GDT: leaves @ COLORADO AVALANCHE - 2/24/24 - 5PM MT

[Foppa2118]

This will be a good test for the Avs in the 3rd. They will face this a few times in the playoffs.

Do they stay positive and calm, knowing they were the better team for most of this game? Do they stick to the details of their system, and make a big push, finish their chances, and win this game?

Or do they squeeze their stick, start to panic, get frustrated, get away from their system, chase the game, make more mistakes, and give up more goals and lose?

When they won the Cup, they knew how to do this almost every game. Question is, dp they remember?

 

[The Kingslayer]

Matthews hasnt gotten his yet so we got that to look forward to this period.

 

[McJedi]

Im ok with CMac doing nothing again this deadline if Fourgiev is the starter. This team can add Sid and they still be first round exit because they have no goalie.

Punt on this season until Nuke is back and stable. Avs can’t and won’t win anything without him.

 

[wayninja]

They suck at offense, defense and goaltending. They just suck.

Glass half full of shit

 

[the_fan]

The team just seems broken, they’ve gone on win streaks when either Makar or MacKinnon are in god mode, otherwise they look pretty terrible

They badly need a 2nd line. Right now it’s Mack’s line then a 3rd line which is trying to be a 2nd line, then we don’t really have a 3rd line because RyJo is on it, and a 4th line which also needs an upgrade. Can’t really win much that way

 

[The Kingslayer]

This will be a good test for the Avs in the 3rd. They will face this a few times in the playoffs.

Do they stay positive and calm, knowing they were the better team for most of this game? Do they stick to the details of their system, and make a big push and win this game?

Or do their start to panic, get away from their system, chase the game, make more mistakes, and give up more goals and lose?

When they won the Cup, they knew how to do this almost every game. Question is, dp they remember?

They remember but they dont have the horses to get it done.

 

[sethro109]

Alright, that clears everything up.

Is there a defensive metric that only shows how good they are defending the cycle? I have a feeling that Makar and Toews' numbers wouldn't be so hot.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Im ok with CMac doing nothing again this deadline if Fourgiev is the starter. This team can add Sid and they still be first round exit because they have no goalie.

So go get a goalie.

I’m sick of wasting runs with 2 of the top 5 players in the world on our roster.

 

[The Kingslayer]

The team just seems broken, they’ve gone on win streaks when either Makar or MacKinnon are in god mode, otherwise they look pretty terrible

They cant ever get a save. Annunen did that to preserve a point the other night. Georgiev has done that maybe 5 times this season tops.

 

[Foppa2118]

Im ok with CMac doing nothing again this deadline if Fourgiev is the starter. This team can add Sid and they still be first round exit because they have no goalie.

Part of me wishes CMac would do nothing so we could see what the reaction would actually be.

 

[wayninja]

I'm so sick of hearing about how we've scored the most 3rd period goals. Altitude brings it up every game.

Kinda how like Moser would bring up the number of short handed goals everytime we went on the PK. Yeah, he hasn't done that lately.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

CMac’s approach reminds me of my former managers approach, fine with burning out their best employees and just head in the sand approach to what was missing or the overall workload

 

[McJedi]

I wonder which Avs forwards are going to blow their high danger chances in the 3rd.

It’s a certainty Colton will. Wood too. Probably LOC, Rants and Drouin.

That’s 5. Add in two more from other scrub forwards and Geo lets in another stinker.

We lose 2-5 on the empty netter.

 

[Foppa2118]

They remember but they dont have the horses to get it done.

I think they do. Especially if they get Val back. How sorely is he missed in a game like this?

All I can think about is how many goals he kept scoring in front of the net on rebounds or deflections right before he left.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I love the guys on the third line, but they really need to be the third line and not the second

 

[wayninja]

Cale Makar needs to call a Cale Makar's only meeting.

 

[sethro109]

I wonder which Avs forwards are going to blow their high danger chances in the 3rd.

It’s a certainty Colton will. Wood too. Probably LOC, Rants and Drouin.

That’s 5. Add in two more from other scrub forwards and Geo lets in another stinker.

We lose 2-5 on the empty netter.

Makar can't finish shit lately. He's probably a safe bet.

 

[McJedi]

Wood and Colton suck defensively. Why sign these two if they can’t PK or back check.

Wood looking like an idiot on the 2nd goal. Weak back check.

 

[Avsfan1921]

Is there a defensive metric that only shows how good they are defending the cycle? I have a feeling that Makar and Toews' numbers wouldn't be so hot.

Right? And even if they are, who cares? They are clearly struggling, along with the team as a whole, retrieving the puck and relieving pressure when a team gets cycling on them.

 

[wayninja]

Manson looks like he's about to tell Katie to put the lotion on its skin

 

[The Pwnerer]

Our depth will come through in the 3rd.

 

[Avsfan1921]

Our depth will come through in the 3rd.

This game is definitely not out of reach, these teams love to blow leads against one another…

 

[AvsWraith]

Cale Makar needs to call a Cale Makar's only meeting.

Cale: Thanks for coming, I know you're a busy man.
Cale: No problem.
Cale: First off...What the f*** is your problem? You've been complete dog shit since the All-Star break.
Cale: f*** you! I don't have to take this! I'm outta here!

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Somewhat surprising that Marner has more points in his Leaf career than Matthews considering one has always been hyped up to high heavens

 

[John Mandalorian]

Cale Makar needs to call a Cale Makar's only meeting.

Afterwards, they need to go see Tom Jones doing karaoke to Tom Jones.