GDT: Colorado Avalanche vs Winnipeg Jets @7:30PM MNT 4/23/24 Game 2: Jets lead series 1-0

[Tralfamadore]

Hellebuyck looks dialed in. Not gonna be able to give up too many tonight.

 

[drhiii]

 

[Avs2022]

Rants already planning to be in Finland in a sauna after 4 games. Dude looks checked out.

 

[John Mandalorian]

I can't f***ing believe Rantanen and MacKinnon look like they're sulking. You guys get paid like 24 million combined, wake the f*** up. I don't care about your feelings. Start playing hard.

They’ve barely been on the ice. Take it easy.

 

[The Kingslayer]

If they keep playing like they did since the PP they'll break through

Hellebuyc is on. He knew he was Berra bad last game. Now hes Varly vs Chicago good

 

[Anders Cain]

Rants already planning to be in Finland in a sauna after 4 games. Dude looks checked out.

He's been like this most of the year... Maddening to watch him do this

 

[forsbergavs32]

Lost game 1 when I wore my Mack Blueberry, we're down one tonight and not scoring without a jersey, so going with my Makar jersey for the 2nd.

 

[nightonthesun]

If we resign Mikko he has to promise he won’t have a bad offseason. Like he has to work out a little.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Daft.

He’s no longer taking control of the play and just driving into traffic, it’s very reminiscent of him being in his own head

 

[AVSfan2daMAX]

Mittelstadt's line is really starting to gel. I don't think Lehkonen and Nuke are redundant at all.

 

[dahrougem2]

Mackinnon used to be the best first round player in hockey.

Remember last year? It took him until game 3 in Seattle to assert himself.

No star likes it but I think MacKinnon REALLY gets thrown off his game when playing big, physical teams that target him.

In 2022 the Avs didn't play a single team like that. In 2021 Vegas targeted him, 2023 Seattle targeted him. Now the Jets are looking to go out of their way to hit him and he looks scared.

It doesn't help that Parise sucks and can't make plays the way Drouin could to get easy exits with speed right on the tape.

They really should at least try Kovalenko with him. Parise can't go.

 

[nightonthesun]

Mittelstadt's line is really starting to gel. I don't think Lehkonen and Nuke are redundant at all.

Think 37 will have a nice year in 24-25.

 

[John Mandalorian]

He’s no longer taking control of the play and just driving into traffic, it’s very reminiscent of him being in his own head

He’s scored 140 pts this season and average 1.25-1.35 pts for several seasons. But sure, be dumb enough to go there based on a period where the top line was barely on the ice.

 

[GeoRox89]

Hellebuyc is on. He knew he was Berra bad last game. Now hes Varly vs Chicago good

Man what could’ve been in 2014 if they got by Minny. They almost certainly still lose round 2 but Varly just had Chicago’s number and it would’ve been a lot more interesting than it should’ve been for them

 

[wayninja]

I'm digging the homoerotic energy from the intermission crew

 

[Balthazar]

Remember last year? It took him until game 3 in Seattle to assert himself.

No star likes it but I think MacKinnon REALLY gets thrown off his game when playing big, physical teams that target him.

In 2022 the Avs didn't play a single team like that. In 2021 Vegas targeted him, 2023 Seattle targeted him. Now the Jets are looking to go out of their way to hit him and he looks scared.

It doesn't help that Parise sucks and can't make plays the way Drouin could to get easy exits with speed right on the tape.

They really should at least try Kovalenko with him. Parise can't go.

I expect Mack to be much better at home and Bednar can pick the matchups

 

[TheGrimReaper]

some promising moments so far this game

hopefuly the jets screw up a couple times and our boys smell blood

 

[The Kingslayer]

Man what could’ve been in 2014 if they got by Minny. They almost certainly still lose round 2 but Varly just had Chicago’s number and it would’ve been a lot more interesting than it should’ve been for them

Series was lost after Barrie got kneed and yet they were still a shot away. I loved that team.

 

[nightonthesun]

He’s scored 140 pts this season and average 1.25-1.35 pts for several seasons. But sure, be dumb enough to go there based on a period where the top line was barely on the ice.

I wasn’t sure who to side with in the debate, but when you called him dumb, I think you won. Nice!

 

[Freudian]

If Miles Wood is so dumb, how come he got Avs to give him a six year contract?

 

[John Mandalorian]

Mittelstadt's line is really starting to gel. I don't think Lehkonen and Nuke are redundant at all.

Not with Mittelstadt or MacKinnon.

 

[dahrougem2]

I expect Mack to be much better at home and Bednar can pick the matchups

I don't doubt it, but outside of a few shifts here and there in the offensive zone he will still see a hefty dose of Lowry and Neiderreiter.

He has to play like the MVP he is, not the 14-17 version of 55 point scared, sulking MacKinnon.

 

[The Kingslayer]

some promising moments so far this game

hopefuly the jets screw up a couple times and our boys smell blood

Yah even if the Jets screw up they have daddy hellebuyc to clean up the mess.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Interested to see if Nuke stays up with Mack and Mikko in the 2nd. That line with Lehky/Mitts/Nuke has been their best line in Game 1 and tonight. Hate to break it up.

 

[Avsfan1921]

This team looks defeated. I think George killed them last game.

If they’re defeated after 4 periods of hockey they don’t belong in the playoffs. Thankfully that isn’t the case and they looked quite decent the last half of the period. Even George was acceptable.

All said and done, the difference in this game is still goaltending.

They were never going to win that battle, maybe no other team would either lol….