I'm not going to say he's playing well, but the reality is 29 isn't going to win us this series. Dallas simply isn't going to let it happen. Other guys are going to have to do something.
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RockLobster
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Yeah, and our depth has actually stepped up and provided us some scoring, so now it's time for an elite player (MacKinnon) to do what elite players always find a way to do (contribute).
He has...11 points in 7 games. 2 in 2 this series with both games on the road. Expecting much more than point per game with Dallas playing him the way they are is kind of nuts.
At least now being the home he should avoid some matchups. Hopefully he can a few extra points here.
Foppa2118
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Avs lost this game in the 1st and 2nd, and took some dumb penalties, but the officiating was also terrible. Only Stars fans and contrarians would justify it.
There's a 1-2 foot difference between the 6th Av and the 6th Star on the ice. Mitts jumped on the ice on the defensive side of the bench right at the blueline. Neither player had an impact on the play, and neither team should have been penalized for too many men. Refs were very eager to make this call to start the game.
This is a clear cut attempt to injure by Marchment. Mikko doesn't change directions, but Marchment does. Comes in with a wide base, leans in, and targets his knee just like his dad. I don't know if it should have been a major, but a minor doesn't feel like enough. If Mikko doesn't lift his leg, his season is over, and he's spending all summer, and the beginning of his UFA season rehabbing, and may not be the same after.
Benn once again showing he's the dirtiest player in the league by trying to injure an Av player. I don't know how the refs review this for 30 seconds and take away a penalty. At the very least it's charging. He skates into the hit, leaves both feet, launches his body upward, and hits the head. This is another attempt to injure IMO. Just look at Benn's face while he's hitting.
Heiskanen never should have scored on the PP, because this play was clearly offside. Should have been blown dead before the slash. You could see it live. I'm not sure how the broadcast didn't see it or show it.
This is a blatant stick hold, with the puck laying on the doorstep, while the Avs are trying to comeback in the 3rd. No chance the ref didn't see it. He's starring right at it, he just didn't want to call it.
There's a 1-2 foot difference between the 6th Av and the 6th Star on the ice. Mitts jumped on the ice on the defensive side of the bench right at the blueline. Neither player had an impact on the play, and neither team should have been penalized for too many men. Refs were very eager to make this call to start the game.
This is a clear cut attempt to injure by Marchment. Mikko doesn't change directions, but Marchment does. Comes in with a wide base, leans in, and targets his knee just like his dad. I don't know if it should have been a major, but a minor doesn't feel like enough. If Mikko doesn't lift his leg, his season is over, and he's spending all summer, and the beginning of his UFA season rehabbing, and may not be the same after.
Benn once again showing he's the dirtiest player in the league by trying to injure an Av player. I don't know how the refs review this for 30 seconds and take away a penalty. At the very least it's charging. He skates into the hit, leaves both feet, launches his body upward, and hits the head. This is another attempt to injure IMO. Just look at Benn's face while he's hitting.
Heiskanen never should have scored on the PP, because this play was clearly offside. Should have been blown dead before the slash. You could see it live. I'm not sure how the broadcast didn't see it or show it.
This is a blatant stick hold, with the puck laying on the doorstep, while the Avs are trying to comeback in the 3rd. No chance the ref didn't see it. He's starring right at it, he just didn't want to call it.
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Bender
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I was expecting a bad game after winning 5 in a row. If the Avs would have lost Game #1 instead of winning it, they wouldn't have played like that in Games #2 for sure.
Don't get me wrong, you wanna win every game but no one is going 16-0 in the playoffs and they know that. It's almost as if they say alright well let's get our bad plays out of the way all in one game and get back to it. (Game #3 vs TB)
That game yesterday was not Avalanche hockey but I'm expecting them to play their best tomorrow night and really take the play to them.
As far as the hit by that piece of shit benn - first of all, I'm glad that DT is ok. Secondly, the thing that pisses me off the most about it is that if Ross Colton had made the exact same hit on Tanev with the exact same result, he would have gotten the 5 + a game misconduct and probably a suspension. There is absolutely ZERO doubt about that and there is no one that can convince me otherwise.
