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.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Mittens issues seems to easy to fix. Move your feet, shoot more and stop with the cute NCAA soft passes and train in the offseason with Mackinnon.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Mittens issues seems to easy to fix. Move your feet, shoot more and stop with the cute NCAA soft passes and train in the offseason with Mackinnon.

Pretty sure Nate would be happier if we stopped inviting dudes to crash his pad all summer.

If Mitts can just get out of his head, we really are setup for nice center depth. He gives the second line a completely different look and feel. Mitts is intelligent and looks to exploit weaknesses where Nate is a conquerer and takes what he wants through pure domination at times.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Pretty sure Nate would be happier if we stopped inviting dudes to crash his pad all summer.

If Mitts can just get out of his head, we really are setup for nice center depth. He gives the second line a completely different look and feel. Mitts is intelligent and looks to exploit weaknesses where Nate is a conquerer and takes what he wants through pure domination at times.

90% of the time its Mittens thats the weakness.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

90% of the time its Mittens thats the weakness.

For the last several months, unfortunately, that's been the case. But we saw after the trade deadline last season and early on this season a completely different player. He was also much better in BUF.

I think Nate has mentioned using a sports psychologist, he should probably get Mitts in touch with someone to help him explore ways to permanetly disentangle his head from his rectum.

 

[The Kingslayer]

For the last several months, unfortunately, that's been the case. But we saw after the trade deadline last season and early on this season a completely different player. He was also much better in BUF.

I think Nate has mentioned using a sports psychologist, he should probably get Mitts in touch with someone to help him explore ways to permanetly disentangle his head from his rectum.

For sure. Whatever is going with Mittelstadt a part of it for sure is between the ears.

 

[Alienblood]

A win:win since Kovalenko is scoring at 0.5 PPG for them.

Kovalenko will be back in Russia soon enough

 

[illegitimate]

put this together out of curiosity

 

[ABasin]

Mittens issues seems to easy to fix. Move your feet, shoot more and stop with the cute NCAA soft passes and train in the offseason with Mackinnon.

I think Mittelstadt’s hand and passing skills are evident. Which is goodness.

But he’s just not…..I don’t know, I don’t want to call him lazy. But he’s simply not fully engaged sometimes. More than sometimes.

And that “cross the offensive blue line and turn straight into the boards” thing has got to stop. He’s a turnover machine when he does that.

He’s been better over the past couple of weeks. Let’s hope that continues. I don’t envision a trade scenario that brings the Avs another 2C. And trading Mittelstadt right after signing him is not the Avs style.

 

[niwotsblessing]

I think Mittelstadt’s hand and passing skills are evident. Which is goodness.

But he’s just not…..I don’t know, I don’t want to call him lazy. But he’s simply not fully engaged sometimes. More than sometimes.

And that “cross the offensive blue line and turn straight into the boards” thing has got to stop. He’s a turnover machine when he does that.

He’s been better over the past couple of weeks. Let’s hope that continues. I don’t envision a trade scenario that brings the Avs another 2C. And trading Mittelstadt right after signing him is not the Avs style.

He learned that from Mikko.

 

[Muffin]

I mean it's kinda nice watching Necas with his slick skating instead of Rantanen being on the ice at least once every shift.

 

[ABasin]

He learned that from Mikko.

Mikko’s a much bigger boy, and can better shield defenders.

 

[CobraAcesS]

Mikko’s a much bigger boy, and can better shield defenders.

Barely, and the word can is important in that sentence versus does.

 

[dahrougem2]

Is it 'dinguses,' or 'dingii?'

I like dingii. Let's go with that.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Mikko’s a much bigger boy, and can better shield defenders.

Yeah when he feels like it