It’s a big, wide notes column out there. …
Relax, Avs fans. Sounds good, Todd Bertuzzi in a Red Wings uniform, but it’s too good to be true. With his career in Detroit listed as day to day, he’ll be long gone by the time the Wings return to Our Town next season. …
So ol’ meat hooks himself, Scott Parker, is back with the Avs. Question is, what’s he going to do in the kinder and gentler NHL? Shadow box? …
Must be the flaxseed oil: Teemu Selanne has 78 goals in less than two seasons with the Mighty Ducks, 62 more than he had in 2003-04 before being given up for dead by the Avs. …
How well is Selanne playing this season? The big redhead, Post pucks writer Adrian Dater, tells me he’s considering Selanne for his Hart Trophy vote. …
“The Departed.” The biggest winner on Oscars night or the state of the Avs’ playoff chances? …
Happy trails to KOA’s Alan Roach, leaving his post as the voice of Coors Canaveral after 14 years with the Rox. Anyone not named Denny Neagle can audition to replace him. …
U of Florida hoops coach Billy Donovan invited Tony La Russa to give his team a pep talk the other day. So what do you tell a team coming off a national championship? La Russa, to the Palm Beach Post: “Same thing I say here. Get so far ahead, the coach can’t screw it up.” …
Talk about good work if you can get it. If the Nuggets could play the Memphis Gruesomes every night, they wouldn’t have to worry about not making the playoffs. …
That 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card, once owned by Wayne Gretzky, has sold for $2.35 million. White House economists, in the aftermath of the sale, say it’s a sign that the economy is healthy. That, and P.T. Barnum was right. …
Memo to Denver 2-year-olds near and far: Disregard that visual of Ohio State coach Thad Matta inadvertently spitting out his gum during the Wisconsin game, then putting it back in his mouth. …
Over 50 Baseball League holding tryouts Sunday, 1:30 p.m., D’Evelyn High School in Lakewood. Anyone turning 48 this year is welcome. Must test positive for beer. (OK, I made up that part.) Info: Ray Norton at 303-883-1054. …
If Michael Vick‘s backup, Matt Schaub, doesn’t get outta Dodge in the next few weeks, it will be despite the Vikings’ best efforts. …
It’s better to be named to the Pro Bowl than actually play in the stupid game. To wit: Drew Brees wasn’t the only player injured in Honolulu. Niners cornerback Walt Harris has a screw in his broken left hand to prove it. …
Bills cornerback Nate Clements is vastly overrated and soon to be ridiculously overpaid. How do we know? Because the Redskins reportedly have targeted him as their No. 1 priority in free agency. …
News: U of Kentucky hoops team 2-14 in past 16 vs. ranked teams. Views: Trust me, somebody is in a Tub of trouble. …
With the free-agent signing period just over the dashboard, ESPN’s Eric Allen has Philadelphia and Green Bay atop his list of the five best places to play. What’s that? No, Baghdad wasn’t third. …
The fun story of the past week came when Yogi Berra and Don Larsen finally got to sit down and watch Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series. Larsen’s reaction, as told to The Associated Press: “It ended the way I hoped it would.”
Jim Armstrong can be reached at 303-954-1269 or jmarmstrong@denverpost.com.
