GDT: R2G4 - Stars @ Avs - The Gang makes a GDT

[SirLoinOfCloth]

so dallas gets the last laugh here

they most likely were aware of his problem and dumped him before it became their problem

very sad indeed

???

Val helped win us a cup. Dallas gets no laughs.

 

[AvsFan29]

He's abandoned this team two years in a row for drugs. We can't let that cap space rot.

We're wildcard team at best without him in the lineup. The team is like .500 when he's out

 

[henchman21]

Jamie Benn looking back at the Avs bench after hearing the news:

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Are we sure that Jamie didn't invite Nuke for a 'night out?'

 

[the_fan]

I have to disagree here. JD would have given us a proper top 6. But we can't Parise as a top 6 forward. The guy look really bad right now.

Yeah I didn’t mean legit top 6, I meant to say good enough if everyone plays better. We really don’t have a complete top 6 now but it’s not the worst either

 

[The Moops]

Maybe this was DeBoer's evil plan all along

 

[CharlesPuck]

Are we sure that Jamie didn't invite Nuke for a 'night out?'

Something about Benns eyes tells me he would never touch that stuff

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Maybe this was DeBoer's evil plan all along

They had Dallas team members offering Nuke a beer and pick me up right after coming out the Arena. ITS A TRAP NUKE!

 

[Foppberg]

Bingo.

You look at Sam Girard, he was the exact opposite.

This piece of shit organization actually tried to stop him from going to rehab. They were willing to work with him outside of the program, anything to avoid the publicity.

You know it’s really f***ing bad when the Avs of all teams have begged Nuke to get help multiple times and the guy would avoid it. We literally needed cops showing up for him to be forced into any programs.

What?

 

[henchman21]

Something about Benns eyes tells me he would never touch that stuff

Every bouncer's worst nightmare is Jaime on coke.

 

[jabubenice]

big decisions this off season concerning nuke and moose

 

[RoyIsALegend]

What?

The Avs are a mafia.

Is this new information?

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

so dallas gets the last laugh here

they most likely were aware of his problem and dumped him before it became their problem

very sad indeed

Ya.... Not so sure about that one.

???

Val helped win us a cup. Dallas gets no laughs.

Exactly.

This f***ing sucks, but at the end of the day the dude was instrumental in the Avs cup win in 2022. Nothing about this situation changes that or takes that away from us.


Move on from him and see if we can replace him(Landy is our only hope IMO), but nothing will take that 2022 Cup away from this group.

 

[NorthernAvsFan]

I really felt this team was top-tier with Drouin coming back. Sucks to have it go down like this.

At least last year, they weren’t going to win anyway. This year, they had a legit shot. Just a gut punch.

Don’t rush Landy back now.

 

[the_fan]

On a bright side, when we lose this series, people won’t be talking about how Dallas was the better team, they’ll be talking about Nuke being a big loss and the reason we lost (again)

Even though we’d probably lose with Nuke anyway

 

[Toothless Legend]

Coincidentally, Kuznetsov just scored

 

[Snow Arc]

Poor Parise! I hope they get a sympathy win from Dallas.

 

[Avsavsavsavsavs]

We're wildcard team at best without him in the lineup. The team is like .500 when he's out

It's much worse than that since 2021, closer to .400.

 

[RockLobster]

Why would we want to lose a player like nuke? We literally can't win without him in the lineup. Our team is trash without him. The stats don't lie

Look, no one wants to be “that guy”…but I’ll just say it: this is a results-driven business and this is the 2nd year in a row he’s unavailable at the most crucial time. I’d hate to lose him, but we may not have a choice

 

[sethro109]

We're wildcard team at best without him in the lineup. The team is like .500 when he's out

And here we are in the playoffs, where we just spent a bunch of assets at the TDL. Where is he at now? Suspended. Why? Because he has a drug problem and has ruined two of our post seasons now. That's not a guy you keep giving chances. Nuke getting his contract terminated would hopefully teach him a lesson as well. Actions need to have consequences.

I'm not going to say he's going to be easy to replace. Because you can't really replace a guy like that. But he's hurting the team more than he's helping now.

 

[Ararana]

So do you think Bednar has the pep-talk notes from last playoffs convincing the boys they don’t need Nuke? Just reread them?

 

[jabubenice]

So do you think Bednar has the pep-talk notes from last playoffs convincing the boys they don’t need Nuke? Just reread them?

and how did that work out the last time

 

[wayninja]

Look, no one wants to be “that guy”…but I’ll just say it: this is a results-driven business and this is the 2nd year in a row he’s unavailable at the most crucial time. I’d hate to lose him, but we may not have a choice

Lol, you'd have to be batshit insane to ever let this guy play for the team again.

It was nearly insane last time.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Guns, hookers, and coke.

Complete lost cause of a human being.

 

[AvsFan29]

Look, no one wants to be “that guy”…but I’ll just say it: this is a results-driven business and this is the 2nd year in a row he’s unavailable at the most crucial time. I’d hate to lose him, but we may not have a choice

They definitely have a choice and losing him would be stupid

Guns, hookers, and coke.

Complete lost cause of a human being.

Sounds like a fun time and a great way to live

 

[henchman21]

So do you think Bednar has the pep-talk notes from last playoffs convincing the boys they don’t need Nuke? Just reread them?

He's currently banning straws from the buffett.