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[Avs9296]

All these advanced stats, getting awfully nerdy in here.

Quick someone post a Jbara pic. Or make an ass eating joke.

 

[LOFIN]

The Devon Toews show again.

More important, Pärssinen on top while his linemates are at the bottom

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Post-game featuring Bednar, Blackwood, Makar, and Toews:

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Blackwood:

26 of 27 shots saved
.963 sv %
+3.18 GSAx
8 of 8 high danger shots saved
+2.4 GSAx on high danger shots

Incredible!

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I have a strange obsession with Mackinnon’s performance in late zone draws lately. I don’t know if anyone else is noticing but the guy violently puts his body through the dot and straight up refuses to lose when the game is on the line.

He's probably even more of a hockey nerd then everyone on these boards combined. Guaranteed he knows every last analytical foresight into faceoffs you can find.


He knows which ones truly matter and which ones truly dont.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Damn, Girard stood taller than his stature tonight.

He is the Big G

 

[Pokecheque]

Fu**ing hell, my one-year-old refused to go to sleep tonight so I was stuck listening on my phone and following on Bluesky, suddenly everyone’s harping about Lauren, I missed the whole thing!!!

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

5v5 - LOC had an 81.28 xGF% in 10:58 seconds. Girard ended the night with 74.10 in 20:36 at 5v5.

Pretty nice

I like how the Avs let the Panthers get about ten shots on net in the last 50 seconds to help boost Blackwoods sv%

Smart. Don't let that focus drop.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Only 9 minutes of ice time for Malinski tonight, and only 7 for Middleton.


Me thinks the next trade we make is gonna be for a Defenseman.

 

[sethro109]

All these advanced stats, getting awfully nerdy in here.

Eaten ass and doing math. What else could a fan base ask for?

 

[LOFIN]

Only 9 minutes of ice time for Malinski tonight, and only 7 for Middleton.


Me thinks the next trade we make is gonna be for a Defenseman.

We are done at forward, unless there's a season ending injury for MacKinnon on Rantanen. I think we are pretty well set up there.

 

[JoeSakic13]

We are done at forward, unless there's a season ending injury for MacKinnon on Rantanen. I think we are pretty well set up there.

 

[LOFIN]

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True, mods delete please

 

[Pokecheque]

We are done at forward, unless there's a season ending injury for MacKinnon on Rantanen. I think we are pretty well set up there.

I hope not, 3C is still a huge issue.

 

[LOFIN]

I hope not, 3C is still a huge issue.

It's not, as Pärssinen gets more acclimated, and we get healthy and bump players into proper positions.

The Avs didn't trade for Pärssinen to be their #4C. He's going to be the #3, when we can actually assemble a 3rd line when Nuke is back.

 

[sethro109]

I still think Colton will return to the 3C when Nuke gets back. If we ever get Wood back and our 3rd line gets to be Wood - Colton - LoC, and they manage to click like last year, That'll be a scary 3rd line.

4th line will get interesting. Bednar loves Kelly and Kivi, so I'd assume those two stick. That leaves Parssinen and Ivan for the last slot. Will they rotate, or does Ivan get sent down?

 

[Jasenr]

-Say what you will but hitting the empty net from back there is not easy, ask Buffalo
-You just know its in the net if Mikko gets the puck with goalie pulled
-I still have the PTSD when our goalie scrambles and then I remember its not Garbageiev
-Thank you MackSakic for getting us the lumberyard We have a chance...
-Parssinen starting to look good, bump him to 3C.
-The Josh Manson experience is getting good D and god awful scoring attempts please score atleast once and a while..
-I know Mack is better, can you try to hit the net please. You´re not Lehky whos allowed to miss once and a while
-Holy shit Toews and Girard look good at the moment
-Colorado is starting to look solid, but we are still asking to fix the PowerPlay

 

[LOFIN]

Pärssinen was not acquired here to be in for just a few games and then either scratched or waived. He's an RFA center with arguably #2C upside. I'd argue, this is the first phase in jettisoning Colton during the summer, to make more cap room.

Then again, what we've seen with our goalies is that Bednar and CMac might not communicate that well, so who knows
We need to win games now to stay in a comfortable spot, but Pärssinen is a guy who should stay and Ivan Ivan, who has been good, should be sent down because he's exempt.

 

[sethro109]

Pärssinen was not acquired here to be in for just a few games and then either scratched or waived. He's an RFA center with arguably #2C upside. I'd argue, this is the first phase in jettisoning Colton during the summer, to make more cap room.

Then again, what we've seen with our goalies is that Bednar and CMac might not communicate that well, so who knows
We need to win games now to stay in a comfortable spot, but Pärssinen is a guy who should stay and Ivan Ivan, who has been good, should be sent down because he's exempt.

He might be that guy one day, but I doubt it happens this year unless he starts playing out of his mind. I think it's a safe bet that we don't send him down, especially since we spent assets on him, but I can see him getting scratched here and there to try to get a different guy, like Ivan, in the lineup.

 

[VikingAv]

I still think Colton will return to the 3C when Nuke gets back. If we ever get Wood back and our 3rd line gets to be Wood - Colton - LoC, and they manage to click like last year, That'll be a scary 3rd line.

4th line will get interesting. Bednar loves Kelly and Kivi, so I'd assume those two stick. That leaves Parssinen and Ivan for the last slot. Will they rotate, or does Ivan get sent down?

In the playoffs it will of course be Landy with K & K on the 4th line
4th line ES and PP1

 

[Murzu]

Great victory! I shall put some money on Blackwood Vezina also!

One note though: Parker Kelly is where offense goes to die. If the net was the size of a soccer goal, he'd still miss it.

Dude works his ass off, but he shoudn't play 3C. Let's hope Pärssinen keeps getting better and better so we can slot him above Kelly.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Great victory! I shall put some money on Blackwood Vezina also!

One note though: Parker Kelly is where offense goes to die. If the net was the size of a soccer goal, he'd still miss it.

Dude works his ass off, but he shoudn't play 3C. Let's hope Pärssinen keeps getting better and better so we can slot him above Kelly.

Parker Kelly: "where offense goes to die."

add that to the list of:

Parker Kelly: "where back up goalies go to die."

Parker Kelly: "where one goal leads go to die."

 

[LTCPain75]

I go to bed with the Panthers up 1-0. I wake up and the Avalanche won 3-1. I slept good

 

[SirLoinOfCloth]

I go to bed with the Panthers up 1-0. I wake up and the Avalanche won 3-1. I slept good

May I recommend an induced coma for the rest of the season and playoffs?

 

[niwotsblessing]

Moose: 29.2% of his goals are EN.