When that f***ing dirty shithead benn dies, I'll eat pancakes on his grave.
Don't get me wrong, you wanna win every game but no one is going 16-0 in the playoffs and they know that. It's almost as if they say alright well let's get our bad plays out of the way all in one game and get back to it. (Game #3 vs TB)
That game yesterday was not Avalanche hockey but I'm expecting them to play their best tomorrow night and really take the play to them.
As far as the hit by that piece of shit benn - first of all, I'm glad that DT is ok. Secondly, the thing that pisses me off the most about it is that if Ross Colton had made the exact same hit on Tanev with the exact same result, he would have gotten the 5 + a game misconduct and probably a suspension. There is absolutely ZERO doubt about that and there is no one that can convince me otherwise.
When that f***ing dirty shithead benn dies, I'll eat pancakes on his grave.
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How is this still debated?There's a 1-2 foot difference between the 6th Av and the 6th Star on the ice. Mitts jumped on the ice on the defensive side of the bench right at the blueline. Neither player had an impact on the play, and neither team should have been penalized for too many men. Refs were very eager to make this call to start the game.
The Avs player jumping on the ice is no4, who clearly starts interfering with play well before the player he replaced gets off the ice.
If the replacement player was the player you see beside him then it's no penalty.
Correct call by officials this.
They did look the other way.
Avs lost this game in the 1st and 2nd, and took some dumb penalties, but the officiating was also terrible. Only Stars fans and contrarians would justify it.
There's a 1-2 foot difference between the 6th Av and the 6th Star on the ice. Mitts jumped on the ice on the defensive side of the bench right at the blueline. Neither player had an impact on the play, and neither team should have been penalized for too many men. Refs were very eager to make this call to start the game.
This is a clear cut attempt to injure by Marchment. Mikko doesn't change directions, but Marchment does. Comes in with a wide base, leans in, and targets his knee just like his dad. I don't know if it should have been a major, but a minor doesn't feel like enough. If Mikko doesn't lift his leg, his season is over, and he's spending all summer, and the beginning of his UFA season rehabbing, and may not be the same after.
Benn once again showing he's the dirtiest player in the league by trying to injure an Av player. I don't know how the refs review this for 30 seconds and take away a penalty. At the very least it's charging. He skates into the hit, leaves both feet, launches his body upward, and hits the head. This is another attempt to injure IMO. Just look at Benn's face while he's hitting.
Heiskanen never should have scored on the PP, because this play was clearly offside. Should have been blown dead before the slash. You could see it live. I'm not sure how the broadcast didn't see it or show it.
This is a blatant stick hold, with the puck laying on the doorstep, while the Avs are trying to comeback in the 3rd. No chance the ref didn't see it. He's starring right at it, he just didn't want to call it.
You know it's bad when you have to play these replays and write narratives about them. We lost and got clapped. 1-1 back to Denver.
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Driving to Denver for the game tonight. Quick 40 hour trip to see the boys. Let’s goooo
Bender
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Tralfamadore
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I agree with what you're saying but MacKinnon can still be much much better without necessarily putting up more points. He's not tilting the ice like he's capable of and his line spends a lot of time in their own zone.
Yep agreed, but he needs 96 to pick it up as well in order for that to happen. Too many plays are dying on 96s stick. Have been all year.
Regular season Nate was able to work around 96s bad play because teams weren't just always swarming him. Now it's far harder for him to have a underperforming linemate.
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Foppa2118
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The player that jumped on didn't impact the play. The Stars player made the pass across just like he'd do 10 times out of 10. He's not going to skate into the corner with the puck.
Respect your opinion, but this same type of play will go uncalled many times in the playoffs, and has many times in the past.
Love the irony of skipping over the first sentence to create your own narrative.
Bad officiating happens. You don't get bonus points for supporting it, or creating a straw man that people being critical of it think that's why they lost. Especially when they specifically said the Avs lost the game themselves.
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