All we are saying is give notes a chance. …
You don’t miss 60-plus games with a wrist – excuse me, upper-body – injury and become an overnight factor in the NHL playoffs. Or do you? From the sounds of things, if anyone can, it’s Steve Konowalchuk.
“That guy is a machine,” Ian Laperriere said. “He was right in the gym when he could be, right on the ice when he could be. He worked hard, like I’ve never seen anybody work before.
“He didn’t know if he could come back, but he wanted to give it his all in case there was a slim chance. You know what? He might be in the best shape of any guy in this locker room.” …
Yes, Konowalchuk will give the Avs a big lift, psychological and otherwise. But if the subject is the key to their playoff hopes, let’s not overlook the obvious. Said Rob Blake: “The one thing this team has had forever is Joe Sakic. If you have him, you never know what can happen.” …
Reason No. 1 why the NHL playoffs are better than the NBA’s: The road team has a fighting chance. NHL road teams were 23-21 in the first round. …
Kobe Bryant bumps a teammate into an official, then snickers at the ref as he walks off the court. Makes you wonder, doesn’t it? If the players believe the officiating in the NBA playoffs is a joke, what are the rest of us supposed to think? …
Red Wings goalie Manny Legace, after the first-round loss to Edmonton: “I feel like going out and hanging myself.” …
Don’t blame Peter Forsberg for the Flyers’ meltdown vs. the Sabres. They won two games and he had the game-winning goal in both. …
Lost in the wreckage: The Nuggets’ front office knew this team was a work in progress. Kiki Vandeweghe and George Karl had every intention of trading for a shooter in the season, only to lose Nene on opening night. That robbed them of their ability to make a big splash, forcing them to settle for minor deals that brought in Ruben Patterson and Reggie Evans. …
Let me see if I’ve got this straight. The Boston cops drove, by Doug Mirabelli’s estimate, 100 mph to get Mirabelli to Fenway Park on time to catch knuckleballer Tim Wakefield? I can see the headline now: Sawx win early-May epic vs. Yanks!!! Kid splattered on squad-car windshield, see Page 23. …
Talk about a strange look. If Todd Helton belongs in a Sky Sox uniform, I belong in a leopard-skin Speedo. …
Collectors, take note: Denver artist Malcolm Farley will unveil limited-edition prints of Tiger Woods, commissioned and autographed by Tiger, Friday and Saturday from 5-9 p.m. at Gallery One of Writer Square, 1512 Larimer. …
The Pepsi Center crowd spent the entire Clippers series booing Sam Cassell. Excuse me? We should be so lucky to have a floor leader such as Cassell in Our Town. In the end, that’s the question you have to ask about the Nuggets. Would a lot of the nasty stuff that went down have happened if they had a real, live leader? …
Not that that’s the only issue swirling around this team. The Nuggets as we speak have more question marks than Matthew Lesko’s suit. …
Grizzlies forward Shane Battier, when asked by the Memphis Commercial Appeal what went wrong in the Dallas series: “Our offensive execution … and our defensive execution.” …
Forget the calendars and coffee mugs. Any fan who shows up for the June 20-22 Pirates-Royals series in Kansas City ought to get a free house. …
Add Pirates: The season is barely a month old and already they’ve had six- and seven-game losing streaks. …
Granted, I know more about brain surgery than horses, but my highly informed source on the next bar stool likes Point Determined in the Kentucky Derby.
Catch Jim Armstrong from 6-9 a.m. during “The Press Box” on ESPN 560 AM. He can be reached at 303-820-5452 or jmarmstrong@denverpost.com.
