The holidays are almost upon us, prepare now or suffer in the stores later! I find this year to be bittersweet as this will be the first year without our beloved Hans, but at the same time it will be the first Christmas for Max. I fear holiday stress will be directly related to how much attention he pays to the tree as I am fairly certain that he is part goat. The Holiday movies and albums have been dusted off and the preperation for a Christmas party seems to be underway.
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Nov 13
Colorado added an interesting player to the mix today in goaltender Craig Anderson, the position has been hard to fill since the retirement of Patrick Roy with the team having difficulty finding a reliable player to fill the crease. The most notable bust to date being Jose Theodore, who at the time of the trade was hoped to be the best hope for the franchise and reminiscent of the deal which brought Roy from Montreal to Colorado. Anderson, who spent the last 3 years in Florida sports a record of 36-43-13, however last season he was 15-7-5 with a 2.71 goals-against average and three shutouts. Here is hoping his numbers continue to improve over the upcoming season as the Avalanche recently re-signed fellow net minder Peter Budaj. The upside to this scenario is that the total salary cap hit for the goalie tandem is $2.05 million for the season.
Anderson finished last season with a .924 save percentage and a 2.71 goals against average, hopefully he can find a good footing in the Colorado organization and work well with the defense to improve those numbers and lead the Avalanche back into the playoffs.