GDT: R2G3 | Dallas Stars @ Colorado Avalanche | 10pm ET 8pm MT | Series tied 1-1

[littletonhockeycoach]

I mean ... life? Not sure if you meant this particular game or this overall game. One of my best friends died the day of Roy's Statue of Liberty play, and yes I can get stressed over games, but nothing like before that. Perspective is good, but getting it really sucks.

This game tonight......

 

[sethro109]

Mitts is useless too

Mitts has been throwing hits and is making some good chances. He's also dealing with Praise and a revolving door of Lehky and Nuke as hit wingers. ThT second line needs to produce more, but we have a lot bigger problems.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Henrik Lundqvist’s analysis is almost always spot on.

Find myself agreeing with him over and over.

Guy is a legit hockey genius.

 

[benzino]

Henrik Lundqvist’s analysis is almost always spot on.

Find myself agreeing with him over and over.

Im stuck watching Oilers-Canucks highlights again and again….

 

[NorthernAvsFan]

Henrik Lundqvist’s analysis is almost always spot on.

Find myself agreeing with him over and over.

It’s the hair. It elevates everything.

 

[CharlesPuck]

Biz calling out Cogs on that second goal. Bad change and cant recover

 

[Tralfamadore]

I hope the Avs realize the season is very much so on the line here. Don't like there chances down 2-1 in the series having never lead a game for a second.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Mitts-MacK-Nuke, load up the first line and hope they can find some chemistry. Send Rantanen to the moon until he decides that moving is okay again

 

[The Kingslayer]

This is very true, it’s not that MacK isn’t and hasn’t been good, but he’s one of the highest paid players in the league and we’ve seen him dominate games. The problem is that he’s just been okay for a player of his abilities

Yah the stat line looks solid but theres way more from him and especially Mikko. If Mikko had JT Millers heart he be the best winger in hockey

 

[JLo217]

Mittlestadt has def been disappointing in this series. The Avs need production from him too much

Parise too. I’d take him out

 

[drhiii]

I think the criticism of MacKinnon is overstated. He's actually attacking and dangerous.

Rantanen just kills the play on his stick.

Well, on air dudes and just now the SN panel are commenting on this. For sure they picked up on the bednar comment of a couple days ago... but that this theme continues... pretty glaring if ya ask me. I just left a comment about MacK full on pouty at 40secs left in the period. Is infectious. Don't ask me, ask bednar, and the 18,000 coaches in attendance.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

Recalling your comment about MacK last gm.. not giving effort in the last seconds of gm.
He just floated off the ice at 40 seconds left in the 2nd. Posterchild of 'why rush?' This seconds after giving up on a forecheck because it didn't go his way. I mean literally just why exert more atm? Glaring.. grating af...

I took some shit from some posters for that comment. But, you are correct that we are seeing evidence of it even tonight.

 

[sethro109]

I think the criticism of MacKinnon is overstated. He's actually attacking and dangerous.

Rantanen just kills the play on his stick.

MacK last game was a ghost. This game he's been engaged, hungry and creating a ton of plays. His Finnish line mates are to blame tonight. One is lazy and Lehky just been passing to invisible players.

 

[The Moops]

I should have stayed at the lake

Is this the worst game we’ve ever seen Rantanen play? He’s single handedly tanking the entire team.

You know a certain someone is going to come in here and demand we all apologize to Rants because he scored a goal

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Yah the stat line looks solid but theres way more from him and especially Mikko. If Mikko had JT Millers heart he be the best winger in hockey

You merge the best parts of Lehky and Mikko and you may have the best player in hockey

 

[The Kingslayer]

Biz calling out Cogs on that second goal. Bad change and cant recover

Standing at the Dallas blue line and coasting back to the far post. This is from one of your leaders. Unacceptable.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

I miss low zone cycling.

I don't think Bednar has that tactic in his bag of tricks.....

 

[The Kingslayer]

You merge the best parts of Lehky and Mikko and you may have the best player in hockey

For sure you do. Thats the frustrating thing about Mikko. Hes so big and talented and he uses 20% of that. This is why Foppa is my all time favourite. That guy never took a shift off.

 

[TheGrimReaper]

boys need to chill with the emotions and play to their skills

 

[sethro109]

Problem with Mackinnon is hes capable of taking over games. We seen it all season and we seen it his entire playoff career. He hasnt been close to that guy. Connor McDavid was THAT guy last night. The Avs need that from him. He hasnt been awful but the standards are insanely hight for Nathan and hes not anywhere close to that.

I think MacK is that guy tonight, but unlike Dri who was supporting McDavid, Mikko has been actively f***ing MacK over.

 

[drhiii]

I took some shit from some posters for that comment. But, you are correct that we are seeing evidence of it even tonight.

100%

 

[NorthernAvsFan]

Lay off Mikko a bit. Shit, if Nuke had pounded that one in from in tight everybody would be praising him. Rants has won some battles tonight and has had some poor play to go with it.

No need to panic. Just keep pushing.

 

[RECKLESS]

Comeback kids will come back.

 

[Chiarelli]

 

[JLo217]

Comeback kids will come back.

Nah. Dallas gonna close this out by blocking all the shots.