They really are. They are not a good team. Even if they were healthy they'd have lots of holes.
I do not believe this at all. They didn't suck, but they did not play well. They did not play "their" game. They played a lot on the perimeter and overpassed a ton. If that is playing well, than sure...
Which team did he hit?
To be honest while the Avs didn't dominate, against any other goalie not named Hellebuyck they probably win this game in regulation. He just has the Avs' number in regular season play.
He's shuffling deck chairs... admirably? But what is he doing to actually improve the team. There is one big thing sitting square in his face. One thing that interacts with the players daily. Whose responsibility it is to get the players ready to play and to play to their upmost potential. Do you really continue to waste every freaking assett in the organization or maybe try and see if another coach can do better?
He must really dislike Perfetti. It was the most noticeable physical play out of him in god knows how long
I would add Mittelstadt to this. He feasts on the PP and I don't think he's even on the first unit right? Drouin took his spot IIRC. I would like to see them switched, CM is one of the best pure passes on the team and should do wonders with the extra ice, but Bednar has demoted him big time. Some of that is warranted, but he was demoted when the team got uber-healthy for like two games and he didn't necessarily play badly at that point in time.
I should say that I only caught the second half of the game, I came in late from work. Nonetheless, you're playing a damn good team, Jets are well structured and have a lot of the strengths that give Avs a ton of problems. Normally we lose this game like 4-2, but Avs battled from some absolute stinkers the last two weeks and it is a good step in the right direction.
Agree, not remotely. But wish he would feel more heat anyway. As several echo here oft... his stubbornness, unable or unwillingness to shift strategies, sumpin'... grates.
"I like our plan of attack. If you think you have a better option, you make some changes. We are using all the guys we've used before." -Bednar
Hes not good enough. Simple as that. I know people like to bring up Kadri and his struggles when he first joined the Avs but Kadri also did other things to help the team. He could shut down the other teams best forward, he hit, he scrapped, he drew penalties like crazy. Nobody talks about this. Mittelstadt doesnt do anything if hes not scoring or creating chances and he rarely does the latter two things. Mitteljost is no longer a funny nickname its a reality.
Disaster trade. Blew our load on a question mark that's turning out to be no better than Alex Newhook or Ryan f***ing Johansen as a 2C solution. And now the assets are so thin that it'll be virtually impossible to make a deal to try yet another guy that's worth a damn.
Was that the same excuse we had against Montreal, Chicago, Winny on the 11th, Oilers, Wild (again on the 20th). This team was winning one and losing one until tonight. Now they've lost two in a row.
I actually think Mittelstadt throughout his career has been a horrible PP player, both Buffalo and here.
I agree, I thought they were better than some of their lifeless performances as of late, but they didn't play well. Still lots to be desired. Lot of hope plays, lot of passengers, lot of bad passes, lots of lost puck battles. Overall not awful, but not great either.
