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BUFFALO, N.Y. - Calvin Pickard backstopped the Colorado Avalanche to their most complete victory of the season.The 22-year-old rookie keeps turning heads in the Avalanche dressing room, this time leading Colorado to a 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.He deserves a lot of credit, Avalanche coach Patrick Roy said. He competes hard out there. In the first he made three very good saves look pretty easy.Alex Tanguay scored a pair of goals to help Colorado snap its two-game skid. Afterward, he praised Pickard.Hes come here, hes battled and hes given us a chance every night to win, Tanguay said. Hes been nothing but spectacular.Colorado also got goals from Cody McLeod, John Mitchell and Erik Johnson. Mitchell and Tanguay added assists, and Jarome Iginla had three.Last-minute call-up Johan Larsson scored his first NHL goal for the Sabres, who had won six straight home games.Colorado has won its last eight against Buffalo dating to 2005, and jumped out to a 1-0 lead on Johnsons goal 2:23 into the game.Larsson nearly tied it when he got free in the slot, but his quick wrist shot was scooped by Pickard.The Sabres had several chances to tie the game during their first power play, but Pickard made a number of saves, including an in-close stop of Zemgus Girgensons.Im feeling comfortable, more and more so, said Pickard, who is 5-5-2. Its nice playing every game. I thought I had a good outing in Pittsburgh, too, and I just wanted to build off that.Colorado picked up a short-handed goal moments later when Ryan OReilly found McLeod on a 3-on-2 to make it 2-0 at 7:07.We skated, we moved the puck and we used our best tool, which is our speed, Tanguay said.It was Buffalos fifth short-handed goal allowed this season, tied for the highest total in the NHL.Colorado skated into the dressing room with a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes.Best first period weve had all year, Johnson said. Kind of, foot off the gas a little bit in the second.Thats when Pickard shined brightest, making 10 saves.When were playing with the lead all game, youre going to be called upon a few times each period and I just wanted to be solid for the guys, Pickard said.Colorado got its third goal 1:51 into the third when Iginla sent a cross-ice pass to a wide-open Tanguay, who beat a sliding Jhonas Enroth over the left shoulder.Mitchell beat Enroth between the legs at the 5:09 mark.Theyre a very skilled team, Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. If you give them a chance, theyre going to put them in.Larsson, who said he arrived from Rochester with two minutes left in warmups, one-timed Chris Stewarts pass into the net, ruining Pickards shutout hopes with 6:33 to play.Disappointed we couldnt get the shutout for Pickard. That stings a lot, but really good group effort, Johnson said.Nolan pulled Enroth with nearly four minutes remaining, and Buffalo drew a penalty with the man advantage. Pickard held strong, however, including a glove save on Tyler Ennis.Buffalo lost Patrick Kaleta in the first period and Tyler Myers in the second, finishing the game with 16 available skaters. Myers is questionable for Saturdays game in Boston, while Kaleta wont travel to Boston due to an illness.Enroth made 18 saves in the loss.NOTES: Buffalo had to call up Mikhail Grigorenko from Rochester on Saturday morning when Torrey Mitchell was deemed unfit to play, and then recalled Larsson just before game time after Matt Moulson fell ill. ... The Sabres went 0 for 4 on the power play. ... It was Larssons 34th NHL game. Hes played 33 with Buffalo and one with Minnesota. Wholesale Patriots Jerseys . American Lindsey Jacobellis was third, while Japans Yuka Fujimori finished just off the podium. Maltais, from Petite-Riviere-St-Francois, Que., earned bronze at the 2006 Olympic Games and is set to return to the Games this February in Sochi, Russia. Cheap Patriots Jerseys . 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NO STATE INCOME TAX: You hear this all the time about states like Texas and Florida, that their free agent pitches have a built in competitive advantage. Heres my question; in cap-centric leagues like the NBA, NHL and NFL, I wonder why this loophole wouldnt be closed. In my opinion, the cap is set up to level the playing field and teams in states that have a distinct advantage with the net income equation have the upper hand. Not sure if this has ever been considered but my thought is based upon this advantage - why dont the leagues set the cap based upon what the money means on the back end in net income per team, so its equal. In 98 per cent of the cases youre dealing with players that are in the highest taxable tax bracket in their state or Country, so why not do the research and base the cap number (which is equal) to the after tax value in each market and even the cap that way. Again, Im not sure if its ever been discussed or if it even makes any sense, Im just thinking out loud. Its probably too complicated an issue to work on but for the life of me I cant tell you why those teams in tax friendly states gain a major advantage. Its an issue for minds much greater than mine (not saying much there!) to figure out. Probably a wasted thought but thats what Im here for! Have a GREAT weekend! 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