GDT: Oilers @ Avs | 7:30 MT | Your Favorite Mod is Back Home

[The Abusement Park]

I mean you have to give to get. In my view our lack of scoring depth is a bigger issue than the defense. I'm not saying I'm advocating for that trade necessarily, but if by the trade deadline Mittelstadt hasn't sorted himself out, I would consider trading Sammy G for an offensively gifted center. What other trade chips do we have that would get back a meaningful asset?

So we're cool with our defense being:

Toews-Makar
CDH-Manson
Ludvig-Middleton/Malinski

Because that's horrific.

 

[Tralfamadore]

Mittelstadt was fine last game TBH. He made some nice passed and had some chances. Feels like everyone will hate on him unless he’s getting 2 points a game.

Girard-Manson got caved in last night

I don't think 2 points per game is too much to expect from a guy we traded Bowen f***ing Byram for ya know.

 

[Pokecheque]

Mittelstadt was fine last game TBH. He made some nice passed and had some chances. Feels like everyone will hate on him unless he’s getting 2 points a game.

Girard-Manson got caved in last night

I wouldn't go so far as to say he was "fine", he was much better, but remember for a good portion of the game he was also getting super-sheltered 4th line minutes.

More alarming to me is that the Avs don't currently *have* a third line. Kelly and Kivi got waaaaaaaay exposed last night, O'Connor was the only guy on that line doing anything of note, the other two got absolutely walked. Two 4th lines aren't going to do well against Connor McDavid and the Oilers, especially on a night when the other two lines are getting gobsmacked in the defensive zone as well.

 

[Metallo]

Pretty weak effort after a game where the coach showed the team he was pissed. Avs are really complacent.