GDT: Avalanche vs Wild Monday January 20th, 2025 @1:00 PM MNT (Emergency GDT) Their logo is bad, and they should feel bad.

[BleedWell]

Rantanen sucked

Stop racism.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

I could tell from the drop of the puck in the 1st that the Avs did not have their legs or intensity. The team looked gassed. And a lot of players stood around expecting MacKinnon (and Blackwood) to save their asses. Their performance reminded me of recents losses against the Rangers, Jets, and Chicago. No real fighting intensity for the puck. Terrible passing and decision making. Plus the officiating was terrible. So much obvious hooking, holding and interference by the Wild simply ignored. However, MInnesota definitely more motivated for this one.

Until further notice.....Avs are a 4th place team.

 

[The Merchant]

Missed this one, thankfully. Can't imagine it's a great sign that this team is seemingly incapable of stringing more than one good performance in a row. Looking at the box score, it's back to nothing but donuts and minuses for Mr. 2C after he played his first good game in three months. Yippee. And Mikko's stat line doesn't look much better, despite playing 10 minutes more than him. Yeah, f*** off with that $14M nonsense, you lazy asshole.

 

[Muffin]

Bednar's time is done. Get him out of here.

 

[Jasenr]

Maybe its the amount of games hitting them hard at the moment, but they just execute everything so bad lately.

Avs win when they manage to snipe couple in. Tonight MAF was stopping everything.

Say what you will but I solely blame Fourgiev for depleting our guys badly at the start of the season needing to outpace everyone to score 5-7 goals a game. And injuries didnt help.

Those guys need a break... I hope they wont even try in the four nations cup.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

Save us, Coach Q.

He didn't save us last time he was here. Why are you expecting anything different this time?

 

[Tralfamadore]

Why must they suck so much. I miss when Makar was the best d man in the league.

 

[the_fan]

Show me a team JT miller has made better with his presence?

He made Vancouver better didn’t he? Before all the issues started there

 

[Avs9296]

The Avs used to be able to outskate every team they played. The roster was built with a purpose.

Now?

Colton, Parssinen, Kelly, Mittelstadt, Lehkonen, Manson, Middleton, De Haan, Malinski, Ivan, Innala.

All of them are average to below average skaters.

Used to be able to run Helm, Cogliano, NAK, Burakovksky, Compher, Byram, Kadri, etc. All of who are good to great skaters.

The Avs are no longer the best skating team. They're average to below average but get propped up by MacKinnon/Makar/LOC/Girard.

Kelly, Lehkonen and Ivan are better skaters than NAK and probably Kadri too. Malinski isn't a bad skater either (he just sucks at other things).

The rest ya they are not great skaters.

 

[missionAvs]

Yikes. Just saw the score. Not happening.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

The Avs used to be able to outskate every team they played. The roster was built with a purpose.

Now?

Colton, Parssinen, Kelly, Mittelstadt, Lehkonen, Manson, Middleton, De Haan, Malinski, Ivan, Innala.

All of them are average to below average skaters.

Used to be able to run Helm, Cogliano, NAK, Burakovksky, Compher, Byram, Kadri, etc. All of who are good to great skaters.

The Avs are no longer the best skating team. They're average to below average but get propped up by MacKinnon/Makar/LOC/Girard.

I'd say that's on the GM and the higher level hockey brain trust.......

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

Maybe its the amount of games hitting them hard at the moment, but they just execute everything so bad lately.

Avs win when they manage to snipe couple in. Tonight MAF was stopping everything.

Say what you will but I solely blame Fourgiev for depleting our guys badly at the start of the season needing to outpace everyone to score 5-7 goals a game. And injuries didnt help.

Those guys need a break... I hope they wont even try in the four nations cup.

They need their Captain on ice as an inspiration. And their resident coke head who fearlessly crushes the front of the opponent's net.

The empty net situation at the end of the game was MacK, Cale/Toews, and Rants on the periphery throwing the puck around to one another (badly), the rest might as well been invisible.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

He made Vancouver better didn’t he? Before all the issues started there

He's a self-absorbed donkey, like Georgiev and Gurbauer. Don't want him anywhere near this team, especially not for the next 5 years.

 

[dahrougem2]

Kelly, Lehkonen and Ivan are better skaters than NAK and probably Kadri too. Malinski isn't a bad skater either (he just sucks at other things).

The rest ya they are not great skaters.

NAK was a very underrated skater, guy could fly. Kadri is a great skater, he just looks stiff at times. Both guys are better than Kelly, Lehkonen and Ivan imo.

