GDT: Avs @ Wild | 6:30pm MT | Post- Thanksgiving Food Coma Edition

[the_fan]

Makar with 0 points. Do we even care about this win?

Absolutely not

 

[wayninja]

Look who is first in the central

Kraken first round loss incoming

 

[AvsFan29]

That’s that Edmonton mentality

Obviously joking

 

[dahrougem2]

We really need the top guys to wake up at some point

While I agree with regard to consistent, dominant play, we also have to remember Bednar seems to be doing exactly what he's been guilty of in the past - especially last season - and it is arguably his biggest flaw as a coach:

Nichushkin played 27:21 (why the f*** a forward is playing this much is asinine)
MacKinnon played 24:05
Rantanen played 24:22

Makar played 28:48
Toews played 24:49

They are playing way too much hockey.

Only three other forwards played more than 13 minutes tonight and they were Drouin (17), Johansen (13) and Kiviranta (13).

It is only November and he is already riding these guys into the ground.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Makar with 0 points. Do we even care about this win?

Yes, MacNorris scored the GWG

 

[El Travo]

 

[drhiii]

Dermy on post game presser. Called his goal a "little bit of an out of body experience". I luvs me Derm. Dude's got bonus humor... of course in his role, would have to.

PS, can tell he's not on TV often. Could barely look at the camera.

Biz sd "... he could beat the wheels off of..." Gave him props for coming off the bench in the 3rd and 'making that move'. Cool.

 

[The Shermanator]

Kurtis sounds like he has brain damage.

 

[wayninja]

Dermy on post presser. Called his goal a "little bit of an out of body experience". I luvs me Derm.

He get's a bad rap, but his dominance can't be denied or stopped

 

[AvsMakar08]

Win is a win no matter what.

 

[sethro109]

While I agree with regard to consistent, dominant play, we also have to remember Bednar seems to be doing exactly what he's been guilty of in the past - especially last season - and it is arguably his biggest flaw as a coach:

Nichushkin played 27:21 (why the f*** a forward is playing this much is asinine)
MacKinnon played 24:05
Rantanen played 24:22

Makar played 28:48
Toews played 24:49

They are playing way too much hockey.

Only three other forwards played more than 13 minutes tonight and they were Drouin (17), Johansen (13) and Kiviranta (13).

It is only November and he is already riding these guys into the ground.

It's because he's the only guy Bednar can trust right now. He's giving 110% every shift and isn't making the stupid plays all the other guys are.

 

[dahrougem2]

While I agree with regard to consistent, dominant play, we also have to remember Bednar seems to be doing exactly what he's been guilty of in the past - especially last season - and it is arguably his biggest flaw as a coach:

Nichushkin played 27:21 (why the f*** a forward is playing this much is asinine)
MacKinnon played 24:05
Rantanen played 24:22

Makar played 28:48
Toews played 24:49

They are playing way too much hockey.

Only three other forwards played more than 13 minutes tonight and they were Drouin (17), Johansen (13) and Kiviranta (13).

It is only November and he is already riding these guys into the ground.

To add to this, Minnesota had 8 forwards play at least 13 minutes and only 1 forward above 20 (Eriksson-Ek) and I think it showed in the 3rd. They looked like the fresher team with way more energy.

 

[avalanche_country]

Beating the wild are my favorite regular seasons wins. F that franchise and their fans. Avs were the better team tonight and deserved the win.

 

[Shane Diesel]

Probably controversial, but I'll say it anyway. Seeing this below average FO rewarded for their egregious mistakes disgusts me. I hate Minnesota, but seeing a POS, low-life like MacDermid rewarded with a game winning goal is more than I can handle. Much rather would've seen the Wild win. Now Bednar won't take MacDermid out of the line-up. The repercussions of tonight will ripple negatively through the rest of the season. f***!

 

[The Merchant]

Kurtis sounds like he has brain damage.

That's Stanley Cup Champion Kurtis to you

 

[drhiii]

He get's a bad rap, but his dominance can't be denied or stopped

y

and y.

 

[jabubenice]

right now team is being carried by the 3rd and 4th lines

 

[dahrougem2]

That's Stanley Cup Champion Kurtis to you

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Precisely where the brain damage occurred

 

[sethro109]

Beating the wild are my favorite regular seasons wins. F that franchise and their fans. Avs were the better team tonight and deserved the win.

I feel like we were the better and worst team tonight. We created a ton more scoring chances, but turned the puck over a ton. It was Jekyll or Hyde every shift. Very weird game.

 

[BobRossColton]

All those minutes are definitely taking effect tomorrow

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Probably controversial, but I'll say it anyway. Seeing this below average FO rewarded for their egregious mistakes disgusts me. I hate Minnesota, but seeing a POS, low-life like MacDermid rewarded with a game winning goal is more than I can handle. Much rather would've seen the Wild win. Now Bednar won't take MacDermid out of the line-up. The repercussions of tonight will ripple negatively through the rest of the season. f***!

Hahaha, I understand the fear but I don't think Bednar is going to want to play him any more than he already is. Dude got less than 4 minutes of ice time tonight.

 

[Balthazar]

Makar played 28:48

That's ridiculous and unnecessary.

 

[drhiii]

I feel like we were the better and worst team tonight. We created a ton more scoring chances, but turned the puck over a ton. It was Jekyll or Hyde every shift. Very weird game.

At one point in the third I actually said in my head, man, what a wild game. Then I apologized to myself.

 

[dahrougem2]

That's ridiculous and unnecessary.

It's very clear Bednar does not trust Caleb Jones or Jack Johnson, and is slowly losing trust in Josh Manson.

 

[AvsMakar08]

Nice win. I kind of almost cried a little bit when I noticed that Wild are on a 6 game loosing streak.