BobRossColton
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Nate better not exceed 21 minutes a night the rest of the way. To bad Cale will still go above 23.
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I think the best part is.. we are big but also quick and fast. Not RyJo big. Slow and useless.
They learned from RyJo and Mitts. No more slow players or weak for Bednar. You have to have will to fight for pucks.
I did leave out de Hann, but I was trying to quote @Chibby who posted this tweet.
But, the boards f***ing suck today.
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Hired the wrong DJ again
Also curious to see which version of Mikko Rantanen the Stars are getting - Stars fans are getting awfully cocky awfully fast - talk of a dynasty already, and I'm not sure they know what that word means lol, a dynasty isn't when you make the final 4 and then get stymied every year
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dahrougem2
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Charlie Coyle doesn't need to be an offensive difference maker.
Go out there, dominate puck possession, play the body, box dudes out in both zones, win draws, chip in the occasional goal, frustrate the opposition.
He does all of those things very well.
Imagine Drouin and Nuke seeing they just went from Casey Mittelstadt to Brock Nelson.
I love this graphic..
I doubt Mikko will be more motivated with his new money bag if he was running out of motivation already.. GL
AvalancheSpeedsters
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He'll probably be motivated playing on a good team with lots of compatriots (they have what 3 Finns on that team ?). Yeah won't be great facing him (if we play Dallas) but we made changes so it should even out I hope.
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Ok, final grade before I go out and enjoy the great Seattle weather.
B+
Avs got significantly harder to play against with Nelson and Coyle down the middle, and Lindgrin on the 3rd pairing. Those three are big bodies who play a 200 feet game and are very hard to knock around. Removing Mittlestadt is a plus. He simply wasn't working out. Adding The Condor is a nice voice in the locker room which will sadly probably not have Landeskog yet again.
But the Avs failed to finish with a better depth RH defenseman. That is a hole that is pretty glaring. And the price they paid was steep to get it done. Prospects like Ritchie are rarely traded for rental players. This also leaves the team with little to work with over the summer, as they only have a couple late pick in this years draft and no top 100 prospects.
I was tempted to bump them down to a B simply because I'm not sure Manson is going to be healthy and effective enough come playoff time. But the moves are still enough I think to put this team squarily in cup contention.
B+
Avs got significantly harder to play against with Nelson and Coyle down the middle, and Lindgrin on the 3rd pairing. Those three are big bodies who play a 200 feet game and are very hard to knock around. Removing Mittlestadt is a plus. He simply wasn't working out. Adding The Condor is a nice voice in the locker room which will sadly probably not have Landeskog yet again.
But the Avs failed to finish with a better depth RH defenseman. That is a hole that is pretty glaring. And the price they paid was steep to get it done. Prospects like Ritchie are rarely traded for rental players. This also leaves the team with little to work with over the summer, as they only have a couple late pick in this years draft and no top 100 prospects.
I was tempted to bump them down to a B simply because I'm not sure Manson is going to be healthy and effective enough come playoff time. But the moves are still enough I think to put this team squarily in cup contention.
What if Landy gets it together and we can add him to lineup for few games here and there? It could be still small depth add. Not a bad thing for sure.
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A major contract would need to go on LTIR.
How do you fit his 7M salary otherwise?
He wasn't motivated with Aho. Don't really understand this logic. Also not every Finnish needs or wants other Finns on their team, especially if they have been in the league for so long.
Maybe these things can motivate for some short time but not for long
I'm not saying we aren't a ton better, I'm saying we didn't do enough to beat Dallas. Especially if coo-coo-for-Coke-o-puff relapses again. I wanted another Damn like Carlo and someone like Marchand for all those assets we paid.
I think we can beat them as long as Nuke plays and we have Blackwood.
Isn't Heiskanen out till the second round? In that case I would much rather play them in the first round. Heiskanen is their Makar and without him a much weaker team.
Carolina had Aho, one of Mikko's close friends. Mikko got his money and sun, but he still won't have anyone even at Aho's level let alone Mack's.
Dallas with Benn and Mikko floating around the ice like turds in a public toilet.
lol..
AvalancheSpeedsters
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True. Anyway not our problem now. Just hope the chemistry builds with all the new additions, up in time for the playoffs.
dahrougem2
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I would have loved a better RHD, too, but what this tells me is EJ very likely starts killing penalties for this team again, which likely makes the PKing defensemen Toews, Lindgren, Manson, and EJ. Keeps Makar a lot more fresh for 5v5 which is where we need him in peak form. I don't expect Malinski to play playoff games unless there's an injury.
Honestly, if Manson is still having some lingering issues I'd sit him for the time being and run Malinski/EJ on the 2nd and 3rd pairs just to rest the manimal.
I have zero faith in Malinski and I don't want to play a pissed off Moose with a grudge. Ex players always, ALWAYS make us pay.
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Dallas fanboy Craig Button predicting the Stars beat the Caps out for the Cup.
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Let's put all the pressure on them. That's good.
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