Avs in 5, since the 4 nations cup has finished the Stars underlying numbers have been disgustingly bad (Obviously not having Heiskanen plays a big role in that, but Heiskanen is likely out for this round or if he does return, it's going to be a compromised version of Heiskaken). The Stars are in very deep trouble, their best chance was to win their division and play the Wild in r1 but instead they're cooked.
Yep. Now that I think about it, that is correct. 4 hard-fought 2nd/3rd wins for the Stars vs the Avs, and 2 utter humiliations at their hands in successive round 1 contests in 2004 and 2006. Soon to be 3 humiliationsCheering for Dallas, but I think Colorado takes this. The Avs have improved since their matchup last season, and Heiskanen being out (or not 100% if he plays) makes it hard for me to pick the Stars.
And if history tells us anything about Avs/Stars playoff series, it's that the Avs win in R1, and the Stars win in R2 and the WCF.
Their xGoal diff has fallen off a cliff since February.
Their xGoal diff has fallen off a cliff since February.
I don’t know if Dallas has an answer for Makar, both teams have firepower but I think Makar flips this series and takes over.
Avs in 6
I wonder when we’ll start seeing dates for games.
MacK is ready to goBefore picking an option I'd like to clarify few points:
1) Is MacKinnon resting or is he injured? He hasn't played since 8th of April.
2) What's the status on Landeskog?
3) Is Nichushkin gonna stay in a shared room with a teammate or is he gonna share it it with a lady of the night and substances mixed with spirits? Any rumors on his plans for these playoffs?
Keep hearing Stars v Avs will start Saturday (mainly driven by when the Avs finished)
1 - a bit of both. Minor injury and restingBefore picking an option I'd like to clarify few points:
1) Is MacKinnon resting or is he injured? He hasn't played since 8th of April.
2) What's the status on Landeskog?
3) Is Nichushkin gonna stay in a shared room with a teammate or is he gonna share it it with a lady of the night and substances mixed with spirits? Any rumors on his plans for these playoffs?
According to flashscore G1 will be on saturday 4pm ETKeep hearing Stars v Avs will start Saturday (mainly driven by when the Avs finished)
Avs in 5, since the 4 nations cup has finished the Stars underlying numbers have been disgustingly bad (Obviously not having Heiskanen plays a big role in that, but Heiskanen is likely out for this round or if he does return, it's going to be a compromised version of Heiskaken). The Stars are in very deep trouble, their best chance was to win their division and play the Wild in r1 but instead they're cooked.
Heiskanen is definitely a tear below Makar, but if he were playing it would really make this series a coin flip for me.Heiskanen has 2 MVP caliber runs under his belt but missing the start and coming back from a knee surgery..
Whoever wins this series is gonna be in for a rude awakening once R2 startsThis is basically the real SCF lol.
When they face one of the teams in their division who they’ve faced multiple times already?Whoever wins this series is gonna be in for a rude awakening once R2 starts