Affiliates IX: Cleveland Monsters and more (All Affiliate Talk Here)

[Double-Shift Lasse]

And he was hired and the Avalanche then set a modern record for futility in his first season. If you don't remember, do a search on this very website to see how many people were questioning Sakic's sanity and job, let alone Bednar's (I wasn't on hf, but I was on reddit and twitter and I remember it very clearly). This was also prime Duchene trade request fiasco time for them, where he was literally changing in a separate room from the rest of the team because the relationship was that fractured. It was VERY dark days for the Avs then.

The point is the Avalanche, likely Cup winners this season, hired him when they did not in fact have a team for him.

And was considered sucky until they did.

 

[KJ Dangler]

Ok? The comment was about Bednar's success which was ultimately a Cup. Which he did with MacKinnon, Rantanan, Landeskog, Makar, Toews,etc. So yeah, a team half as good as that

Bednar also won the Kelly cup in his 2nd yr coaching , and the Calder Cup with Cleveland … By no means am I saying they are promoting Vogel… I have noticed that Marek 2x this week has referenced the coaching vacancy in Columbus .. and Porty on his podcast got the sense Vincent isn’t back next year … Personally , I can’t get past the player utilization, and actually having a worse powerplay than the god awful one under Larsen .. seemed like Boone , Werenski were going to play 1:30 of the 2 min powerplay every time , regardless of results .

 

[CBJx614]

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

I know we have Cleveland based posters at most games but this is my first!

 

[Monstershockey]

I know we have Cleveland based posters at most games but this is my first!

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Nice seats.

 

[Monstershockey]

Sillinger with a goal. Monsters up 2-1, going on the PP.

 

[majormajor]

Damn Greaves is good.

 

[Monstershockey]

Refs starting to call penalties like its the regular season. Bellville on a 5 on 3 to start the third for a little more than a minute. Monsters have some work to do to keep the lead.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Refs starting to call penalties like its the regular season. Bellville on a 5 on 3 to start the third for a little more than a minute. Monsters have some work to do to keep the lead.

It feels like a nightly thing that Cleveland is short handed 5 on 3

 

[Monstershockey]

It feels like a nightly thing that Cleveland is short handed 5 on 3

Second time this series.

 

[Monstershockey]

Monsters advance! Syracuse next. This division was so tight it should be another good series. This was a well played game. Greaves, Bjork, and Sillinger the stars.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Best of 7 now right?

Edit: nope

 

[Monstershockey]

Best of 7 now right?

Edit: nope

I don't know if it is a 2-3 or 2-2-1 series. I'm guessing the latter as Syracuse I think is closer. Should be a good series though.

Edit: series is 2-2-1. Thursday and Saturday are the 1st two at home.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Belleville also staying at the Westin. We crashed the postgame meal.

#notreally
#butwedidseethosedudes

 

[Youngguns1380]

Guance and Meyer status?

 

[Monstershockey]

Guance and Meyer status?

We'll know when they are on the ice. They release zero injury info in the postseason. Same for Malatesta. Blankenburg and Christainsen have also been out. Blanks since game 1, and Jake since game 2.

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

Best-of-7 starts in the Conference Finals

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[CBJx614]

Monsters getting more Behind the Battles than the Jackets this year.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[Monstershockey]

Syracuse thought it would be funny putting signs around Cleveland. Jokes on them as most people here have no idea what this would mean.

 

[Viqsi]

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Syracuse thought it would be funny putting signs around Cleveland. Jokes on them as most people here have no idea what this would mean.

Back when they were our affiliate the fans and occasionally their front office were consistently completely insufferable over the stupidest shit. Years have gone by but apparently that hasn't changed.

I wonder if they ever stopped whining about Dan Smith and Nikita Filatov.

 

[Monstershockey]

Monsters up 1-0 on a Pearson shortie. Little over 9 minutes left.

 

[MoeBartoli]

Matteau with the biggest chop you can possibly make and then arguing about it.

 

[Monstershockey]

Monsters pull it off. 1-0. Greaves with 28 save shutout.