WCQF: Winnipeg Jets Vs. Colorado Avalanche (COL lead 3-1)

[dirtydanglez]

avs should win but this all comes down to if georgiev can get his shit together. if the avs cant get around .900 goaltending the jets are going to win

 

[Freaky Styley]

Rantanen will eventually show up. And even if he doesn't take over, he's going to produce.

Here's a fact some people don't remember (or don't want to remember): he outscored MacKinnon during the cup run.

Well my main frustration with Rants is his inconsistency. No doubt MacKinnon is more consistent regardless of the point totals. When Rants scores he does in bunches, which can make a huge difference if he can take over 1-2 games in a series even if he's relatively average the rest of the way.

 

[sandwichbird2023]

MacKinnon and Rantanen haven't even gotten going yet, my guy.

Avs with the last change is going to be huge. Lowry has done a pretty damn good job limiting MacKinnon, I seriously doubt Monahan is going to have the same luck.

If the Avs match up MacK vs Monahan, the speed difference will be terrifying for the Jets. Winnipeg will have to somehow find a way to avoid that match up as much as possible.

 

[kadertot]

Hellebuyck is clearly not prepared for this avs attack. Winnipeg simply outscored them game 1.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Hopefully Girard comes back and gives Johnson a breather, guy looks absolutely gassed.

Still recovering from his Stanley Cup hangover.

 

[Avs2022]

I think we saw Colorado's "A" game last night and it's really good.

The structure the Av's played with reminded me of many games during the 2022 Cup run. Yes, there were a couple defensive breakdowns (both of which led to Jets goals), but other than that the Av's were great at forechecking, backchecking, and keep high quality scoring chances to a minimum. I saw a lot of Jets cycles being kept to the outside, and only letting them cycle on the outside, or passes between the defensemen at the point.

As we saw with Kuemper in 2022, if the Av's stick a the same gameplan and execute it, they can go far with a mid tier goalie.

 

[PaulD]

Wouldn’t say he deserves praise when you consider both games 1 and 2.

And Hellebuyck gave up 6 and then 4.
GAA of 5.00.
Aves win this in six.

 

[Belos]

**Lineups are susceptible to changes and thus ratings are to be prioritized

Colorado Avalanche

85 Lekhonen(+), 92 MacKinnon, 88 Rantanen
75 Parise, 81 Mittelstadt(+), 82 Nichushkin(-)
74 Woods, 76 Colton, 73 Duhaime
73 Cogliano, 70 Wagner, 76 Trenin(+)
82 Drouin(++)

85 Toews, 91 Makar(-)
80 Walker, 81 Manson
70 Johnson, 75 Jones

77 Georgiev
80 Annunen

Winnipeg Jets

84 Connor, 84 Scheifele, 81 Vilardi
85 Ehlers, 80 Monahan, 82 Toffoli
78 Niederreiter, 83 Lowry(+), 76 Appleton
73 Gustafsson , 76 Namestnikov, 82 Iaffalo
76 Perfetti

85 Morrissey, 82 DeMelo
81 Dillon, 75 Pionk
75 Stanley, 76 Samberg

88 Hellebuyck
79 Brossoit

 

[FlappyGiraffe]

I think Jets take game 3. 2 days off to reset on the road and regain the series lead

 

[TruePowerSlave]

If Georgiev shows up for a game the Jets are in deep shit. Horribad Avs goaltending is their silver lining.

 

[bbfan419]

Hellebuyck is clearly not prepared for this avs attack. Winnipeg simply outscored them game 1.

He is a very good goalie in the regular season, but crumbles it seems in the playoffs.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

He is a very good goalie in the regular season, but crumbles it seems in the playoffs.

He's had series where he has been exceptional. Avs are bringing the heat though. Their team speed from the backend is putting a lot of pressure on the Jets.

 

[Mad Dog Tannen]

If Georgiev shows up for a game the Jets are in deep shit. Horribad Avs goaltending is their silver lining.

I have no confidence in that whatsoever.

