expatriatedtexan
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GDT: Game 40: Sideways Toilet Seats at Avalanche January 4, 2025 5:00pm MT
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If Avs trade Mitts (hypothetically) it should be for another 2C. What good will Byram do if we don’t have a 2C?
BobRossColton
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I just don't really see us giving up on mitts, just get through this season and get him a sports psychiatrist and summer workout/Mikko in Finland/ Vail
Vaslof
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Imo the fans need that sport psychiatrist. Mittelstadt will be okay, slumps happen to everyone.
Mitts had two great setups that weren't buried.
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I definitely need a psychiatrist. I’ve developed bipolar disorder following the Avs
At this point we have to add to mittlejost to get Byram back
My perbix ruptured during the 2022 cup run and I had to get it removed.
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At least you didn’t get infected with protas, because no amount of raddysh and pospisil would cure it
UncleRisto
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Yeah, that was at an OBGYN. We were talking about psychiatry.
JianYang
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Galley is generally disliked by Habs fans as well. It does seem like he has an axe to grind sometimes. I think he was one of those guys who grew up in montreal that cheered for Boston.... and also ended up playing for Boston.
Three. Manson, Kivi, Colton.
He might ended with 0 goals/0 assists once again, but this time around its not purely on him.
People are overreacting here. So we lost a game, in OT, after string of recent wins. You cant win them all. We did not play the best for sure, but some credit should surely go to Montreal, who were very good and so was their goaltender. They had good record lately, so its not like they are shit team.
The most annoying part was the f***ing refereering and those 2 goalie interference calls. Not even in the light of the recent Benson situation, completely irregardless of it. How the f*** can you penalize a guy for interfering with goalie, when its opponents player pushing/shoveling him into him? It makes no sense.
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Habs defended well with their sticks. Their goalie was good. The Avs didn't have the drive to try to win the game. The end.
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Metallo
NWOBHM forever \m/
Another game were Bednar cannot crack the other team's game plan, specially when it involves botteling up the Avs. *Sigh*
UncleRisto
Not Great, Bob!
Rantanen, of course, scored the only goal.3's of the game:
1. Parker Kelly
2. Mikko Rantanen
3. Parker Kelly again
MarkT
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The league needs to do something about these absolute bullshit calls where a player is shoved into the opposing goalie and then gets a penalty for goalie interference. It's like getting a penalty for getting punched in the face (which I have also seen these awful refs call). I swear, every once in a while I question whether I want to be a hockey fan any more with the absolute dogshit officiating in this league. Last game with not calling the play dead, then this game calling two penalties against Avalanche players for the crime of skating hard towards the net and getting pushed into the goalie by Habs defenders.
What makes this even worse is if those are penalties against Colton and Lehkonen, then Benson should have been called for a penalty last game. Everyone agreed it wasn't goalie interference because Kelly pushed him in, but by the standard of this game, if you're shoved into the goalie, it's a penalty on you for being shoved.
