GDT: Avalanche at Stars (Game 5): Do We Really Have To?

Who plays their final game for the Avalanche tonight?

  • Andrew Cogliano

    Votes: 57 62.6%
  • Ross Colton

    Votes: 9 9.9%
  • Jonathan Drouin

    Votes: 13 14.3%
  • Brandon Duhaime

    Votes: 44 48.4%
  • Joel Kiviranta

    Votes: 25 27.5%
  • Nikolai Kovalenko

    Votes: 7 7.7%
  • Artturi Lehkonen

    Votes: 7 7.7%
  • Casey Mittelstadt

    Votes: 9 9.9%
  • player not found

    Votes: 27 29.7%
  • Zach Parise

    Votes: 63 69.2%
  • Mikko Rantanen

    Votes: 20 22.0%
  • Yakov Trenin

    Votes: 41 45.1%
  • Miles Wood

    Votes: 7 7.7%
  • Samuel Girard

    Votes: 9 9.9%
  • Jack Johnson

    Votes: 55 60.4%
  • Caleb Jones

    Votes: 31 34.1%
  • Josh Manson

    Votes: 10 11.0%
  • Sean Walker

    Votes: 47 51.6%
  • Alexandar Georgiev

    Votes: 20 22.0%

  • Total voters
    91
  • Poll closed .

wayninja

Win it for Val
Mar 24, 2017
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wayninja says " good road period "

Nope, I'm working on other stuff

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katfude

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Sep 25, 2015
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MacK better put his shoulder into Tanev and Heskainen face a lot more the rest of this game. Don't worry about whether or not they have the puck.
Yet another reason i want Bedsy gone. Those dipshits are running 5D so you motherf***ing PUNISH them any time they touch the puck. All those D-men should have been gametime decisions by game 2.
 
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Balthazar

I haven't talked to the trainers yet
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Apr 25, 2006
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The only times I noticed Rantanen in the first period:

- Turnover at our blue line.

- Knocked over behind the Stars net by one handed Tanev.

- Tripped and fell along the boards after being unable to control a pass.
He's playing his 90th game of the season

90 straight games of sucking

That's a big sample
 
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dahrougem2

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Dec 9, 2011
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I think Tanev is definitely not playing at 100%. He looks like he's making decisions quicker than usual and it's probably because he doesn't want to get hit. Kiviranta's slot chance earlier in the period was a result of Tanev rimming the puck around right to an Avalanche skater because he saw our forechecker coming in with speed.

Avs have to realize that it's speed, speed, and more speed that will beat this Dallas team. Punish them whenever you can and jump on loose pucks.

Tanev has a history of shoulder problems. You have to punish him.
 
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Golden Foppa

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Nov 13, 2002
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I just want to see them force game 6 and go down fighting. I expect them to lose the series and I just want to see this team show some heart for once and make Dallas have to fight like hell to get the 4th win.

There's plenty of talent still in the lineup and Dallas is playing 5 dmen.
 

NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS

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Oct 23, 2022
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MacK isn't throwing hits in these playoffs. I wouldn't say he's playing soft, but he's not throwing hard checks. Only 6 hits total in these playoffs so far.
He's never been a hit throwing kind of guy.

The doesn't even need to be overly physical. But for the past two seasons the easiest line to break out against and to pin in the Avs zone has been MacK and Rantanen. No compete when they don't have the puck.

Always been that way but Landy covered up the warts.
 

katfude

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Sep 25, 2015
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I've pulled out all the stops. Every clothing item including flip flops are Avs branded. I'm giving my CAT treats when the Avs score, not just the dog. If we go down, it's not because i didn't do my superstitious part
 

El Travo

Why are we still here? Just to suffer?
Aug 11, 2015
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I've pulled out all the stops. Every clothing item including flip flops are Avs branded. I'm giving my CAT treats when the Avs score, not just the dog. If we go down, it's not because i didn't do my superstitious part

I was tired after a round of golf so I didn't have my jersey on for awhile. Put it on and a couple minutes later they scored.

I'm sorry.
 
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Gruyeriev

Shut your five hole
Apr 14, 2021
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Well Bednar needs to tell 1 person on every line that they have screen duty, because this shit is too easy for Otter right now. My suggestions would be,

Line 1) Lehky
Line 2) Parise
Line 3) Kivi
Line 4) Cogs
3 of the 4 go down really easily
 

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