DoktorJeep
Luc and Rob are a waste of time and money.
Avs goaltending is again their weakness. Grubauer getting the Vezina votes over Hellebuyck was a joke.
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Poor passing, and no finish in the 2nd or 3rd cost the avs this one. They should've ran away with this one after going up 2-0.
That turnover by Landeskog on the tying goal is the stuff losers are made of. What a dumbass.
Yeah, can't have Stone with time and space bearing down on your goalie. It would have been huge if he didn't score there.
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Totally agree. There are a handful of guys who had a better GSAx and played a similar amount of games and his SV%Ax was barely break even.
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It may be, but the assumption was Montreal would beat the winner of the Vegas/Colorado series, which also isn't happening.
kingsboy11
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I knew when Vegas tied it up they were going to win, Avs should've closed the game out. Instead Vegas can win the series at home, great job guys
I haven't gone back and done the legwork, but it seems the Avs have had some awful 3rd periods in this series.
Yeah.. outscored 6-2 in the 3rd period and all 6 of those Vegas goals in the last three games.
Herby
How could Blake have known?
National pride behind the last Canadian team is something that the Canadian media seems to drum up every year, but from my experiences online and offline its not really close to reality.
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Right now, Tampa Bay has to be the favorite to win again. I addition to their cap-circumventing depth, Vasilevskiy has been rock solid for them, and I don't see that changing.
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It'd be like you rooting for Ohio State after getting beat because you want the Big 10 to win it all. So strange. The SEC has it to a degree, but nothing like the media up north, it's a cult.
Against Toronto? No way says everyone.
Same for Winnipeg.
Same for VGK
Same for NYI/TB.
Its funny, cause this same narrative was slapped on an eerily similar 1993 Habs team. Habs went down 0-2 Nordiques in rnd1.. and it qas end of the world.. then... well we all know the rest.
It's happening again... this run is 93 2.0
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We were right there
One step closer to my nightmare matchup final of VGK - TBL.
One is a bunch of cap circumventing scumbags with some of the low key dirtiest players in the NHL...the other doesn't circumvent the cap and that's about the only difference
Remember getting lectured all year by Avs fans that Grubauer would be all they need and saying hey, when you hit the other juggernauts, they have SERIOUS goalies...right now, that's about the biggest difference for the elite teams. Carolina learned that the hard way again. Avs are about to. You can't just have 'a guy' against Vasilevsky, Fleury. The only people that try to convince you otherwise...don't win shit.
One is a bunch of cap circumventing scumbags with some of the low key dirtiest players in the NHL...the other doesn't circumvent the cap and that's about the only difference
Remember getting lectured all year by Avs fans that Grubauer would be all they need and saying hey, when you hit the other juggernauts, they have SERIOUS goalies...right now, that's about the biggest difference for the elite teams. Carolina learned that the hard way again. Avs are about to. You can't just have 'a guy' against Vasilevsky, Fleury. The only people that try to convince you otherwise...don't win shit.
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Possibly. But don't' underestimate the Isles. Have the ability to shut down teams and have the best coach in the business. Trotz is a terrific strategist, understands the pulse of a game better than most and has a great rapport with his players. When he took over the Isles,they were the worst defensive team in the NHL and he turned that aroound his first season. This article speaks to his thoughts on defending. This quote, from him, says alot about how he understands the game
How to Play Barry Trotz Defense
"To me, the make-up of a modern defenseman, the No. 1 thing is the processing skills," Trotz said. "You can be a great skater, you can have really good puck skills, but the ability to problem-solve is, to me, key."
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No whats funny is you came here to brag
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Been saying for two years now that there is no trade in the NHL that makes more sense than a deal centered around Kopitar and Byram. Colorado isn't winning anything until they get a pressure release valve up the middle, they don't have a player capable of championship level two way play. Anze would be in his ideal spot, probably the most important player on the squad without having to be "the man".Colorado still interested in Kopitar?
I would gladly take Kadri and Compher and eat $2 million in retention.
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That's why they are so good, everybody buys in at full value - without a superstar.
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Pietrangelo, Theodore, Stone, Pacioretty, Fleury are all stars but their center ice position is pretty bad on paper. They do have a group that works hard for the coach and even before with Gallant.
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