GDT: [GM67] Canucks vs Avalanche | Wed. Mar 13th, 7:30pm | SNP | M2B Has Moderated This GDT

[SopelFanThe3rd]

Load management pairings:
Friedman-Aman
Foote-Gonchar
Allvin-Komisarek

 

[Grumbler]

Hopefully this "De5mith" does not show up.

 

[LordBacon]

Thats a lot of loads to manage.
Wonder if Tocchet can take it all at the same time.

 

[TruGr1t]

I assume Cole, and probably Myers, are the only guys that really need to be load managed near term given everyone else is pretty young.

Works fine with some combo of Hughes-Soucy-Cole-Zadorov down the left and Hronek-Juulsen-Myers-Friedman down the right. Can easily rotate a couple depth guys.

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Thats a lot of loads to manage.
Wonder if Tocchet can take it all at the same time.

 

[NailsHoglander]

Soucy should be bubble wrap managed.

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

what am I looking at

It’s called art until someone ruined it.

 

[LordBacon]

It’s called art until someone ruined it.

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

Hopefully this "De5mith" does not show up.

C8sey De8mith

 

[PG Canuck]

 

[TruGr1t]

Soucy should be bubble wrap managed.

They are like 21-3 or something with him in the line-up. He won’t be managed.

 

[DFAC]

Hopefully this "De5mith" does not show up.

I want DeSm1th

 

[Lat]

you don’t even need to sit Hughes. Play him like 15-17 minutes a game vs the weaker opposition. Give him favourable match ups. Dress 7 defenseman if you have to. I can assure you once the playoffs start he’s going to be averaging 28-30 minutes a game in regulation.

The thing is I don’t believe Tocchet knows how to actually reduce guys ice time effectively. He says he wants to but never really does and they end up actually playing more.

Why would we need give Hughes favourable matchups? Let alone load manage him? He's only 24 and has generally been playing in the low 20m range. I'd expect an in-prime franchise 1D to be able to able to hit high 20 or 30+m and eat them all up with no issues.

Ian Cole, on the other hand, totally needs to be load managed.

 

[LordBacon]

Why would we need give Hughes favourable matchups? Let alone load manage him? He's only 24 and has generally been playing in the low 20m range. I'd expect an in-prime franchise 1D to be able to able to hit high 20 or 30+m and eat them all up with no issues.

Ian Cole, on the other hand, totally needs to be load managed.

Why the other hand specifically? Did you ask for consent?
I have so many questions.

 

[VanJack]

Was hoping the Av's would have faced a tougher test at the Saddle-dome last night, but they laid a rather pedestrian 6-2 beatdown on the fading Flames.

So they probably won't be bothered by playing the second half of a back-to-back in Vancouver tomorrow night. Speed kills, and the Av's will likely be free-wheeling through the neutral zone.

Canucks need to establish their forecheck early.......and cash in on their PP's to win this one.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

Was hoping the Av's would have faced a tougher test at the Saddle-dome last night, but they laid a rather pedestrian 6-2 beatdown on the fading Flames.

So they probably won't be bothered by playing the second half of a back-to-back in Vancouver tomorrow night. Speed kills, and the Av's will likely be free-wheeling through the neutral zone.

Canucks need to establish their forecheck early.......and cash in on their PP's to win this one.

The way I understand this is that, it's the travel and disrupted rest that does most of the "damage" on back to backs.

 

[nucksflailtogether]

Game day betches!

 

[nucksflailtogether]

"Load manage" is the new hip word on HF.

Now I will await the "I'll load manage you" threats.

I’m amazed a certain poster hasn’t said “I’ll manage your load” yet. Unless I missed it.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

I live in Calgary. Work gave me tickets to the Flames game vs Vegas tomorrow. They're on the glass by the goal line.

I am so tempted to wear my Pettersson jersey lmao

 

[M2Beezy]

 

[logan5]

MacKinnon is on the same level as McDavid right now, except the Avs have a way more complete team that McDavids Oilers. Going to have to have everyone playing at their best to get the W.

 

[Vector]

Mother of god! I’ve been depowered!

 

[platotld]

Avs are in full winning mode. Topped up and ready to rumble. I look forward to this game, the next Dallas game, Vegas again at home and lastly the last game vs Jets. Hop-ing for a win, and not a shootout win but a tight, clean fought win.

Byram's gone so hoping Skinner does nothing stupid, or our Z Daddy will have to do the same.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

MacKinnon is on the same level as McDavid right now, except the Avs have a way more complete team that McDavids Oilers. Going to have to have everyone playing at their best to get the W.

There is not a player in the league I would look forward to playing less than Playoff MacKinnnon.

 

[IDJOTBOY]

I live in Calgary. Work gave me tickets to the Flames game vs Vegas tomorrow. They're on the glass by the goal line.

I am so tempted to wear my Pettersson jersey lmao

You should do it. I wore my Stecher (signed) jersey to a Kraken vs. Oilers game in Seattle a couple weeks ago lol