Point is, this team cannot skate the way Bednar desires anymore.

The one guy CMac has brought in to play Bednar's style is league dummy Miles Wood.

 

[LurkerMcgee]

He made Vancouver better didn’t he? Before all the issues started there

I can paint any picture beautiful until it turns to shit.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Sounds like a defeated coach.

“It’s just, you don’t have the legs, whatever the reason is. I don’t know, you’d have to ask them.”

 

[dahrougem2]

Sounds like a defeated coach.

“It’s just, you don’t have the legs, whatever the reason is. I don’t know, you’d have to ask them.”

Wonder if his stupid ass thought the PP was fine today.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

I'd say that's on the GM and the higher level hockey brain trust.......

In 2022 they had three different first liners all making relative peanuts for what they brought (MacK Nuke Kadri) on ice. Allowed them to carry some better players down the depth chart.

That's the magic. Not some Bednar super system. Not every winning team plays super fast the way that team did.

They saw after the Seattle series and the amount of skill the team had lost that they needed to get a more physical bottom six.

There seems to be a disconnect with what players management is bringing in and the way the coaching staff uses them.

Makar playing all this PK. Having some bottom six guys like Trenin and Duhaime last year that barely got onto the ice. Some guys like Parshinsen this year.

If the guys off the ice aren't on the same page the way the team should be playing then things are never going to work out.

 

[Freaky Styley]

I'm not too concerned with the loss. You want them to play better, but B2B afternoon games and in the midst of a mid-season lull. If this performance happens in March/April then yes I'm worried.

Legit question though - has Mikko ever taken this team on his back when the they are down and turned it around by himself? In a situation that wasn't directly related to MacKinnon?

I certainly can't think of a time. Yet he wants 13M+ a season for playing with 2 of the best players in the world? Put any top 6 talent in that same role and they are producing at leas 3/4 of Mikko's numbers.

 

[chet1926]

Wonder if his stupid ass thought the PP was fine today.

Lol probably

 

[Ceremony]

I do have sympathy for coaches when the subject of motivation comes up. For whatever complaints you can make about the coaching - faceoffs, the powerplay, line combinations, the amount of minutes certain players get or don't - it's really easy to see when certain players go into games and just flat out don't give a f***. What sort of reaction can a coach have to that? It's not a coach's job to tell a professional athlete to move around or try hard. Never mind the fact today was a significant game in the standings. I don't understand it, never have.

 

[chet1926]

Who would have guessed another horseshit performance.

This team sucks and doesn't give a shit.

Not sure why CMac and Sakic are continuing this farce of a team. They need to get off their asses and shake this team up in a major way. Fire some coaches make a major trade. Maybe both but something has to change.

 

[Avsfan1921]

I do have sympathy for coaches when the subject of motivation comes up. For whatever complaints you can make about the coaching - faceoffs, the powerplay, line combinations, the amount of minutes certain players get or don't - it's really easy to see when certain players go into games and just flat out don't give a f***. What sort of reaction can a coach have to that? It's not a coach's job to tell a professional athlete to move around or try hard. Never mind the fact today was a significant game in the standings. I don't understand it, never have.

I agree for the most part, and I don’t think Jared is at fault for most of this teams issues. That is on the team depth more than anything imo.

Having said that coaches can get stale regardless of their talent and I can understand how some think it could be time to move on. It’s just unfortunate because there are clearly issues with this team right now and the easiest way to motivate them is with a coaching change yet it’s not really his fault.

All I can say to the crowd that wants a new coach, is I REALLY hope that they have a plan in place for a solid replacement because the grass is definitely not always greener….

 

[chet1926]

I do have sympathy for coaches when the subject of motivation comes up. For whatever complaints you can make about the coaching - faceoffs, the powerplay, line combinations, the amount of minutes certain players get or don't - it's really easy to see when certain players go into games and just flat out don't give a f***. What sort of reaction can a coach have to that? It's not a coach's job to tell a professional athlete to move around or try hard. Never mind the fact today was a significant game in the standings. I don't understand it, never have.

When effort is a consistent issue, the coaching staff needs to get involved. I'm sure that the leaders in the team are trying their best, but sometimes the coach has to get involved and put his foot down.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Sounds like a defeated coach.

“It’s just, you don’t have the legs, whatever the reason is. I don’t know, you’d have to ask them.”

He needs to take some blame too. We need some changes/new wrinkles in the system to create opportunities when the team isnt in high gear. The PP is garbage because everyone has figured it out.