GDT: PHILA at COLO (1PM MT) The Last HURRAH of Erik JOHNSON to END THE WEEK

[Anders Cain]

A bit of a snoozer.... Watching necas trying to pass with the empty net there sucked lol.

 

[Muffin]

I’m honestly not sure what some of you are expecting out of Mittelstadt. He’s been fine the past week or so as the 2C.

You guys think the 2C should be 2022 Kadri but that’s an outlier.

 

[wayninja]

I'm not as hard as some on here about mitts, but I think the perception of him may be damaged beyond repair. He's going to have to go on a pretty nice stretch for there to be any chance.

Not sure there's even enough time left.

 

[niwotsblessing]

The Avs weren't great today. Another inability to generate high danger chances against a very bad hockey club demonstrates this team's need for more high-end forward depth.

Getting dinguses like Mittelstadt, Colton, and Wood off of this team for players with legit skill would be a godsend.

Whenever Colton and Wood are on the ice I expect nothing offensively and potential breakdowns defensively.

Is it 'dinguses,' or 'dingii?'

 

[The Kingslayer]

Did what they had to do to win this. Blackwood solid again. Necas has to shoot that shit and Toews cant be missing that either. I think I hate everything about Miles Wood including his face. Avs wont be winning any chips with dumb hockey players like that in the lineup.

 

[The Merchant]

He’s so smart out there, it’s a treat to watch

He's feeling more and more like (and I mean this as a compliment) our JTC replacement. Solid defensively, can win important faceoffs and can chip in with the occasional clutch goal. He slots into the 3C role like a glove, unlike what they've been trying to force with Colton since they acquired him.

 

[myperbixhurts]

I’m honestly not sure what some of you are expecting out of Mittelstadt. He’s been fine the past week or so as the 2C.

You guys think the 2C should be 2022 Kadri but that’s an outlier.

Would be nice to have a 2C with at least 60 point capability. Mitts is on pace for like 48 points

 

[shadow1]

	GP	G	A	P	SOG	CF%	xGF%
11/11-1/17	31	2	8	10	25	46.6%*	40.2**
1/18(Dallas Game)-Now	8	1	5	6	11	59.6%**	60.7%^

*Last amongst Avs players (min. 13GP)
**7th amongst Avs players (min. 2GP)
^6th amongst Avs players (min. 2GP)

It's not a matter of adjusting perceptions with Mittelstadt. He's been good since the Dallas game. But he was awful from mid-November to mid-January.

So take this post as both a sign of optimism, and confirmation there isn't some weird Kadri-influenced mass psychosis happening. If Mitts keeps this play up, the 2C conversations will stop.