GDT: Colorado Avalanche @ Ottawa Senators

[hockeyfish]

He was the only guy to play more than 20 mins.

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Middleton played a full minute more than him 5x5

 

[wayninja]

Is john mitchell still with altitude?

Yes, and he's the best analysis guy they have.

 

[the_fan]

Holy shit, what a difference of the ice times compared to pre deadline

 

[chet1926]

Nice to have a lazy win, where we ran them out of the building in the 1st and just coasted the rest of the way. Haven't had many of those this year.

 

[Balthazar]

Holy shit, what a difference of the ice times compared to pre deadline

Depth

 

[wayninja]

Depth

Well, yes, and it helps to be up 4 goals after the first, and 5 after the second

 

[TatteredTornNFrayed]

Makar's 21:08 includes 4:01 on PP.

 

[hockeyfish]

 

[RoyIsALegend]

I swear they are intentionally putting Gabe in every damn clip to get us hyped up.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Depth

Big meaty boys down the middle that we can depend on.

 

[Balthazar]

Well, yes, and it helps to be up 4 goals after the first, and 5 after the second

Regardless of the score, the Avs pre-deadline and post-deadline look like two different teams. Up until the Rantanen trade I thought they had been shit all season TBH, even the wins weren't convincing.

Now I get 2022 vibes with how the team is playing, it feels like they are actually better than the other teams. Even in defeat yesterday they were better than the Leafs.

 

[Balthazar]

Big meaty boys down the middle that we can depend on.

"Long in the middle"

 

[forsbergavs32]

I swear they are intentionally putting Gabe in every damn clip to get us hyped up.

Well they better have his ass in the lineup game 1 of the playoffs so we can rid ourselves of @The Kingslayer 's avatar

 

[wayninja]

Well they better have his ass in the lineup game 1 of the playoffs so we can rid ourselves of @The Kingslayer 's avatar

Don't dump on Gorloch the destroyer!

 

[NorthernAvsFan]

I feel like I’m less concerned when Wedgewood is net instead of Blackwood.

I think that’s just because Wedgy gets the softer matchups though.

 

[the_fan]

I was wrong when I said putting Nelson with different wingers won’t help. Disagreed with those who suggested it. If you have a crow, I’ll eat it.

Lehky-Nelson-Necas looked good

 

[The Kingslayer]

Well they better have his ass in the lineup game 1 of the playoffs so we can rid ourselves of @The Kingslayer 's avatar

Hang on a second. Thats not the deal. All Avs have to do is make the playoffs and not be a wild card team.

 

[The Kingslayer]

I really wish Necas stays on the 2nd line and Drouin sticks with Mack permanently.

Did that happen tonight? I been begging for Necas on the second line since the Avs acquired him. Gives the Avs two lines with two guys who can enter the zone with ease.

 

[Refalanhe]

I feel like I’m less concerned when Wedgewood is net instead of Blackwood.

I think that’s just because Wedgy gets the softer matchups though.

He’s been great though. Gives me Frankie vibes in the sense I’m completely comfortable with him playing in the playoffs too.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Did that happen tonight? I been begging for Necas on the second line since the Avs acquired him. Gives the Avs two lines with two guys who can enter the zone with ease.

Yup.

Drouin - MacKinnon - Nichushkin
Lehkonen - Nelson - Necas
Colton - Coyle - Kiviranta
Kelly - Drury - O’Connor

 

[The Kingslayer]

He’s been great though. Gives me Frankie vibes in the sense I’m completely comfortable with him playing in the playoffs too.

I actually think hes been better than Blackwood this last little while. He doesnt give up soft goals like the one last night to Steven Lafleur

 

[BrickNHL]

I missed the game, were they as dominant as the box score suggests?

 

[forsbergavs32]

I missed the game, were they as dominant as the box score suggests?

After the first 5 or 6 minutes they were. Coasted more in the 3rd but very little danger other than taking penalties

 

[Bender]

Claire Hanna - I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating crackers

 

[RoyIsALegend]