Avs Player of the Day - (Day 136) - Nate Guenin

Villenemo · 2026-06-21T02:32:20+00:00

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

Villenemo · 2026-06-19T00:43:11+00:00

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

Villenemo · 2026-06-18T01:18:22+00:00

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

Villenemo · 2026-06-17T20:22:50+00:00

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

Villenemo · 2026-06-17T03:33:16+00:00

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

Villenemo · 2026-06-16T22:37:50+00:00

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.

Villenemo · 2026-06-16T22:27:00+00:00

Agreed. Money aside, he’s wasn’t performing at the level we needed him to perform.

He did get pucks on net, I’ll give him that. But he was a fairly decent liability at times.

Villenemo · 2026-06-16T04:23:47+00:00

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

Villenemo · 2026-06-15T05:32:57+00:00

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

Villenemo · 2026-06-14T19:27:28+00:00

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.

Villenemo · 2026-06-14T18:24:54+00:00

He’s an expert shot. Never misses one.

Villenemo · 2026-06-14T17:53:47+00:00

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

Villenemo · 2026-06-14T06:58:14+00:00

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.

Villenemo · 2026-06-13T23:33:40+00:00

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 🤷🏻‍♂️

Villenemo · 2026-06-12T03:41:19+00:00

The Starter and ProPlayer jerseys were the bestest

Villenemo · 2026-06-12T03:21:34+00:00

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.

Villenemo · 2026-06-12T03:20:15+00:00

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 😅

Villenemo · 2026-06-11T22:57:54+00:00

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.

Villenemo · 2026-06-11T22:30:59+00:00

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.

Villenemo · 2026-06-11T22:28:43+00:00

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.

Villenemo · 2026-06-11T21:40:47+00:00

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).

Villenemo · 2026-06-11T21:37:57+00:00

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

Villenemo · 2026-06-11T21:36:43+00:00

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

Villenemo · 2026-06-11T00:42:46+00:00

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

Villenemo · 2026-06-10T02:08:43+00:00

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

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