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It'll be on Blackwood. If he plays well, we likely advance. If he doesn't, we likely don't. I think it's almost that simple.
Series Talk: WCQF Dallas Stars (C2) vs Colorado Avalanche (C3) | Stars win 4-3
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All I know is I want the Avs to get like 5 PPs tomorrow and find a way to score on all of them. I want the DeBoer meltdown in a series losing presser
BaconNater
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Bednar could pull a real power move and decline all power plays. Or if thats not legal then purposely go down to 4 on 4 every time and say "whine about these calls punk donkey Pete Debald head ugly goatee"
expatriatedtexan
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Or it could be on Jared Bednar. If he plays Blackwood but doesn't pull him early after a bad goal... that could be the difference as well.
I have not cared for MacKenzie's last two games. Honestly, I thought we were done after we got Scott Wedgewood, so I wouldn't be surprised to see him get the nod... except for the fact that the Avs went and immediately extended BBW. That made him our defacto #1. You absolutely must start him. Could anyone imagine a situation were if Roy had a bad game for the Avs where any of our coaches would've started Billington in his place during a playoff game?
But here's another thing... Blackwood has definitely seen better games, but was he actually the sole reason we lost these three so far? Or was he maybe responsible for part of our three victories?
I get really roiled when we as fans of the team start dinging on "forwards" vs "dmen" vs "goalies". It's one freaking team. It takes all three parts working together to do anyting of significance. When one part is struggling, you can often find one of those other parts also not doing their best to support. Just the nature of team sports... but that's why i din't like throwing one player or one group of player under a bus broadly speaking.
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Tons of players at this time of the year play with broken parts. Look at Hedman.
If they were in game 7 of the cup finals and DeBoer wouldn't have to worry about rushing him and potentially losing him for future rounds would he play?
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I mean, how do we really know what happened with Landeskog. We have no idea if he chose to keep Landeskog off, or if they were following a protocol or if Landeskog said no.
Also, games 1 and 2… far different than game 7. You’re not eliminated in games 1 and 2. Game 7 is advance or go home.
If Heiskanen has healthy enough to play, to me, there would be absolutely zero reason not to play him.
They have dmen playing 11-12 minutes.
Heiskanen is just relaxing and enjoying the sun.
If the Avs were any threat to win against DeBoer they would activate their top D.
8-0 in game 7s.
Bednar has never beaten DeBoer in a series.
The math says Heiskanen is relaxing by the pool until round 2 starts.
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I have no idea. No one does.
This isn’t a matter of whether he can physically be on the ice. It’s a matter of whether he does more harm than good on the ice.
Dallas could easily use him for game 7 then give him 1-4 games rest again in the 2nd round. Not playing him in a game 7 means he’s not good enough to go.
No one will be able to convince me that they’re so confident they’d risk a game 7 loss so that he can get an extra couple days to be ready for future rounds.
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To expand on this, I think that if we manage to score more goals than Dallas tomorrow then we are likely to advance.
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This and Landy also plays better in Game 3 with the first game already under his belt
EJ over Malinski for the first two games also questionable
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Well, it's all on Jared Bednar, I'm not trying to minimize his culpability in any calamity, only to minimize his contribution to success.
Beyond that, I'm not really saying Blackwood is the "sole" reason for anything, he's simply the biggest variable. Oettinger has consistently played well against an Avs team that has consistently played better 5v5. This puts the onus on Blackwood for being the biggest game-breaker.
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I've had a hunch that Kiviranta gets the series winner somehow. Hockey is funny like that
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My man... I've been calling for his dismissal all season, but I will not minimize his contributions to our success. In fact, he was instrumental to it. It's just that if you don't try new positions it gets old and you want something new, right?
I for one would like to see a 2C succeed in our system. I don't think Bednar really gives a f*** about it until he doesn't get it in the playoffs. Then he acts all surprised that the depth scoring isn't there, when he's been giving no shits about the second line all season long.
I'm so damn conflicted... I hate that I'm starting to hate Jared Bednar.
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He's Finnish. Relaxing in the sauna
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Don't worry bro, I got you. I will minimize his contributions enough for all of us. Team strong!
This team has never be built from the net out though. Expecting Blackwood to be a difference maker when the opposing goalie is Oettinger isn't a realistic expectation.
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I mean, ok, but I didn't say I had expectation beyond the outcome will likely follow how well he plays.
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I remember Bednar saying that when Landy tells him he is ready to play he would play him. IMO, if we go with that, it was obviously Landy's decision not to play in games 1 and 2.
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Oettinger has a bad game tomorrow and we win 6-1. Book it
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expatriatedtexan
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Jared Bednar is the head coach of the Colorado Avalanche. Gabriel Landeskog was activated and deemed healthy. I don't give a f*** who said no, it was the wrong response.
It was also the wrong response to limit his minutes in game 2.
If he wasn't ready to go, he should not have been f***ing activated. If you are good to go, you must go. What the f*** are you saving it for? There is no tomorrow in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. There is only tonight. Until you are out of tonights.
The Avs are guilty of trying to make a hollywood moment out of Gabe's return on home ice in the playoffs. Someone needs to pay the price for that hubris.
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I almost feel like my nerves might not handle game 7 tomorrow. I should just skip the game, don’t look at the score, and when it’s over, open the NHL app and just look at the series won column not even the score and pray that it says Col won the series
