GDT: Stars @ Avs, 2024-25 Preseason game 1, 7:00pm MT
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GirardSpinorama
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Brannstrom and Kyington probably cannot be a pairing. Kylington was softer than I hoped on the puck but made a tremedous pass for a breakaway chance.
GirardSpinorama
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Foppa2118
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I wonder if ESPN+ didn't have the rights to broadcast this game? That's why they cut the feed?
Not sure if this was a comprehensive list of their pre-season schedule, but ESPN didn't have this game listed in their press release.
Not sure if this was a comprehensive list of their pre-season schedule, but ESPN didn't have this game listed in their press release.
NHL on ESPN+ Presents 46 Preseason Out-of-Market Games Beginning September 21
NHL action on ESPN+ returns Saturday, September 21, with 46 live National Hockey League preseason, out-of-market games on ESPN+ ahead of the upcoming 2024-25 season.
espnpressroom.com
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That was literally hard to watch and the hockey wasn’t very good either. The new guys aren’t looking so great but this match had more scrubs than John Hopkins.
I feel like the feed was the one they use in house for Jumbotrons - very reminiscent of events I’ve watched where there’s no studio intermissions and you just see the junk they play to try to entertain fans. I didn’t try the Victory+ option but it sounds like they used that same video feed.
I feel like the feed was the one they use in house for Jumbotrons - very reminiscent of events I’ve watched where there’s no studio intermissions and you just see the junk they play to try to entertain fans. I didn’t try the Victory+ option but it sounds like they used that same video feed.
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Nope. 0.2 seconds were left on the clock.We lost with a second left on the clock?
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I was at the game.
Sorry boys and girls, but I didn’t see much NHL talent on the ice last night. There’s really nothing of note to talk about.
Um. Brannstrom can skate.
That’s pretty much all I have.
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Our prospect pool is at the very bottom of the league, I'd not expect otherwise.
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Avs9296
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He actually didn't tho that's the funny thing. The box scores were all messed up too last night.
He did have a nice PP assist tho.
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No, he did. That puck very clearly went off the defenseman’s stick and in. They showed some replays in-house.
He really is Burakovsky-lite!
That seriously sucks to read about Foudy. You'd think he'd be rarin' to go, but maybe time and injuries have sapped his resolve. Either way, I'm not that interested if he's pulling a Kaut.
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Very disappointed in Foudy, I really wonder if we should have just left him in juniors to develop offensively. Just doesnt have that bottom six grinder mentality/compete and unfortunately we dont have the time to develop him. Cogs eventually became a good bottom sixer, so really hoping the best for him.
Nah, I don't think the Avs messed up his development and I don't really believe an organization really CAN mess up a player's development. They can slow it down, yeah, but they either got it or they don't. Like Kaut, Foudy already has a questionable skill level, couple that with a wonky work ethic and you have a "prospect" who's just not worth the trouble.
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He really did look awful last night. Not one thing was impressive about his game.
I didn’t see any player that I would be excited about playing NHL hockey. Even 4th line/3rd pairing.
And btw, Bellemare looked sllloooooowwwwww. Have a feeling he may be cooked. I feel the Avs need some young legs anyway.
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With the way the Avs and Bednar like their bottom 6, players have to get their nose dirty (on the ice, not off). Battle and play with a lot of pressure. It doesn't always mean play physical, but it helps. Foudy simply doesn't apply the pressure part. He doesn't need to be physical, but he simply can't be a perimeter player. This was an issue going back to his draft year. It is the reason he fell in the draft and if it doesn't come around, he won't be a NHLer as he doesn't have enough pure skill to make it on that.
Saying that, a team that is less pressure focused on their forecheck may find a role for him. He can skate and can move the puck between zones. That has value if you can hide his passiveness.
Saying that, a team that is less pressure focused on their forecheck may find a role for him. He can skate and can move the puck between zones. That has value if you can hide his passiveness.
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In my view... Behrens looked very good. It is tough to take too much from these games as the overall quality is rough... but he was the best Av on the ice. MacNorris was also in his midseason form, so that may play into it. Those two as a pairing in Windsor have some real potential.
Ritchie and OO looked bad everywhere except the PP. The talents flashed, but they were very, very bad at ES.
The competition for the 4C spot is lacking, but PEB needs to play better. He was lost and slow out there.
Stienburg doesn't look like a NHLer or even close... but this was one of the best performances he's had as a pro. Would like to see this level for a full season in the AHL.
Brannstrom looked like he was uncomfortable to me. Coaches have to be telling him to use his feet and be a lot more aggressive... and he was, it just looked terrible.
Kovalenko is certainly going to get his run and he is going to have to stick on effort, pressure, and defense. Last night he showed all of those.
