GDT: S1G3 - Stars @ Avs - Low-Effort Gangstalking edition

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Would absolutely love to see this team come out like they are actually ready to play in the playoffs in the 3rd period. It seriously feels like the Bottom-6 got the memo it's the playoffs and the top-6 is waiting for pre-season to end

 

[kchan9]

Avs are the speedier of the two teams. With altitude being a factor, Avs need to get the f***ing puck behind Dallas's D and start grinding down low. Avs need to get greasy and win the 1 on 1 battles.

 

[dahrougem2]

ON Mac's solo rush in the last minute of play he splits the D but drifts to the right. As a righty himself he's facing Ottingers glove side. I haven't seen a close in replay but it looked like he went to the blocker side and the shot went wide (?)

OR was he trying to split the pillows? I didn't see a deke or two made....

If you have a replay frame or 2 to share, please do...Tell me what I missed here...

He definitely went blocker, just as Necas and Coyle before him both went far-side blocker.

The Avs must have seen numbers or scouted something regarding Oettinger blocker side.

 

[Avs_19]

I would also like to take this time to say Sam Malinski looks so, so much better than Erik Johnson.

It's painful watching EJ attempt to move around.

Getting shots through. Getting back quickly on more than one occasion to retrieve the puck.

Even the one play he messed up where the puck went through his legs he was able to get back and not make it worse.

Solid.

 

[RampoSanta]

Mack and Nuke can't score, and then Grandlund PING!

At least it was Mack and Nuke together... probably meaningless as Bednar seems to have his head in the sand.

 

[NMAvsman]

I mean guy has 3 goals in the series. Bad game. But overall he's not the problem.

Yeah true....Cale is a problem right now though....he hasn't been very dangerous yet this series. They watched ALL the film on him. They aren't biting on anything he does. Need dynamic Cale to adjust quickly.

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Would absolutely love to see this team come out like they are actually ready to play in the playoffs in the 3rd period. It seriously feels like the Bottom-6 got the memo it's the playoffs and the top-6 is waiting for pre-season to end

Exactly. If our top players show up we win this series.

 

[Foppa2118]

I would also like to take this time to say Sam Malinski looks so, so much better than Erik Johnson.

It's painful watching EJ attempt to move around.

Malsinki is also being HEAVILY sheltered with home ice matchups. Playing ok so far though.

 

[Go19]

Our touch has been off, we are turning the wrong way to receive passes, can't hit a tape to tape pass for our lives, pucks are bouncing fo the stick - it's just self inflicted wounds. We come out here and start getting right we can get these guys - Stars seemed to be low on gas late in that period

 

[flyfysher]

I mean.... Not really.

22-15 Shot attempts, 12-7 Scoring Chances, 7-2 High Danger chances, 1.15-0.83 expected goals.


They completely controlled play.

If Mack and Makar played at 50% it would still be better than what we saw. You know the Avs are perfectly capable of dominating the Stars.

 

[the_fan]

Gotta keep it simple against this Stars team. Fancy stuff won’t work

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

ON Mac's solo rush in the last minute of play he splits the D but drifts to the right. As a righty himself he's facing Ottingers glove side. I haven't seen a close in replay but it looked like he went to the blocker side and the shot went wide (?)

OR was he trying to split the pillows? I didn't see a deke or two made....

If you have a replay frame or 2 to share, please do...Tell me what I missed here...

I thought he was trying to slide it over to Nuke.

 

[benzino]

Clearly Mack wants to play the world championship with his bff Sid.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Why are Malinski and Girard seemingly on the ice together as a pairing sometimes?

Bednar is playing that old 90s NHL game where you pair a small fast guy with a big guy?

Malinski towers over Girard but he's not exactly a tall boy.

Bednar is putting Lindgren-Manson out against Marchment-Duchene-Seguin every chance he gets.

 

[AvsWraith]

Gotta keep it simple against this Stars team. Fancy stuff won’t work

This. Why can't we just do this?

 

[dahrougem2]

Malsinki is also being HEAVILY sheltered with home ice matchups. Playing ok so far though.

How so, though? He and Girard have started more shifts in the D zone than Makar and Toews have. Unless you think he's only playing against their 4th line?

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

Yeah true....Cale is a problem right now though....he hasn't been very dangerous yet this series. They watched ALL the film on him. They aren't biting on anything he does. Need dynamic Cale to adjust quickly.

Rantanen told Dallas all of Cale's moves.

Cale needs to learn some secret new techniques from a toy drum.

 

[drhiii]

He’s been waaaaaaaaay off since the end of the second in game 2. His third period was God-awful and he’s been listless ever since. Making dumb plays, not skating, not really battling for pucks. He’s coasting when the puck is nowhere near him and passing up shots. He’s most definitely hurt.

Something.

 

[Foppa2118]

How so, though? He and Girard have started more shifts in the D zone than Makar and Toews have. Unless you think he's only playing against their 4th line?

I'll have to check the shift charts later, but it feels like they haven't faced the Stars heavy forecheckers much if at all.

I don't want to sound like I'm giving him grief though, he's been ok, skated well, and had a nice shot earlier. Him and G did lose a corner battle pretty easily to set up a Duchene chance in the circle though.

 

[lionsDen]

Hopefully they wake up.

As long as Dallas doesn’t…

 

[Avs_19]

I just can’t bring myself to dislike Mikko. Even that interview was so wholesome. He loves those guys, especially Landy.

 

[Richard88]

Avs did a really nice job of keeping Dallas to the outside in the 2nd. They got some cycles going but they rarely generated good chances off it. More of the same next period

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Why are Malinski and Girard seemingly on the ice together as a pairing sometimes?

Bednar is playing that old 90s NHL game where you pair a small fast guy with a big guy?

Malinski towers over Girard but he's not exactly a tall boy.

He obviously hogged to Ent-draught.

 

[Vaslof]

Only caught the last 7 minutes of 2nd, hows the old guy looking?

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

He definitely went blocker, just as Necas and Coyle before him both went far-side blocker.

The Avs must have seen numbers or scouted something regarding Oettinger blocker side.

That was my speculation as well. Thanks.