Jarome Iginla drew a big media crowd Saturday morning at the Pepsi Center. Difficult to hear, I know, but this is an example of how big of a deal Iginla’s quest for 600 goals is in Calgary:
Our gameday advance package looks at Avalanche winger . Iggy scored his first 525 goals with the Flames. The spotlight is on Calgary’s Juri Hudler.
Defenseman Tyson Barrie, who missed Thursday’s 4-3 overtime loss to Chicago, participated in Saturday’s morning skate and will play against the Flames. Barrie said he became violently ill with the flu on Thursday, likely getting it from his mother, who was visiting. She had the flu earlier in the week.
Finland and captain Mikko Rantanen — who began the season with the Avs — Rantanen didn’t get a point but had three shots and sat in the penalty box for two minutes.
Finland will play rival Sweden in the WJC semifinals. The Americans, who are leading the Czech Republic 5-0 after two periods, are on track to play Russia in the final four. Russia features Avalanche-drafted defenseman Sergei Boikov, who has played in all give games including Saturday’s 4-3 quarterfinal win over Denmark.
Avalanche lineup:
Landeskog-Soderberg-Comeau
Martinsen-Mitchell-Duchene
Tanguay-MacKinnon-Iginla
McLeod-Grigorenko-Skille
Beauchemin-Johnson
Barrie-Holden
Gormley-Redmond
Varalamov
Berra
Calgary Flames F Joe Colborne at his alma mater with radio dude . Johnny Gaudreau far left
— Mike Chambers (@MikeChambers)
