up before sinking back into mediocrity.
But -- dare we say -- they're starting to look like they're for
real.
For one, they're almost at full strength now. Sandis Ozolinsh is
back, Patrick Roy is back, Alexei Gusarov is back, Jon Klemm'll be
back any second now, leaving only Shjon Podein and Warren Rychel on
the DL.
For two, the stars are playing like stars - Sakic's red hot,
Forsberg's Forsberg, Roy's cocky again -- and Valeri Kamensky is
picking it up, Claude Lemieux is having a solid year, etc.
So, while the streak doesn't have any powerhouses on it (St. Louis
is the only contender they've beaten in the past five), it's given
them momentum; and unlike the last streak, they've looked dominant.
The Chicago game was the tail end of a home-and-home, and the poor,
pitiful Blackhawks weren't even in the same league as Colorado. The
only blemish -- rookie tough guy Scott Parker took on Bob Probert
and, well, learned a few things about fighting. (Parker was since
sent back to Hershey to make room for Gusarov.)
Against St. Louis, the Avalanche played a strong, near-perfect game.
Roy made crazy saves, the Avalanche held a lead. And, true to form,
Ozolinsh turned the puck over in his own end a lot, making
everything interesting.
Sakic took over in the next two games, getting ready for a rest at
the All-Star break with two straight two-goal games against L.A.
and Calgary.
Crawford Resurfaces
Former coach Marc Crawford, who either quit or was driven out last
summer (depending on who you believe), just showed up as the new
Canucks coach, replacing the ever-popular Mike Keenan. Depending on
the settlement, the Avs will receive cash and a draft pick from
Vancouver. Stay tuned....
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