(This is a series that will run through the offseason that highlights the best, worst, and most irrelevant players to wear each number from 1 to whenever there isn’t enough players that wore a certain number to do this. So…here…we…go…)
Think about the number 14 for Avs players. Before
you go down the list, name 5 players that have worn #14. Can you do it? If you
cant even name 5 players that have worn #14 for the Avalanche then you aren’t
alone. As it turns out, 9 players have worn #14 for the burgundy and blue, but
most stays with the number have been brief. 14 is also the number of starts
Roberto Luongo will get before the Canucks fans start crying out for Eddie
Lack. Because the horrible Canucks team/lack of defense and a strong core is
Luonogo’s fault. Enjoying those paychecks Mike Gillis?
The
Best:
None other than Ian Laperriere. The only time Lappy scored 20 goals in an NHL
season was his first with the Avs (05/06) and it was also his highest point
total. But it wasn’t his point production that made Avs fans fall in love with
him. It was his style of play, his grit, his fighting, his pesty qualities, his
heart, his passion. His scoring dipped severely over the next few seasons in
Colorado, but he still played good solid games.
The
Worst: Tom Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was more a victim of
circumstance. He was traded to the Avs to man the RW spot on the 3rd
and 4th lines in the playoffs. He played 11 games, scored 3 points,
and was relatively ineffective. Needless to say, he did not get resigned, but
became a vital part of the newly founded Nashville Predators.
Mr.
Irrelevant: Christian Matte only played 22 games for the Avs,
and only 7 while wearing #14. A leading scorer in the IHL and AHL through the
90’s, Matte could not crack an NHL lineup, let alone the talented, deep Avs
corp. 394 points in 390 AHL games isn’t bad though.
Other
14’s:
Landon Wilson
Dave Hannan
Theoren Fleury
Dave Reid
Tomas Fleischmann
David Van Der Gulik
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