Sorry, but I'm just going to go on a rant here. These last two games were a perfect example of why I hate the officiating in this league. Nathan MacKinnon gets hooked and held multiple times throughout every game, and only one hooking call is made. Drouin also gets hooked several times and no call. Avalanche players also hooked and interfered with Montreal players and no call. These f***ing refs just decide on a whim when the rules apply and when they don't. If they just called the goddamn rulebook, players would adjust and stop breaking the rules so much. Unfortunately, players can't adjust now because there are no rules - the rules are whatever the refs on that particular night decide they are. After a call, Ryker always says things like "If you get the stick on the hands, they call it every time" or "You take your hand off the stick and pull the other guy and it's holding every time" - BULL SHIT. For every time those things are called, it's easy to find dozens of examples of where it's not. Crosschecking is a penalty, but only if the stick breaks (sometimes), the guy falls down (sometimes), and when the moons of Jupiter align with the referee's anus. Interference isn't called at all except in seemingly random situations. Tripping is when you go for a body check and the guy dodges and falls down, but not when you kick out the heels of an opposing player. I swear, the only penalties that actually get called with reasonable consistency are high sticking and over the glass, and those are both asinine rules - blood being the difference between 2 and 4 minutes regardless of the severity or intent of the high stick, and puck over glass being of equal severity to hooking, holding, interference - all things that can prevent a scoring play. Oh, and one other thing - why on EARTH is it seemingly a rule that once a delayed penalty has been called, players are allowed to commit all sorts of fouls without consequence? Last game, for example, someone was hooked on a semi-breakaway (I forget who). Replays clearly showed both Buffalo defenders hooking the player, yet only one penalty was called. Why? Is one hook okay because another hook happened? No, of course not. It's because the refs don't want to disadvantage one team too much by giving out a two-minute 5 on 3. And then of course they've have to even it out later, because the rules don't f***ing matter - it's about managing the game and making sure both teams gets penalties. It's frankly embarrassing to be a fan of a league where you KNOW with CERTAINTY that if one team gets several powerplays, they are also going to get several penalties later. Where the correlation between penalties taken and penalties received by teams in a season produces a prefect line graph. Honestly, on the two+ calls at a time thing, I'm thinking about it because I watched the Habs/Blackhawks game and it actually happened for the first time I can remember - the Habs got two penalties on the same play, and ended up on a 2 minute 5 on 3. I'll bet that ref got a call from the league and told off for breaking some kind of code. In short, f*** the officiating in the NHL.
See, here I should be complaining about Kelly being unable to hit the broad side of a barn, or the top forwards on this team backchecking like they are 85 year olds with dementia, or Mikko being the easiest player on the team to knock off the puck, but instead, all I can think about is the terrible, terrible officiating in this league.
What makes this even worse is if those are penalties against Colton and Lehkonen, then Benson should have been called for a penalty last game. Everyone agreed it wasn't goalie interference because Kelly pushed him in, but by the standard of this game, if you're shoved into the goalie, it's a penalty on you for being shoved.
Sorry, but I'm just going to go on a rant here. These last two games were a perfect example of why I hate the officiating in this league. Nathan MacKinnon gets hooked and held multiple times throughout every game, and only one hooking call is made. Drouin also gets hooked several times and no call. Avalanche players also hooked and interfered with Montreal players and no call. These f***ing refs just decide on a whim when the rules apply and when they don't. If they just called the goddamn rulebook, players would adjust and stop breaking the rules so much. Unfortunately, players can't adjust now because there are no rules - the rules are whatever the refs on that particular night decide they are. After a call, Ryker always says things like "If you get the stick on the hands, they call it every time" or "You take your hand off the stick and pull the other guy and it's holding every time" - BULL SHIT. For every time those things are called, it's easy to find dozens of examples of where it's not. Crosschecking is a penalty, but only if the stick breaks (sometimes), the guy falls down (sometimes), and when the moons of Jupiter align with the referee's anus. Interference isn't called at all except in seemingly random situations. Tripping is when you go for a body check and the guy dodges and falls down, but not when you kick out the heels of an opposing player. I swear, the only penalties that actually get called with reasonable consistency are high sticking and over the glass, and those are both asinine rules - blood being the difference between 2 and 4 minutes regardless of the severity or intent of the high stick, and puck over glass being of equal severity to hooking, holding, interference - all things that can prevent a scoring play. Oh, and one other thing - why on EARTH is it seemingly a rule that once a delayed penalty has been called, players are allowed to commit all sorts of fouls without consequence? Last game, for example, someone was hooked on a semi-breakaway (I forget who). Replays clearly showed both Buffalo defenders hooking the player, yet only one penalty was called. Why? Is one hook okay because another hook happened? No, of course not. It's because the refs don't want to disadvantage one team too much by giving out a two-minute 5 on 3. And then of course they've have to even it out later, because the rules don't f***ing matter - it's about managing the game and making sure both teams gets penalties. It's frankly embarrassing to be a fan of a league where you KNOW with CERTAINTY that if one team gets several powerplays, they are also going to get several penalties later. Where the correlation between penalties taken and penalties received by teams in a season produces a prefect line graph. Honestly, on the two+ calls at a time thing, I'm thinking about it because I watched the Habs/Blackhawks game and it actually happened for the first time I can remember - the Habs got two penalties on the same play, and ended up on a 2 minute 5 on 3. I'll bet that ref got a call from the league and told off for breaking some kind of code. In short, f*** the officiating in the NHL.