Kylington also looked pretty bad. There are major questions about his level of player when not with a lockdown guy like Tanev. Last night did nothing to answer those questions.
Phillips is going to have an AHL All Star sort of season. Tynan and him with MacNorris patrolling the backend will really help the Eagles' scoring woes.
Overall... it was the first preseason game, with little effort across the board. Going to be hard to gauge much of anything here. The good glimpse like Behrens and the bad like Brannstrom should all be taken with a grain of salt. They don't mean much given the rosters and going through the motions.
Ritchie and OO looked bad everywhere except the PP. The talents flashed, but they were very, very bad at ES.
The competition for the 4C spot is lacking, but PEB needs to play better. He was lost and slow out there.
Stienburg doesn't look like a NHLer or even close... but this was one of the best performances he's had as a pro. Would like to see this level for a full season in the AHL.
Brannstrom looked like he was uncomfortable to me. Coaches have to be telling him to use his feet and be a lot more aggressive... and he was, it just looked terrible.
Kovalenko is certainly going to get his run and he is going to have to stick on effort, pressure, and defense. Last night he showed all of those.
Kylington also looked pretty bad. There are major questions about his level of player when not with a lockdown guy like Tanev. Last night did nothing to answer those questions.
Phillips is going to have an AHL All Star sort of season. Tynan and him with MacNorris patrolling the backend will really help the Eagles' scoring woes.
Overall... it was the first preseason game, with little effort across the board. Going to be hard to gauge much of anything here. The good glimpse like Behrens and the bad like Brannstrom should all be taken with a grain of salt. They don't mean much given the rosters and going through the motions.
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I love him but Belly looked ready for retirement after he left the Avs the first time. He shouldn't even have played year 1 in Tampa, let alone year 2 and even less so this season.
I don't know if the Avs pro scouts are as active/effective as they once were. Tatar and Ryjo last year and now cooked Belly on a PTO. It's like they weren't scouting much.
GirardSpinorama
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Got Drouin though. But maybe Mack should just take over that department too lol.
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Totally agreed. I wasn't a fan of his game even before he left Colorado the first time. I think it's wishful thinking he has the legs to last until the trade deadline as the 4C. We're biased because we like him as a person.
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.. I'm wondering how Kovalenko looked? I watched a ton of Torpedo games last year, don't think his stat line last season fully does a justice. He was pretty dominant, PPG until the injuries started hampering him a bit, still had good numbers. I'm not overly familiar with the Avs depth players but I thought he'd be a guy that would slot right into that top 9, especially with Landeskog and Nichuskin out. Good mix of skill and tenacity but his play style seems to effect his durability
.. I'm wondering how Kovalenko looked? I watched a ton of Torpedo games last year, don't think his stat line last season fully does a justice. He was pretty dominant, PPG until the injuries started hampering him a bit, still had good numbers. I'm not overly familiar with the Avs depth players but I thought he'd be a guy that would slot right into that top 9, especially with Landeskog and Nichuskin out. Good mix of skill and tenacity but his play style seems to effect his durabilityAvs fans need to calm down on Ritchie, it’s getting crazy. He was a late first round pick a year ago, missed all of last off season and training camp, and has to put on a lot more strength. You guys are going to rush him and ruin him for good if he makes the Avs this year. Guy needs another year of junior to refine his game and get stronger. Sure he’s probably good enough to survive in the the NHL this year, but he won’t flourish and you’re going to turn him into a bust. Aren’t the Avs supposed to be a good team this year? Why the need to rush a 19 year old into the lineup? I get it the prospect pool is thin and he’s really the only one to get excited over, but cool the jets.
100% they should have. Rushing players to early almost always leads to them becoming a bust. Foudy hadn’t even been a PPG player in junior, but they bought the propaganda that playing against men fast tracks your development. In fact it hinders it. Should have went back to Windsor to play with Wyatt Johnston and Will Cuylle, both now established NHL’ers. But foudy and the Avs weren’t smart and thought that since he was in the AHL, he was better than those guys and further ahead in his development. He’s a bottom 6 forward for life now.
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Most fans here think Ritchie will go back to junior btw. We're just pleased that he's showing promise in camp. He may get a few games just because of the injury situation, but I doubt many think he will stick around.
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I think its wait and see with Kovy. 6-12 months ago the hype was building-up crazy, then credible posters expressed concerns about whether his game would translate very well to the Avs and the NHL. Then he wasn't used in the playoffs (although injury prevented him from getting acclimatized properly). Since then most people have been quiet, and its been kind of "lets wait what we've got" kind of mood around here.Avs fans
A saw him tagged as a deep sleeper or potential surprise, something like that, in an article recently.
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