Georgiev is out goaltending Helle at the moment.

Will be interesting to see how game 3 plays out. Literally nothing will surprise me after how the first 2 games and reg season have gone.

Jets need Hellebuyck to actually show up.

 

[avsfan9]

Damn that's BRUTAL

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People acting like Helly is the second coming of Roy or Hasek in the playoffs. The guy is average come playoff time and the Avs will continue to light him up.

If the Avs match up MacK vs Monahan, the speed difference will be terrifying for the Jets. Winnipeg will have to somehow find a way to avoid that match up as much as possible.

Neither one of their centres are all that fast. They will have to trap to find more success

 

[Spirits]

Hellebuyck is clearly not prepared for this avs attack. Winnipeg simply outscored them game 1.

If Georgiev was an NHL caliber goalie the Avalanche would sweep this series, don't care how good Helly is.

 

[Avs2022]

The Av's at home are a different machine when locked in. Plus I heard Rantenan will be back for games 3 & 4. I say the Av's win games 3 & 4.

Why? Cause I'm an Av's fan.

 

[Ducer]

It's crazy how good Makar is yet he is so under the radar of the league.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

It's crazy how good Makar is yet he is so under the radar of the league.

Isn’t he widely considered the best defenseman on the planet?

 

[Atoyot]

Unpredictable series. Those who thought Helly not going play any worse after letting in 6 in game 1 were wrong
Not going to make any predictions or make any bets
Just try to watch the games and accept that the better team will win the series

Helle hasn't even been that bad, look at the quality of chances the Avalanche are getting.

 

[FlappyGiraffe]

Have a good feeling about game 3, think the Jets take it. 2nd line is gonna have a big game after posting 0 goals in game 1 and 2

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Have a good feeling about game 3, think the Jets take it. 2nd line is gonna have a big game after posting 0 goals in game 1 and 2

Avs have last change, MacKinnon-Nichushkin-Rantanen going to town on the Monahan line.

Buckle up.

 

[lionsDen]

**Lineups are susceptible to changes and thus ratings are to be prioritized

Colorado Avalanche

85 Lekhonen(+), 92 MacKinnon, 88 Rantanen
75 Parise, 81 Mittelstadt(+), 82 Nichushkin(-)
74 Woods, 76 Colton, 73 Duhaime
73 Cogliano, 70 Wagner, 76 Trenin(+)
82 Drouin(++)

85 Toews, 91 Makar(-)
80 Walker, 81 Manson
70 Johnson, 75 Jones

77 Georgiev
80 Annunen

Winnipeg Jets

84 Connor, 84 Scheifele, 81 Vilardi
85 Ehlers, 80 Monahan, 82 Toffoli
78 Niederreiter, 83 Lowry(+), 76 Appleton
73 Gustafsson , 76 Namestnikov, 82 Iaffalo
76 Perfetti

85 Morrissey, 82 DeMelo
81 Dillon, 75 Pionk
75 Stanley, 76 Samberg

88 Hellebuyck
79 Brossoit

I stopped reading when you had nuke at 81, garbage

Helle hasn't even been that bad, look at the quality of chances the Avalanche are getting.

You have to imagine at the very least he’ll is gonna have some stellar fames

 

[BoHorvat 53]

Jets are in deep shit if Georgiev can even remotely hold up, which makes it hilarious seeing how so many people were overreacting to the regular season series between these 2 teams. Colorado has looked much better at 5-on-5, and now the series shifts back to Denver where Colorado has been the best home team in the league.

 

[dirtydanglez]

It's crazy how good Makar is yet he is so under the radar of the league.

at this point the only people who underrate makar are canucks fans.

 

[bobholly39]

In all honesty - I don't get why so few people seem to believe in Colorado this year.

To me - they are definitely favorites above Winnipeg. I'd arguably have them #1 favorites in West. Yes - their goalie situation can be concerning, but they've won before with an average goalie too.

I think Colorado will win in 5 or 6 games max.

The real challenge would be round 2 vs Vegas most likely.