Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville made one thing perfectly clear Sunday: Jose Theodore will start in goal again Tuesday against the Detroit Red Wings at the Pepsi Center."Jose's going to play," Quenneville said. "He's been our guy. He's had a great stretch run for us and was great in the first series and we expect him to be a big factor going forward in this series."
Theodore was replaced by Peter Budaj in the second period in each of the first two games of the Western Conference semifinal series.
He allowed eight goals on 36 shots in 51:24 of playing time for a 9.41 goals- against average and .778 saves percentage.
Compare that with his 1.88 average and .940 saves percentage against Minnesota in the quarterfinal series.
Theodore played in Game 1 despite battling flulike symptoms and was yanked at 1:13 of the second period after allowing four goals on 16 shots. He said he felt better in Game 2 but was pulled at 10:11 of the second period after giving up four goals on 20 shots.
"I think these extra three days are going to do wonders for him," Quenneville said. "A couple days (after) an illness, there's still some effects even though you feel way better. We'll get practice underneath him (today) and it'll definitely not be an issue.
"Certainly it's bad timing. Things like that happen and we have to deal with it. We dealt all year with all the challenges along the way with injuries and this and that and found ways through it. This is just one more hurdle and we've got to find a way to overcome it."
Injury update
The Avalanche didn't practice Sunday, and Quenneville isn't certain if Peter Forsberg or Scott Hannan will be able to play Tuesday.
Forsberg missed the first two games of the series because of a groin and/or ankle problem, and Hannan was scratched Saturday because of a lower body injury.
"We'll see," Quenneville said. "That'd be nice. Both guys should progress with the extra couple days. We'll see how Peter presents (today) as does Scotty. Both guys were in for treatments and we'll get a better assessment (today)."
Red Wings forward Darren McCarty is convinced Forsberg will play.
"I'm pretty sure, unless Forsberg's leg's going to fall off, he'll probably be in there for Game 3," McCarty said. "They're a veteran team. They're well-coached and they've got guys that have been in different situations like this before. It's not like they're a young team."
Theodore was replaced by Peter Budaj in the second period in each of the first two games of the Western Conference semifinal series.
He allowed eight goals on 36 shots in 51:24 of playing time for a 9.41 goals- against average and .778 saves percentage.
Compare that with his 1.88 average and .940 saves percentage against Minnesota in the quarterfinal series.
Theodore played in Game 1 despite battling flulike symptoms and was yanked at 1:13 of the second period after allowing four goals on 16 shots. He said he felt better in Game 2 but was pulled at 10:11 of the second period after giving up four goals on 20 shots.
"I think these extra three days are going to do wonders for him," Quenneville said. "A couple days (after) an illness, there's still some effects even though you feel way better. We'll get practice underneath him (today) and it'll definitely not be an issue.
"Certainly it's bad timing. Things like that happen and we have to deal with it. We dealt all year with all the challenges along the way with injuries and this and that and found ways through it. This is just one more hurdle and we've got to find a way to overcome it."
Injury update
The Avalanche didn't practice Sunday, and Quenneville isn't certain if Peter Forsberg or Scott Hannan will be able to play Tuesday.
Forsberg missed the first two games of the series because of a groin and/or ankle problem, and Hannan was scratched Saturday because of a lower body injury.
"We'll see," Quenneville said. "That'd be nice. Both guys should progress with the extra couple days. We'll see how Peter presents (today) as does Scotty. Both guys were in for treatments and we'll get a better assessment (today)."
Red Wings forward Darren McCarty is convinced Forsberg will play.
"I'm pretty sure, unless Forsberg's leg's going to fall off, he'll probably be in there for Game 3," McCarty said. "They're a veteran team. They're well-coached and they've got guys that have been in different situations like this before. It's not like they're a young team."
