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Edmonton Take a Beating on the Road
The Edmonton Oilers are to begin a five game stretch at home tonight with the Colorado Avalanche at 9 p.m. The Oilers only win on the road was in the opener in Colorado on November 8th. The 5-3 win was the Oilers’ only victory in their last eight games.
Hopefully the Oilers can pick up the pace now they are on their home turf. Good luck to Edmonton. After all, it couldn’t get worse.
Cheap Shot on Tucker!
Colorado Avalanche trainers look at Darcy Tucker #16 of the Avalanche after tucker was injured against the Carolina Hurricanes at the Pepsi Center. Hejduk scored on a power play at the 10-minute mark after Ruutu was assessed a major penalty for boarding and a game misconduct for his hit against Tucker, who was knocked out by the blow.
Tucker was immobilized on a stretcher board and taken by ambulance to the hospital for further evaluation. The Avalanche later reported that he suffered a concussion but had regained consciousness and was fully alert. The Colorado Avalanche went on to win the game 5-4 over the Hurricanes bringing their standings to 7-1-2.
A Heated Western Conference Rivalry
The Colorado Avalanche are just one of those teams that hockey fans either love or hate. They are the hockey equivalent of the New York Yankees in that they inspire a bitter polarization. You can find hundreds of Colorado Avalanche jerseys dotting the stands when they play an away game, and the Pepsi Center rocks hard when they have a home ice advantage.
Until their inaugural 1995 season in Colorado, the Avalanche competed as the Quebec Nordiques. The Avalanche have won two Stanley Cups in their brief history – one in 1996 and the other in 2001. During most of the late ’90s and early 2000s, the Avalanche engaged in a bitter rivalry with their hated Western Conference rivals the Detroit Red Wings. Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg and goaltender Patrick Roy represented the core of the team in its glory days.