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April 9th, 1999

Joe has been on fire over the last month!! In the last 13 games, Joe has 9 goals and 14 assists for 23 points. He has only 7 minutes of penalties (one was a fighting major w/Gilmour!!!!) and is +8. He has 4 powerplay goals and one game winning goal. He has moved up from 9th in the league to 6th in the league. Joe is 2nd on the Avalanche 4 points behind Forsberg (96 to 92), leads the team in goals 39 to Fluery's 38, and in 14 behind Forsberg in Assists.

The Avalanche are 2nd in the West with 96 points - 14 behind Dallas and 6 ahead of Detoit! They have the 4th best record in the league Dallas-106, Ottawa-100, and New Jersey-97.

Colorado has 4 games left in the regular season: Apr. 11 - at St. Louis, Apr. 15 - at Calgary, Apr. 16 at Edmonton, and Apr. 18 vs. Dallas.

March 10th, 1999

Let's go Joe!!! The Avalanche have a 4 point lead on Detroit for the second seed in the West. The two teams meet on Saturday! The Avs have the 6th best record in the league with 74 (Dallas 90; Ottawa 82; New Jersey 80; Toronto 77; and Philadelphia 76) Which is second best in the West. They are 4-3-3 in their last 10 but 10-1-2 on the road recently.

Joe is currently 9th in the league in scoring one point behind his NEW teammate Theo Fluery! On the Avs, joe is 3rd in points with 69 (Forsberg 76 and Fluery 70), second in goals with 30 (Fluery 31), and tied for second in assists with 39 (Forsberg 54 and Fluery 39). He is third in power play goals with 8 (Deadmarsh 10 and Lemieux 9), 1st in shorthanded goals with 5, and tied for second in game-winning goals with 5 (Lemiuex 8 and Hejduk 5).

February 5th, 1999

Let's go Joe!!! The Avalanche now have a 10 game winning streak and have won 5 in a row on the road going into Detriot tonight. Joe has seven goals and seven assists during a seven-game points streak.

The Colorado Avalanche center is still 8th in the league in scoring with 55 pts behind Jagr (72), Lindros (69), LeClair(66), Kariya (63), Forsberg (59), Yashin(57), and Fluery (56)! His 23 goals is the 7th highest total in the league and his 32 assists ties him for 8th in the league. Joe has 5 game winning goals which places him 2 behind league leaders Hull (7) and teammate Claude Lemieux (7).

January 28th, 1999

I'll say it again, Joe Sakic is back!!! The man is scoring like crazy helping the Avalanche to a 7 game winning streak. He's moving up the leader board and most importantly putting the puck in the net! Yeah, this guy isn't and all-star my ass!

The Colorado Avalanche center is now 8th in the league in scoring with 51 pts! He has 3 goals and 4 assists over the last 3 games! His 21 goals places him with the 7th highest total and his 5 short handed goals is still tops in the league over Rolston from NJ with 4.

January 18th, 1999

Joe Sakic is back!!! The Colorado Avalanche center is 10th in the league with 41 pts! He trails teammate Peter Forsberg (6th in the league with 49 points) among others. His 5 short-handed goals leads the league by 2. His 5 first goals trails the league leaders by only 2 which places him in a massive tie for third. On the Avalanche, he is second in points (41) to Forsberg, second in goals scored (16) to Lemieux, second in assists (25) to Forsberg, tied for fourth in +/- (4), and tied for third in game winning goals (2).

The Avalanche lead the Northwest Division by two points (44) over the Oilers. They are 20-19-4 approaching the All-Star Break with a 3 game winning streak! They are 4-1-1 in their last 6 games. Their 44 points is fourth in the Western Conference behind Dallas (61); Phoenix (52); and Detroit (47). They are the 12th best team in the NHL. They have scored only 105 goals while allowing 107. Their 105 goals in 7th in the West and 16th in the league. Their 107 goals allowed in 7th in the West and 12th in the NHL.

January 14th, 1999

THIS IS CRAP!!!!!!!!! COMPLETE AND TOTAL CRAP!

Joe Sakic was NOT named to the North American Reserve squad for the All-Star Game. I am SOOOO Mad. Come on Keith Primeau instead of Joe??? Roenick? Modano?? Aren't there enough Stars on the squad??

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December 17th, 1998

CRAP! Joe Sakic will miss the next 7-10 games. Why? He separted his shoulder in tonight's game against Vancouver. A game that Peter Forsberg missed due to a sore groin (ouch). A quick and complete recovery to him!

December 12th, 1998

Joe will miss his first and hopefully last game of the season. Why? He is due back in Colorado where his wife is recovering from an appendectomy. A quick recovery to her!

December 10th, 1998

It's been a long time since an update, but lets see if we can catch-up! The Avalanche sucked and now they don't. They lead their division (the Northwest) with 28 points (13-11-2) and have the 4th best record in the West. Why? the slow start? That's easy - injuries plagued a defensive corps already missing Sandish Ozolinsh. The kids have stepped up and the ship has stopped taking on too much water.

Joe has been incredible and is back to his old scoring ways! His 32 points (12-20) tie him with Paul Kariya (13-19) for 5th overall in scoring. He trails teammate Peter Forsberg 33 points (9-24), John LeClair 34 points (19-15), Jaromir Jagr 35 points (8-27), and the league leader Eric Lindros 38 points (16-22). His 20 assists places him 5th overall. Joe is also ranked 7th in the league in minutes played averaging 25:52 minutes per contest which is the highest among ALL forwards!

October 17th, 1998

Who is tied for the league lead in goal scoring? Who is tied for second in the league in scoring? Lindros? Jagr? Gretzky? NO. It's Joe Sakic. That's right! The Avalanche are off to a horrible 0-4 start, but Joe has been Amazing!

Pre - Season

Pre-Season Scoring (as of October 8)

GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	Shots
4	1	2	3	0	0	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

September 29th, 1998

Is it that time again??? Thank GOD. Hockey season is around the corner for all of us fans and for Joe Sakic as well. I must say, it has been a much more quiet off-season for Joe than it was last year!! No huge contract talks or realistic talks about Joe becoming Broadway Joe like almost happened last year. There was a swirl of rumors before and during the NHL entry draft that Joe and some picks might be moved to Tampa for the #1 choice but that obviously never happened. I guess that is a major drawback to having a huge signing bonus and a "low" salary this season. If the Avalanche find themselves out of contention near the end of this season (which is unlikely) Joe Sakic trade rumors will swirl again and again. You put a Joe Sakic on any playoff-bound team and you have an instant contender! I just hope that Joe's (really stinking rich and lucky) agent was smart enough to forsee this and include either a "no-trade" clause or at the very least a list of teams that Joe would agree to play for.

Preseason Schedule

Saturday, Sept. 19 Colorado vs. Los Angeles at Las Vegas (T), 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 20 Los Angeles vs. Colorado at Las Vegas (T), 8 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 21 San Jose at Colorado (T), 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 23 Colorado at Anaheim (T), 10 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 24 St. Louis at Colorado (T), 9 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 26 Anaheim at Colorado (R), 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 30 Colorado vs. St. Louis at Lafayette, La., 8 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 2 Colorado at Pittsburgh (T), 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 3 Pittsburgh vs. Colorado at Hershey, Pa., 7 p.m.

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