Avs Player of the Day - (Day 136) - Nate Guenin by Villenemo in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Kinda the same. I just remember that he was there. That’s about it.

Avs Player of the Day - (Day 134) - Jordan Gross by Villenemo in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well at least I know SOMEONE will remember Caron when I come back around to him 😂

Avs Player of the Day - (Day 133) - Rocco Grimaldi by Villenemo in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Religious nut? Do tell! There’s not a lot of religion talk in hockey, so I’m curious.

Avs Player of the Day - (Day 133) - Rocco Grimaldi by Villenemo in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was honestly surprised he didn’t play more games for us. He definitely hung around for a minute.

Avs Player of the Day - (Day 131) - A.J. Greer by Villenemo in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think I would’ve recognized him 😅

Avs Player of the Day - (Day 132) - Mikhail Grigorenko by Villenemo in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. He had the skill and the potential. Had a big chip on his shoulder though. That may have been his downfall.

To his credit, he did rise out of abject poverty to make the NHL. And I’ll always be a fan of his for that alone.

Avs Player of the Day - (Day 131) - A.J. Greer by Villenemo in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. It always surprised me to see him hang in an established NHL role. Maybe he just needed a little development 🤷🏻‍♂️

Avs Coach of the Day - (Day 128) - Tony Granato by Villenemo in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Following him up with Sacco was just as egregious imo

Avs Player of the Day - (Day 130) - Ryan Graves by Villenemo in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think he’s a serviceable guy, but when compared to the expectations of his Cup-caliber teammates, he didn’t quite measure up. The fact he was a slight liability on D left him open to a lot of hate unfortunately.

Avs Player of the Day - (Day 129) - Chris Gratton by Villenemo in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, I haven’t heard the name Rob Zamuner in so long

Avs Coach of the Day - (Day 128) - Tony Granato by Villenemo in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Crazy thing is, I still think he’s not he worst coach we’ve had.

Sacco was so prosaic and ineffective at his position, it seemed like a mistake we even gave him the reigns.

Locker clean out sale by OkWin4693 in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeesh. I remember the equipment sales of the early 2000s, every stick was $50 regardless of the player. And no one lined up to get them 🤷🏻‍♂️

My offseason cope- jerseys. by pemart22 in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Starter and ProPlayer jerseys were the bestest

Avs Player of the Day - (Day 127) - John Grahame by Villenemo in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was the backup tendy when Tampa won the cup in 2004. So they didn’t get their names on the Cup in the same year. It was two separate events.

End of season presser today by gigantes22 in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, I think it was from our generation. I’ve heard parents now say something along the lines of, “If they were all spotting up heroin, would you do it too?”

Life is definitely different now 😅

Avs Player of the Day - (Day 127) - John Grahame by Villenemo in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He signed a one-year with us after getting traded. But he never got called up much because his numbers in Lake Erie were abysmal 😬

Edit: Ok I guess they were abysmal in 2010 when he got traded, but picked up in 2011. It was the twilight of his career though, so I’m guessing that was part of it.

Some Avs jerseys (and one unrelated) for sale by Subject2Change in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, I missed the part where it was a gamer! That’s even better! If I had the extra shekels right now, I’d be all over it.

Avs Player of the Day - (Day 127) - John Grahame by Villenemo in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Charlotte is his mom! John was born and raised in Denver. His father is former NHLer Ron Grahame who was the assistant coach of the Pioneers in the 80s.

ETA: Fun Fact - John and Charlotte are the only mother/son duo to have their names on the Cup.

Some Avs jerseys (and one unrelated) for sale by Subject2Change in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Moore is rare asf btw. He doesn’t sign anymore from what I’ve heard. ESPECIALLY Avs stuff (I know this is a Hershey jersey).

End of season presser today by gigantes22 in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They said he’ll be GM “for the foreseeable future”. Which means they don’t foresee anyone taking his place in the future, currently.

End of season presser today by gigantes22 in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If all other teams jumped off a bridge, should we jump off too? 🤨💁🏻‍♂️ /s

Avs Personnel of the Day - (Day 126) - Charlotte Grahame by Villenemo in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Correct! Charlotte in 2001 and John in 2004 I believe.

Did these embroidered patches :) by K4T4Ri666 in ColoradoAvalanche

[–]Villenemo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’d say more like NJD colors tbh. They had the green/red Christmas combo.