See, here I should be complaining about Kelly being unable to hit the broad side of a barn, or the top forwards on this team backchecking like they are 85 year olds with dementia, or Mikko being the easiest player on the team to knock off the puck, but instead, all I can think about is the terrible, terrible officiating in this league.
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Yeah a classic be in control, get goalied and lose in the end. Frustrating yes, worried no.
Just freaking shoot the puck when in slot Makar, please. Also Mack with 2 blocked shots in the slot at the end of the OT.
Blackwood was shit in the shootout. The only thing I miss in Fourgiev was his ability to be good in shootouts
Just freaking shoot the puck when in slot Makar, please. Also Mack with 2 blocked shots in the slot at the end of the OT.
Blackwood was shit in the shootout. The only thing I miss in Fourgiev was his ability to be good in shootouts
MarkT
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He's figuring out a new system with new linemates. Give him time.
In fact, I'd put him between Kivi and O'Connor and move Kelly to the 4th line where he belongs. Maybe Parsnip can actually hit the net.
Galley is one of my least favourite commentators. The guys always talks like he's teaching the game to young players who are going to make the NHL, which is like 1% of his audience. Don't f***ing teach me how to play hockey - analyse the game and tell me why the players are doing what they are doing, point out things that aren't obvious, tell interesting stories about players and coaches in the game, give insights from talking to players and coaches.
John Mandalorian
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This is probably true. Less than a year ago, MacFarland traded a significant asset to acquire Mittelstadt. Just recently, MacFarland swapped out the goalie tandem because it was leaking oil so bad. So he’s probably very reluctant to address Mittelstadt who has been leaking oil for almost a couple of months now.
Plus, what are the viable options?
We are playing poorly. I feel like since we got the goaltenders we became a bit sloppy. Sure we have won games but our analytics look quite shit.
We got a bit sloppy because we can, I think. We trust our goaltenders now and we take a rest. Maybe it's good for the long-term mental health. A bit stress relief for sure.
Check the date when we peaked and since we made the trade for Wedgewood first of December. Interesting
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Now players can take a breather because not every shot goes to net. Less stress.
Positive: if we play the same way we started the season, we are probably the best team in the league.
We got a bit sloppy because we can, I think. We trust our goaltenders now and we take a rest. Maybe it's good for the long-term mental health. A bit stress relief for sure.
Check the date when we peaked and since we made the trade for Wedgewood first of December. Interesting
.Now players can take a breather because not every shot goes to net. Less stress.
Positive: if we play the same way we started the season, we are probably the best team in the league.
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And I agree with Mark. Goalie interference clearly isn't fit for purpose.
And I agree with Mark. Goalie interference clearly isn't fit for purpose.
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We are playing poorly. I feel like since we got the goaltenders we became a bit sloppy. Sure we have won games but our analytics look quite shit.
We got a bit sloppy because we can, I think. We trust our goaltenders now and we take a rest. Maybe it's good for the long-term mental health. A bit stress relief for sure.
Check the date when we peaked and since we made the trade for Wedgewood first of December. Interesting
Now players can take a breather because not every shot goes to net. Less stress.
Positive: if we play the same way we started the season, we are probably the best team in the league.
We were still playing sloppy hockey before the goalie change. We were making stupid plays in the D-zone then as well, it’s just now we have goalies that can stop a beach ball so it doesn’t show up on the scoreboard as much.
