GDT: Avalanche vs Rangers Tuesday January 14th, 2025 @7:00PM (Emergency GDT) Our blue is the superior blue.

[Vaslof]

You guys still have major georgievitis, ya'll the goalie is supposed to make saves it's normal I promise

 

[wayninja]

That was a weak GWG on Shesty in all fairness.

 

[twostroke2023]

Well, O’Connor was a beast that shift. Blackwood keeps it below 3 goals. Again. Would be super cool if the Avs could remember how to forward/defence now that we have a goalie.

 

[JLo217]

I'm sorry, Moose isn't worth north of $10- mil per annum.

Mitts is barely worth 2

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I dont think this game was as bad as y'all are making it out to be honestly. 5 on 5 shot attempts were 52-36 Avs. Scoring Chances 23-18 Avs. High Danger 12-9 Rangers.

Overall the Avs were the better team at 5 on 5. There's definitely something to be said about the lack of high danger chances though. Feels like they simply aren't going to the dirty areas nearly enough right now(One of the areas missing Nuke hurts so much for sure).

And there's probably something to be said about us being too predictable at 5on5, feels like that's quite a few games lately where the other team has blocked a lot of shots which suggests teams are reading what we're doing and having an easy time to get into the lanes.

But the possession game is still present for us, we're still controlling the puck a lot. Just need to find some creativity offensively again, or quite frankly simplify things to the purest level. Put pucks on net and go to work on the rebounds and greasy stuff instead of over passing especially if teams are reading the passes well.


PP is a complete disaster though. That's an area that needs major work but it also isn't just on the coaches. A lot of brain dead decisions, and lazy play from the likes of Mack and Mikko in particular with the extra man.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Remember how we all lamented that we wasted Varly's prime and how much of a shame it was he never got to play behind this team in its Cup window? Well...now we have a Varly in his prime.

I just hope the rest of the team wakes the f*** up

 

[AVSfan2daMAX]

Blackwood should absolutely be in the vezina discussion at this point.

 

[JoeSakic13]

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He definitely thought MacK was gonna pull the trigger.

 

[chet1926]

I'm sorry, Moose isn't worth north of $10- mil per annum.

No way, he is so unbelievably mid. The second he doesn't get passes from 29, he looks like a 60 pts player. If you put him on a team without a top tier talent to pair with him and he's going to be a 30-30 guy.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Blackwood. Another 2 goals or less game and this was no easy game. He came up huge many times before OT and then killed off the penalty and robbed Zibby on a breakaway. This is the kind of goaltending this team has been starved for since Varly left.

He doesn't have a choice.


His alternatives were De Haan, Middleton, or Malinski

Play Kivi on D f*** it.

 

[chet1926]

i was like why LOC out there then he proceeds to be smart and outwork everyone on the ice. Imagine if Mikko had LOC motor and heart.....20 mill

Me too. I looked at my wife and said you know it's shitty when we resort to LOC in a 3v3 OT.

 

[Avs9296]

Blackwood. Another 2 goals or less game and this was no easy game. He came up huge many times before OT and then killed off the penalty and robbed Zibby on a breakaway. This is the kind of goaltending this team has been starved for since Varly left.

Regular season Darcy got close to this at times. But his game fell off in the playoffs for obvious reasons.

 

[The Merchant]

You guys still have major georgievitis, ya'll the goalie is supposed to make saves it's normal I promise

The numbers Blackwood has put up since he got here has not been normal.

 

[AvsWraith]

Someone tell Mikko and his agent to come back to reality. Sign for whatever CMac is offering, it's more than fair I bet.

 

[missionAvs]

LOC on that shift. Beats 2 Rags behind the net for the puck (Zibby and Fox) and dishes the puck to Toews. Afterwards, beats Zibby again and this time also a lunging Breadman while dishing the puck over to MacK and the rest is history. LOC single handedly on that shift diddled all 3 of those Rags players and created the space needed for the beauty Finnish from MacK to Toews.

 

[drhiii]

LOC on the couch. THAT makes the whole eve worth it.

 

[Pokecheque]

Wow. LOC single-handedly making up for an otherwise sleepy Avs effort. Unreal ending.

 

[AvsWraith]

LOC = best contract in the NHL. Locked up.

 

[dahrougem2]

Man if the Avs look like this again on Thursday night...

THAT will be a proper ass kicking. The Oilers aren't the Rangers. McDavid and Draisaitl will put up 5 points each if the Avs look lethargic again.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Mitts is barely worth 2

 

[The Merchant]

LOC on that shift. Beats 2 Rags behind the net for the puck (Zibby and Fox) and dishes the puck to Toews. Afterwards, beat's Zibby again and this time also a lunging Breadman while dishing the puck over to MacK this time and the rest is history. LOC single handedly on that shift diddled all 3 of those Rags players and created the space needed for the beauty Finnish from MacK to Toews.

It was truly a ridiculous effort. That shift should just be played on repeat for their entire next film study.

 

[RECKLESS]

First 5 mins of the game Rangers were horrendous. The Avs took that tape and copied it for the rest of regulation. Turnovers and shit puck management.

Blackie saved us. First star by a mile for me.

While our PP is awful somehow we excel 6vs5 and who else but mr clutch Lehky ties it.

Then LOC decides to put the hammer down and take the team on his back. Absolute monster shift in OT to force game.

Always an awesome thing to grind and find wins on bad nights but they need to be better collectively soon.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Blackwood is the only reason this wasn’t a blowout

This is one of those old fashioned stole a game games from Blackwood.

 

[wayninja]

He definitely thought MacK was gonna pull the trigger.

I think he thought toews was gonna try corner or just above the pad

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Yeah, there was no chance in hell LOC was going to let the Rangers take that puck out of the zone. Man was f***ing possessed.