Remind me again: Which former Avalanche star once stuck his hand in a snow blower? The wrong guy is leaving the organization. Sorry. General manager Joe Sakic was a great player and is a great citizen, but …
R.V., frustrated and annoyed
Kiz: Patrick Roy was far from a perfect NHL coach. He deserves his share of blame for the Avalanche missing the playoffs during the past two seasons. For a Hall of Famer that accepted nothing less than victory on the ice during his playing career, however, Roy was uncommonly patient on the bench and admirably supportive of players. If he disagreed with the direction this team was going and wanted out of Colorado so badly that he walked away from the job, then it should give anyone who shells out big bucks for season tickets a reason to wonder if that is money well spent. I admire Sakic. But Roy has a better hockey mind.
Based on your repeated dogging of quarterback Mark Sanchez, I can only assume you are longing for the good-old days when Kyle Orton, Chris Simms and Tim Tebow were leading the Broncos nowhere and the same good times when Sanchez was leading the New York Jets to the AFC championship game.
John, Colorado Springs
Kiz: If you believe Sanchez made the Jets a championship contender, then you might also think Peyton Manning was MVP of Super Bowl 50. Pick any myth you like. Sanchez will not last one season as starting quarterback for the Broncos. I do, however, anticipate the day when Paxton Lynch takes over the job, and I think that day is coming faster than most folks think.
After reading your column on Missy Franklin’s demise in the pool at the Olympics, I would hope you don’t have children, and if you do, please don’t let them read what you wrote. You journalists relish in the downfall of anyone, including a young athlete of Franklin’s caliber. Why don’t you write something better than the junk you put out for The Denver Post? Does it make your day to be such a jerk? I bet it does. Go get a real job. Maybe you should be a swimmer.
Susan, Tucson
Kiz: While I hate to disappoint you, I am blessed with two wonderful children (credit their mother). Years ago, our daughter coached Franklin on a neighborhood swim team, not that Missy needed help to win any event she chose to enter. Our son is the same age as Franklin, and they spent countless hours as young kids playing cards between races at meets. It was not easy to write about Franklin’s tough Olympic meet. Maybe watching her struggle was as tough on my heart as it was on yours.
And today’s parting shot upholds the great Olympic tradition of mixing sports and politics.
Can somebody explain to me that with a gun-loving country, the United States has only won two medals in shooting in Rio De Janeiro?
Jeff, straight-shooter
