OT: Colorado Avalanche All-Time Whipping Boy Team

[Granlund2Pulkkinen*]

With two of our current whipping boys seemingly off to new horizons... And someone (to my displeasure) reminding me that Kevin Porter once played for us. Who are the all-time whipping boys of our team?

Don't forget players like Rycroft, Aebischer, Skoula, Arnason, etc.

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[Hans Landaskog]

David Jones

 

[Bubba Thudd]

With two of our current whipping boys seemingly off to new horizons... And someone (to my displeasure) reminding me that Kevin Porter once played for us. Who are the all-time whipping boys of our team?

Don't forget players like Rycroft, Aebischer, Skoula, Arnason, etc.

Rycroft? Or Raycroft?

Jeff Shantz

 

[Bordeleau Of Blood]

Paul Stastny.

 

[RockLobster]

Aebischer was quietly solid for us in his 1 and a half years as our starter.

 

[S E P H]

All time? Probably Skoula or Shantz.

2000s? Take your pick of Raycroft, Aebischer, Budaj, or Theodore.

Post Lockout? By far Arnason.

 

[Freudian]

Brisebois caught a lot of heat.

 

[Granlund2Pulkkinen*]

can't forget Wolski

 

[Bubba Thudd]

or Battaglia

 

[Ceremony]

Darcy Tucker

 

[expatriatedtexan]

The Superstar Wyatt Smith.

The star that burns brightest burns half as long.

 

[Foppa2118]

Bates Battaglia - Tyler Arnaon - David Jones
Eric Laxroix - Jeff Shantz - Chuck Kobasew
Kevin Porter - Brett McLean - Darcy Tucker
Brad May - Dean McAmmond - Wyatt Smith

Martin Skoula - Brett Clark
Patrice Brisebois - Greg Zanon
JM Liles - Matt Hunwick

Jose Theodore
David Aebischer

Ex - Ryan O'Byrne, Brian Muir, Chris McAllister, Travis Brigley, TJ Hensick, David Koci, Brian Willsie, Brandon Yip

 

[Burnaby_Joe*]

Skoula I remember when we traded for Fleury, the Flames wanted Skoula instead of Regehr. We could have had Regehr and Foote clearing the crease.

 

[Avs For Life]

I dont know if I really count Abby here. He was pretty decent when he played for us.

 

[Foppa2118]

Skoula I remember when we traded for Fleury, the Flames wanted Skoula instead of Regehr. We could have had Regehr and Foote clearing the crease.

The Flames could have chose Skoula if they wanted, but unfortunately chose Regehr instead. They had their choice of any Avs prospect except Tanguay.

 

[Burnaby_Joe*]

The Flames could have chose Skoula if they wanted, but unfortunately chose Regehr instead. They had their choice of any Avs prospect except Tanguay.

I thought the Flames wanted Skoula, but we said no and sent Regehr?

 

[Hans Landaskog]

the goalie duo should be Raycroft and Elliot.

 

[Freudian]

My memories are a bit fuzzy, but I don't think I was mad at Tucker. I think the effort was there but he had nothing left in the tank.

 

[Lemieux22]

Battaglia - Arnason - Jones (imagine if that line ever played together!)
Wolski - Turgeon - Svatos (although he had one good year)
Lacroix - Shantz - Porter
Worrell - Wyatt Smith - May

Skoula - Brisebois
Zanon - Clark
Hunwick - O'Byrne

Theodore
Raycroft

Honorable mentions: McAllister, Nedorost, Budaj, Rycroft, Hlinka, McAmmond, Morris (not really his fault mostly just because he came in a horrible trade...and then was traded away in an even worse one for Chris Gratton and Ossi Vaananen), O'Brien.

 

[Nalens Oga]

Skoula wasn't that bad. Just never reached potential. I mean compared to Hunny and Zanon and Purses he was pretty good.

Also why would you put Liles on that list? He was friggin excellent for us until his last year or two and even then he was better than most other dmen we had at the time.

 

[Blue Dragon]

The Flames could have chose Skoula if they wanted, but unfortunately chose Regehr instead. They had their choice of any Avs prospect except Tanguay.

And believe it or not, Parker, if I recall correctly.

 

[Bubba Thudd]

And believe it or not, Parker, if I recall correctly.

I think Worrel got more criticism than the Sheriff.

 

[AvsWraith]

Needs more Vaclav Nedorost.

 

[Bonzai12]

Theo Fleury - Paul Stastny - Wojtek Wolski
Chris McAllister - Tyler Arnason - Chuck Kobasew
Kevin Porter - Brad Richardson - Teemu Selanne
Marek Svatos - Peter Mueller - David Jones
Darcy Tucker/Brad May

Martin Skoula - Patrice Brisebois
Brett Clark - Jan Hejda
Jonas Holos - Matt Hunwick
Jordan Leopold

Andrew Raycroft
Phillip Sauve

 

[Blue Dragon]

I think Worrel got more criticism than the Sheriff.

Agreed, but I was replying to the post I quoted. I seem to recall reading somewhere that the Sheriff was the guy the Flames really wanted in the Fleury trade, but the Avs declined to give him up so they took Regehr.