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[DropThePuck]

Denver Post
Buddy act didn't work
By Terry Frei

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Let a somber Selanne provide the epitaph. "It didn't work out," the Finnish winger said Tuesday, after the Avalanche's season-ending 3-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Did we ever see the real Paul Kariya? "The first four or five games," Kariya said, laughing darkly. "It was a tough year."


Denver Post
This team has lost all its tomorrows
By Woody Paige

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Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne are dissatisfied men gone somewhere else. Kariya, whose ankle was twisted in the final regular season game, finally played for the first time in the postseason and later said the entire season had been a waste for him.

Selanne, Kariya's best hockey friend, would agree. He was healthy in this series against his old team but was a healthy scratch in one game.


Denver Post
Lacroix: Granato will return
By Terry Frei

Q: How do you think the signings of Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne worked out?

A: Paul is a world-class athlete, and his game is based on speed and quickness. The two injuries (wrist and ankle) he had were exactly part of that. He has the wrist shot, and that injury was a problem for a long time, and then he had the ankle. It was a frustrating year for him, no doubt, and he is not a guy who has a history of injuries, other than the concussion he had in ’98. It didn’t work out, but it was nobody’s fault.

With Teemu, he’s a different age, a different stage of his career. Sure, we expected more from the guy, but I’m pretty proud of his reaction. It was brought up to me this morning that he didn’t look around for a culprit, that he just blamed it on himself and said it didn’t work out. It didn’t work out. It wasn’t anything malicious with us or him. It didn’t work out.

But if you’re asking me if the same opportunity comes back, and rewind the tape, even knowing what we know now, I’d make the same decision.



Rocky Mountain News
Now it is time to play blame game
By Bernie Lincicome

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The fill-ins and late comers, like Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne, like Bob Boughner and Steve Konowalchuk, accepted consolation, which is likely all they will ever have from the Avs. So many on this team were not part of the grand times, and here they were doing duty like pallbearers for a dynasty, Ossi Vaananen, Matthew Barnaby, Andre Nikolishin and others.


Rocky Mountain News
One - and done? - for Kariya
Winger finally makes return, but status for next season up in air
By Jim Benton


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Left wing Paul Kariya played his first playoff game for the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night, and it possibly could have been his last.



Rocky Mountain News
Selanne's 'nightmare' year is over
By Aaron J. Lopez

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Leaning against a wall in the Colorado Avalanche dressing room, Teemu Selanne wore the expression of a beaten man.

It was a far cry from 10 months earlier when he wore a perma- smile as he seemingly took a major step toward turning his Stanley Cup dream into a reality.

[Veca]

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It's karma baby, karma. Having said that, I can't help but feel sad for the two of them. We all will have a time when we look back at our lives and wish we could just kick ourselves in the butt for doing something as stupid as Paul and Teemu did. I don't know if I enjoy what they are now going through, but they did do this to themselves!!! :bye:

[Jennifer1515]

Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne are dissatisfied men gone somewhere else.

interesting quote this is...

not that I am reading more into it than I should

[ADHB]

Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne are dissatisfied men gone somewhere else.

interesting quote this is...

not that I am reading more into it than I should

Maybe they should look into that male product Ron Jeremy is always hawking on TV late at night.

[schmickity]

Kariya and Sellane are Fags, Colorado deserved them

[Francaise]

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It's karma baby, karma. Having said that, I can't help but feel sad for the two of them. We all will have a time when we look back at our lives and wish we could just kick ourselves in the butt for doing something as stupid as Paul and Teemu did. I don't know if I enjoy what they are now going through, but they did do this to themselves!!! :bye:

I agree Veca. As we all can recall, we were excited knowing that Murray wanted to bring Selanne back to Anaheim. I was scared when the Ducks made it official by not qualifying Kariya, but that was stated publicly to save money for Giguere, others, and to offer for Selanne. So, when July 3rd rolled around, and Kariya split, and said he was hurt, the whole shock rolled in like a tidal wave. So, we could have been loving them, instead of hating them, but for that little moment in time. Drat.......

[swagdaddy]

Reap what you sew, my friends.

It's a moto I live and work by.

And they both got just what they deserved. The knife is now out of our collective backs as Ducks fans.

[MrsBevo]

Reap what you sew, my friends.

It's a moto I live and work by.

And they both got just what they deserved. The knife is now out of our collective backs as Ducks fans.

Actually "sewing" involves needle and thread. "Sowing" is what you do with your seeds.

Either way, Paul and Teemu made some bad choices, including betting against the Ducks. There are a lot of teams that are good on paper. The Sharks and Flames are teams that doing what is necessary to win - grit, perseverence, hard work, good chemistry. Ducks looked good on paper, too. You have a one in 30 shot at the Cup, although you can narrow it down a bit. Who knows what players will be magic together?

This was an experiment that didn't work, primarily due to injuries. If they had a healthy season together, my guess is they would have had a much better year. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I'm just curious to see where Paul ends up next year. I think Teemu will go home to Finland with his family.

[PortBeach13]

Nice post :tu:

[Dark Knight]

Having said that, I can't help but feel sad for the two of them. We all will have a time when we look back at our lives and wish we could just kick ourselves in the butt for doing something as stupid as Paul and Teemu did.

You are right on many counts, Veca. However, for the time being I will be merciless and say screw them.

[Veca]

Having said that, I can't help but feel sad for the two of them. We all will have a time when we look back at our lives and wish we could just kick ourselves in the butt for doing something as stupid as Paul and Teemu did.

You are right on many counts, Veca. However, for the time being I will be merciless and say screw them.

Still love ya' Dark Knight.... :tu: