Oui, très bonnes observations.
“I would like you to read me, even if I am French Canadian. The main thing for the Avalanche to remember after that humiliating playoff elimination: Don’t panic! Let the dust fall. Things must be analyzed with reflection, not under impulse. Let’s start with coach Joel Quenneville. I don’t like him at all. This guy has mixed up his lineup way too much, which does not allow real chemistry. Goalie Jose Theodore also must leave because he is not strong enough mentally. Give Peter Forsberg a chance to come back, because even at 60 percent of his capacity, this guy is among the 20 best players in the NHL.”
Marc-Andre, Quebec City
Kiz: Hey, I’m just thankful you didn’t write in French, because I still have nightmares about one of those foreign-language classes in college where only French was spoken in the room, and my standard answer to every question was either “Je ne sais pas” (I do not know) or “Je digere mal” (I have bad digestion). I love how you say don’t panic in one breath and shouted off with the heads of Quenneville and Theodore in the next breath. Well, Coach Q is already a goner. The guillotine was a French invention, was it not?
Face it, he’s Petered out.
“I still believe Peter The Great will make one more try at playing hockey. Forsberg is too driven and too proud to quit the game on a losing note. He will be back.”
Johan, Sweden
Kiz: In his prime, Foppa was so great that even an ink-stained wretch like me, who gets in all the games for free, gladly paid to see him play. But I have to tell you the truth, Johan. The next time you see Forsberg skating, it will be on a frozen pond down the street from you in Sweden, not in the NHL.
Penny-pinching Rock heads.
“I don’t want to join in pouring it on the Rockies. But who made the decisions to let Josh Fogg and Kaz Matsui go? With Willy Taveras and Matsui at the top of the batting order, the Rox had speed that forced other teams to change their infield defense. Fogg, talk about tough. He was it. Get him back from Cincinnati and Matsui from Houston — fast — before this season is written off as a major disaster.”
Ken, Boulder
Kiz: In the offseason, the Rox stood pat. And now they’re falling flat. Should we really be surprised when a team that does not reinvest in its good fortune falls on hard times?
If only you knew his office name.
“A new slogan for the Rockies? This is easy: ‘Mark Kiszla is a schmuck!’ Although it’s possible it’s already being used.”
Fred, Centennial
Kiz: As a matter of fact, that slogan has been used for years . . . at my own breakfast table. How did you know, Fred?
Calling Kroenke, calling Kroenke.
“So much for the Monfort brothers’ baseball dynasty. This is a notably weaker Rockies team than 2007’s one-strike-from-third-in-the-division squad, and the results are showing. Sure hope everybody enjoyed Fluketober. The sedimentary Rox have settled again.”
Dave, Highlands Ranch
Kiz: If the Fluketober brothers were smart, Dick and Charlie Monfort would have sold the team for a huge profit the day after the final out of the World Series. With any luck, maybe Stan Kroenke would still be interested in buying the slightly used and heavily abused National League champs.
Parting shot
And today’s parting shot is a note of
sympathy for my dear comrade Woody
Paige, who quit the morning
show on ESPN, only to find himself
back in Colorado working with a bigger
buffoon than Skip Bayless.
“Please quit your job, Kiz. I didn’t
think it was possible to get worse than
Bayless, the guy who thinks Tiger
Woods and LeBron James are nothing
special. But I was wrong. Go be
a mail carrier for The Post. Something
else. Just please stop writing.”
Eric, devoted reader
