Pre-Game Talk: This week on the Avs vs.NSH(Monday 7:00PM) vs.LA(Wednesday 8:00PM) vs.WSH(Friday 7:00PM) Return of the Coke king of Colorado.

[expatriatedtexan]

They actually kept it all game. I personally don't care outside of two things. MacK and Mikko not on the same line, then Lehhky and Nuke not on the same line.

Drouin - Mack
Mitts - Mikko

Let it marinate..

That needs to work in general in order for Mikko to be worth keeping at anything close to what Mack makes.

Doing that makes me care a lot less whether Lehky or Nuke is on the top line. Either can play with either of those groups. I worry that when MacK doesn't have Drouin, he needs Lehky much more than needs Nuke. Just my take. Both are absolute beasts when on but I think Lehky's IQ helps Nate in a way. Arrturi is really a smart player.

 

[Gumballhead]

They probably tested his memory of the speech they wrote for him.

“Sorry Val, not good enough yet. Practice your speech in the mirror a few more times.”

A mirror you say?

 

[CobraAcesS]

Doing that makes me care a lot less whether Lehky or Nuke is on the top line. Either can play with either of those groups. I worry that when MacK doesn't have Drouin, he needs Lehky much more than needs Nuke. Just my take. Both are absolute beasts when on but I think Lehky's IQ helps Nate in a way. Arrturi is really a smart player.

I can see that argument, but Drouin stepping up defensively as he has here makes it less of a concern for me.

I just don't want to pay Moose unless he can do the 40/50 thing still away from Mack, and it should fkn work because Mitts can pass and defend.