Avalanche Add Daniel Tjarnqvist and Chris Durno

[Thrillhouse]

The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that it has signed free-agent defenseman Daniel Tjarnqvist (T’YAHRN-kvihst) to a one-year contract.

Tjarnqvist, 31, has appeared in 315 NHL contests with Atlanta, Minnesota and Edmonton before playing last season in the Russian hockey league. The 6-2, 195-pound native of Umea, Sweden was drafted 88th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 1995 NHL draft.

“Daniel Tjarnqvist is an experienced defenseman who provides us greater depth on our blueline,” said Avalanche Executive Vice President and General Manager Francois Giguere.

The club also announced the signing of forward Chris Durno, a four-year letterman at Michigan Tech (1999-2003) who spent the last three seasons in the American Hockey League with Milwaukee, Norfolk, Portland and San Antonio, where he recorded career highs last season in games played (80) and goals (22).

[chilly666]

if durno makes the avs you guys will like him. a pest that can drop them once in a while. and hell can score and play pk. perfect 4th liner there. tjarnqvist can fly himself back to russia or sweden on tim-buck-too for all i give a shiit.

[JKidd]

Ahahahhahahahaha!

****ing Tjarny shows up again with a NW team! When will they learn!?

We'll be skating circles around that cone!

[ScottRasner]

Is this mathias bro?

[hebbe_25]

Yes it is...

[KOd]

Originally Posted by Thrillhouse

The [team=8]“Daniel Tjarnqvist is an experienced defenseman who provides us greater depth on our blueline,” said Avalanche Executive Vice President and General Manager Francois Giguere.

If the Avs needed more depth on the blueline, why did they trade Johnny Boychuk?

[KOd]

Originally Posted by chilly666

if durno makes the avs you guys will like him. a pest that can drop them once in a while. and hell can score and play pk. perfect 4th liner there.

In other words, he would play the same role that the Avs just signed Darcy Tucker to play.