Inspired Avs Make San Jose Look Old, 5-2

Some thoughts after last night's game:

• For once, the Avs were the fast, young team.  Overall team speed is very improved.
• The Avs played hard and simple game.  Dmen just sent pucks to the net, resulting in two deflection goals.
• Darcy Tucker scored our season's first goal.  We're cursed!
• Unimpressed by Cumiskey - he looked out of place a horrible giveaway in the first that ended up in the back of net. 
• Anderson looked good in the 3rd, especially.  Sitting on a 3 goal lead, the Avs were outshot  19 -1.  He kept the game from getting too exciting in the 3rd and really stood out on the 5 on 3 kill.
• What a pass by Stastny on Wolski's second goal.  We missed him so much last year.
• Ryan O'Reilly didn't look out of place to me tonight.  He still has 8 games to mess it up, but don't be surprised if he's not sent by to juniors.
• Someone must have convinced Joe Thornton this was a playoff game because he was invisible.  
• Would have been wonderful to see Duchene score on one of those breakways.  There is no way he is going back to juniors.  
• Nabokov gave up 5 goals on 20 shots.  Only one of those was a bad goal, though - McLeod's goal - Nabby gave up a bad rebound on Stewart's low, hard shot from the boards.
• Versus (and Devils) play by play man Doc Emery knows nothing about the Avs.  Mistaking Hannan for Foote, Stewart for Hejduk and saying that the Avs have 7 retired numbers, and #26 was pulled down for Stastny.  
• Great, inspired effort by the Avs.  Let's see how much of a drop off there is Saturday afternoon against Vancouver.