GDT: Avs host Ducks Tuesday, March 16th 7pm MST/10pm AST/March 17th 4am EET/ 10am GMT

[Foppa2118]

Good news everyone: Miska cannot lose that game now.

I was honestly wondering if they would put Miska back in for the third, if Grubauer gave up a couple goals to make it 6-2 or something.

Can you imagine poor Miska having to go back in after that performance? He's obviously in over his head.

 

[drhiii]

Oscars were announced this morning already.

Actually, yesterday. It will only matter if they convert what's left on the PP.

 

[crue7]

I was wondering if Kadri got a stick on that. Looks like he did.

Either way, just a three point night for him. No big deal.

Yup, Kadri’s goal on nhl.com now

 

[CobraAcesS]

Mackinnon is playing the way he played in 2016. The guy who thought he wouldnt get more than the contract offered to him at the time.

He is trying to be a playmaker because his shots are not going in. Rinse repeat.. I wish he'd grab his balls and have a little more confidence in himself at this point, but I think it is part of life. He'll come back around. At least his solution is not a selfish one unlike others.

He is still carrying the puck instead of trying to get it off as soon as possible. That is when you know shit is bad. He stops trying to carry it through traffic or pressure. So there is that.

 

[hoserthehorrible]

Avs really need a higher end player that is more cerebral, just someone who can calm the team down. We have a lot of really athletic guys that have mountainous highs and catastrophic lows

Saadfather!

 

[sethro109]

Oh so its Kadri and not Bura with 2 goals tonight.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Getzlaf's reactions on the Rantanen goal were fantastic.


He just knew after so many failed clear attempts that bad things were about to happen.

 

[TanguaySauce]

Rycroft makes me laugh calling Kadri's tip "genius" lmao

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

3-point night for Naz.

 

[The Kingslayer]

He hit two posts in the first period of this very game. I think he’s at maybe four posts since coming back.

Shouldnt stop him from shooting. He should shoot more and shoot to score none of this baby shot shit from the perimeter. Take that shit to the net and attack that blue paint.

 

[forsbergavs32]

If the Avs finish the comeback after yanking Miska, that kid is gonna feel worse than he already does.

 

[S3rkie]

Mack really needs a non-empty net goal in a hurry, his confidence is super low

Althought it would be kinda hilarious to see him get another eng tonight and see how pissed off he gets.

 

[CobraAcesS]

Getzlaf's reactions on the Rantanen goal were fantastic.


He just knew after so many failed clear attempts that bad things were about to happen.

Veteran presence.. Sometimes we know when it is raining shit.

 

[AvsMakar08]

As long as we get a playoff Mack back by playoffs, I am not worried. We have more then capable group that can contribute each game.

 

[MoreLikeTurdCrapley]

Mack was dominant well before Makar. But maybe when Makar returns soon, Mack will be rejuvenated?

 

[The Kingslayer]

Mackinnon looks dominant at times, other times no. Not sure what's going on.

He looked dominant against Arizona when he came back. He hasnt looked like that since. If he doesnt wanna dominate tonight then fine but he better against Minny.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Althought it would be kinda hilarious to see him get another eng tonight and see how pissed off he gets.

Immediately passes it back to Mikko instead of taking the goal

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I was wondering if Kadri got a stick on that. Looks like he did.

Either way, just a three point night for him. No big deal.

Kadri’s one of those players that can put up a lot of points in one night, but also make some of the dumbest decisions in the same game. Like that drop pass to no one after the Avs had been stuck in their own zone for a bit. Such a talented player, sometimes I wonder if his controller got disconnected

 

[Foppa2118]

Maybe without the speed, but makes me think of Ian Laperrière a little. Just enough skill that you think he could score more, but never lacks in the areas you expect. The last time we had someone like Calvert was Ian IMO. I'm liking the LOC experiment.

I can see that. LOC reminds me of a faster Matt Calvert. They're basically the same player. A little less hockey IQ but a little better puck skills.

LOC even got feisty with a guy giving him a shot last game, the way Calvert snaps when a guy does that to him.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Getzlaf's reactions on the Rantanen goal were fantastic.


He just knew after so many failed clear attempts that bad things were about to happen.

Toews, Landy, Getzlaf and Miller all had an assist on that Mikko goal.

 

[Balthazar]

He looked dominant against Arizona when he came back. He hasnt looked like that since. If he doesnt wanna dominate tonight then fine but he better against Minny.

Wonder if it's a confidence or a "still not recovered from injury" issue.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Getzlaf's reactions on the Rantanen goal were fantastic.


He just knew after so many failed clear attempts that bad things were about to happen.

That whole sequence was terrific. Toews keeping it in the zone, Landy's toe-drag and rush to the net + rebound, and then Mikko throwing it, on his backhand, the only place it could go in, right off Miller's shoulder.

 

[MoreLikeTurdCrapley]

Shouldnt stop him from shooting. He should shoot more and shoot to score none of this baby shot shit from the perimeter. Take that shit to the net and attack that blue paint.

Agreed. You fix a scoring slump by shooting more, not deferring to lesser talent. May take time, but the dam will break.

 

[JLo217]

If I didn't already have one of the best jobs on planet earth, I'd want JML's.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

MacK almost needs someone on that team that isn’t looking to defer to him. He has played some of his best hockey when Rants is feeling it and wants to lead the charge, same when Makar hit that hot streak last year. It gets so predictable when everyone is trying to force the puck to MacK, it’s probably frustrating for him as well when they toss it to him because they ran themselves out of space