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Ted Grycel's avatar

Thank You Adrian !!!!! This year has been awesome with the chats, speaking for a number of us, it has changed the way we watch hockey. Like you said, we are a family, and are for REAL, we support each other, care about each other, and when one of us is battling something, we all feel it.

We'll take a year at this point AD, but you already know we are going to scheme and whine and beg for one more after that !! Love you big fella, and all my hockey brothers and sisters !

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Glen Hostetler's avatar

So, it’s my 55th birthday today and this might be the best present I get. Cup in 2025!

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Mark Petersen's avatar

Happy belated, Glen!

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Duke Heberlein's avatar

Happy birthday Glen! Welcome to the Double Nickel Club....

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Curt's avatar

Great to hear you're hanging around for another season, AD. After that you can pursue your budding documentary film career following your stellar performance in Saving Sakic.

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Aaron Rud's avatar

Best news all day!!

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Ian Berman's avatar

This is great news, here’s to one more year!!

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Mark Petersen's avatar

All right, AD and Pat! The dynamic duo are back for one more season. Thank you!

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Derek's avatar

AD, best news I have read in a while. Look forward to another year of your insights, real opinions, and of course the chat which was fantastic! Thank you for your commitment and already praying for you to extend your "deadline".

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Nancy Young's avatar

Hey Dater, glad you’ll be around for another year, we’ve been fans since ‘95 also so looking forward to next year and Pat Salvas too (impressed by him!) Go Avs!

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Dennis L's avatar

Awesome news, thanks so, so much AD!

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Dee's avatar

Thx AD, seriously thanks

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MC's avatar

Thanks AD!! Looking forward to another year of great hockey coverage and chats. And thanks to Pat also!

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Christian Dufour's avatar

AD.

Thank You👌

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Brian's avatar

Very glad to hear there will be another season of this!!!

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Fred's avatar

Great news, Avs news without you wouldn't be the same Dater... hope you have a great summer 🌞

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Gary M's avatar

Adrian, here’s the most important line you wrote: “if I do what the doctor tells me to do, I should be OK.” That is #1, the rest is gravy.

As all of us here are, I’m elated you’re hanging on for another year . . . at least.

Ok, now down to serious business. As @Ted Grycel said, we soon will be scheming, whining and begging for another year after that. So let me get the ball rolling. Shuttering the best hockey site after 30 years of covering the Avs sounds reasonable . . . BUT, I seem to remember something about a cancellation. What was it? Hmmm, the memory is dim, but I seem to remember that it was hockey-related. WAIT! YES, that’s it!! The 2004-2005 lockout! That season did not and does not exist, making you younger than your years, journalism-wise. And as a goodwill gesture, I’ll even give you credit for one full season for the Covid debacle.

So after this one year, if you leave, you will unfortunately be one season short of that 30. Of course you could go out after 29, and nobody would blame you, but . . . But - I think it presents a good argument for one more more year.

Lol, anyway, se what you think. If you do stay that extra year, I’m sure, as Ted says, we’ll start scheming and begging again.

Thanks for everything, AD. I, and we, really appreciate you! And Pat!

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