GDT: Avs @ Habs

[Balthazar]

Post game presser Bednar said that he was sending Drouin for the shootout but Drouin told him to send Nelson instead.

Then Nelson won the game. Interesting.

 

[Markster]

Could be.


The bug that's going around lately is a rough one. I've been sick for a full week now and still nowhere near 100%.

My wife and I each got it around Feb 20 and it took 3 weeks -- 3 days getting sicker each day, then 1 week full-blown sick and 1.5 weeks of slowly getting better. It truly sucked. Good luck.

 

[BobRossColton]

The Dvorak backhand and the 1st slafkovsky goal were good.

Cale not fully clearing Joshua Roy from the front of the net allowed one to trickle in.

Higher deflection goals are always hard.

 

[Balthazar]

Dude sounds like he's waking up from a nap

 

[AvsMakar08]

Kind of crazy, but how did we let these Canadians to come back in the third period. We are the contenders and Habs are a wild card spot team. How could they do so much damage to us in the 3rd period?

 

[flyfysher]

I wonder how Landy handled the post game with the boys. I’m glad he’s on this road trip.

 

[the_fan]

Blackwood: “I hate shootouts”

Ladies and gentlemen, we have our smoking gun. Mystery solved why he’s bad at them

 

[ItsFineImFine]

Kind of crazy, but how did we let these Canadians to come back in the third period. We are the contenders and Habs are a wild card spot team. How could they do so much damage to us in the 3rd period?

Cos the way we play "defence" is....concerning to put it mildly.

 

[dahrougem2]

You haven't changed it.

That's on you then for ignoring the statistics.

 

[the_fan]

Kind of crazy, but how did we let these Canadians to come back in the third period. We are the contenders and Habs are a wild card spot team. How could they do so much damage to us in the 3rd period?

It’s the NHL. Anybody can beat anybody. It looked bad because we had a 4-1 lead in the 3rd, but at least we didn’t lose the game. In the past Avs would lose this game for sure. We stuck with it and got 2 points

 

[flyfysher]

It was butt ugly for sure. The two softies were concerning because they were due to a lack of focus. But Blackwood came back to lock it down in the SO. He was focused. The Avs basically lost their composure in the 3rd and were running around in chicken little mode. Ah well, things to talk about and sort out before the POs begin. I’d rather JB know this team’s strengths and weaknesses so he can get a handle in quickly addressing any issues. That’s why I think it’s important to have vet leadership around. We panic around here when we need to be even keeled. The good is that this team can look frighteningly good and the bad is that it can look terrifyingly able to suddenly lose all poise.

 

[Balthazar]

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Coyle is a low key pest

It's why I've always called him such a huge PITA to play against. I am so glad we've got a rat on our side for a change. He's not as much of a lunatic as say Steve Downie, but he's still a pest and will gladly irritate others.

Blackwood: “I hate shootouts”

Ladies and gentlemen, we have our smoking gun. Mystery solved why he’s bad at them

Had to double check this. I was concerned you wrote 'shutouts' initially.

 

[niwotsblessing]

 

[expatriatedtexan]

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Hole for the bum, recesses for the jewels and a place to put your dick.

Checks out to me.

Does it come standard with a spray jet for cleaning or is that extra?

 

[the_fan]

It’s funny how Bednar still mispronounces Necas’s name. He’s still calling him Ney - Kash

 

[expatriatedtexan]

It’s funny how Bednar still mispronounces Necas’s name. He’s still calling him Ney - Kash

It's funny... because everythime he does something good, I shoe-horn his name into Victoria Williams Fryin' Pan and replace "We've got beaches" with "We've got "Necas" and make my wife's eyes roll out her damn ears.

 

[the_fan]

Post game presser Bednar said that he was sending Drouin for the shootout but Drouin told him to send Nelson instead.

Then Nelson won the game. Interesting.

Fire Bednar make Drouin the head coach

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Fire Bednar make Drouin the head coach

That would be some "Garth Snow" level shit.

