Av-merican wrote:
Bummed out about it. One of the "roller derby moms" was a girl I've known since Kindergarten. I was rooting big-time for her. They ended up third.
Bates Battaglia was the worst player to ever don an Avs jersey (not counting scrubs who had no business in the NHL like Jeff Shantz and Chris McAllister). Dude sucked horribly from the time he arrived to the time he departed...though he at least did us the kindness of helping us snag Steve Konowalchuk as the door hit his ass on the way out. Still...fuck that guy. I was hoping he'd get booted early.
RWC pointed out that he and his bro apparently have mob ties. Sam Battaglia was a notorious gangster eventually put in prison for his crimes.
Mob ties & he was never on the Devils? I don't believe it.