 

[Bender]

LOL so many terribles takes on here...it's really quite pathetic...

I know some of you know how this works - this isn't your first rodeo, you've been a 'hockey fans' for several years.

What kind of Pejorative Slured crap am I reading - we need to start Wedgewood for the playoffs ELEVEN frikkin' games out????

Like Blackwood isn't allowed to have some stretches where maybe he's not as good as he usually is - LIKE EVERY OTHER f***ING PLAYER IN THIS f***ING LEAGUE - and I have to read Pejorative Slured shit like that???

Besides, right now is NOT the time to get hot and start playing extremely well because if we do then we are destined to hit a wall and have a bad stretch at the worst possible time. Five to six games prior to the start of the playoffs is when the Avs should be ramping up and getting used to playing full 60 minute games.

Personally I don't mind if Mack takes some nights off like he has the past 2-3 games as long as that means he's going to he his dominant self come playoff time. He ran out of gas the last 2 playoffs...

 

[expatriatedtexan]

LOL so many terribles takes on here...it's really quite pathetic...

I know some of you know how this works - this isn't your first rodeo, you've been a 'hockey fans' for several years.

What kind of Pejorative Slured crap am I reading - we need to start Wedgewood for the playoffs ELEVEN frikkin' games out????

Like Blackwood isn't allowed to have some stretches where maybe he's not as good as he usually is - LIKE EVERY OTHER f***ING PLAYER IN THIS f***ING LEAGUE - and I have to read Pejorative Slured shit like that???

Besides, right now is NOT the time to get hot and start playing extremely well because if we do then we are destined to hit a wall and have a bad stretch at the worst possible time. Five to six games prior to the start of the playoffs is when the Avs should be ramping up and getting used to playing full 60 minute games.

Personally I don't mind if Mack takes some nights off like he has the past 2-3 games as long as that means he's going to he his dominant self come playoff time. He ran out of gas the last 2 playoffs...

I only suggested that we consider starting Wedgewood in the shootout. I never suggested making him the number one. Oh, except for that stupid "There is another Wood" Yoda meme. But those were, as you very well know, shit posts made in a GDT where the Avs nearly turtled themselves out a victory in a game they were up 4-1.

I got .5 gram of the goods still left. Let's hash this out together like civilized human beings. *LOL*

 

[forsbergavs32]

For me, it’s just kind of frustrating here that people start flipping out over one game where they had a 7-8 minute stretch that wasn’t good. Yeah, they should have probably stopped the bleeding more quickly but this team is 10-1-1 in their last 12 and have played pretty well in that stretch. Every team has bad games or parts of games. Obviously there’s going to be discussions about the poor parts of their play but there’s been a lot of exaggeration tonight.

 

[the_fan]

I miss Georgiev

 

[expatriatedtexan]

For me, it’s just kind of frustrating here that people start flipping out over one game where they had a 7-8 minute stretch that wasn’t good. Yeah, they should have probably stopped the bleeding more quickly but this team is 10-1-1 in their last 12 and have played pretty well in that stretch. Every team has bad games or parts of games. Obviously there’s going to be discussions about the poor parts of their play but there’s been a lot of exaggeration tonight.

Yeah, I don't agree with completely flipping out, but this is the time of season where that shit is what has to be eliminated, so when it happens it's going to get scrutinized under a magnifying glass.

You have to eliminate those stretches as much as possible to go deep. So I can convince myself that turtling poorly, and defensive breakdowns when up by a lot do actually matter a bit more than you would think, as it's speaking to the mental fortitude of the team and they apparently checked out a bit too early and had to check back in before all was said and done.

 

[dahrougem2]

I mean the Avs are jockeying for divisional position while Montreal is fighting for their playoff lives. It makes sense they would throw the kitchen sink at the Avs in the 3rd to try salvaging a point at least. The Avs weren't playing Chicago or San Jose tonight.