Series Talk: WCSF: Colorado Avalanche (C3) vs Dallas Stars (C1) | Stars win 4-2

[Vaslof]

Expecting a monster performance from Rantanen, after a Finnish journalist called him out (and MacK and Makar) for disappearing in the last 3 games.

No, it was not Lehky's dad this time.

I'm surprised there's a journalist who watches. Wait, I take it back, I guess you can say that based on stats only.

 

[Ararana]

It's the Avs turn to win three in a row, right?

Right!?!

 

[RoyIsALegend]

It's the Avs turn to win three in a row, right?

Right!?!

 

[dahrougem2]

The effort won't be there, Johnston will continue making Makar look extremely average, and Dallas takes this 5-1.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

Dallas is going to lose to Edmonton in the semi final.

They're going to be so unused to playing playoff hockey after having two weeks off since the Vegas series.

I said after game 1 this was too much like the OT win vs Vegas where the Avs got taken out in 4 straight.

But there were some hard fought losses in 2021.

This reminds me more of 2020. That's the last time I remember thinking there's no way they have a path to winning this one.

Everyone talks about the team needing to make changes and adjustments. They also need to look in the mirror.

Change your expectations. For the next 5 years be happy they win a round and are a tough out in the second, assuming they make it.

After that it's be happy they make the playoffs and wait for the MacK jersey retirement night to remember the 2019 to 2024 window where the team gave us hope they could win it all.

 

[BaconNater]

Softball team solidly in last place, wonder if it's too late to rename my team to the Avs

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[henchman21]

That concussion sickness must be wearing off.

 

[the_fan]

That concussion sickness must be wearing off.

It’s an upper body illness

 

[RoyIsALegend]

This team is so ridiculous. They know nobody believes the illness bullshit about Toews but will shamelessly push that line and make it their formal stance. Anything to avoid the NHL coming down on them for playing a guy with clear concussion symptoms.

 

[the_fan]

It's the Avs turn to win three in a row, right?

Right!?!

 

[dahrougem2]

So who is making the final GDT of the season? I vote for whoever made game 4. Worst consequential GDT of all time deserves to make the GDT where our season mercifully ends.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Alex Jones]

This team is so ridiculous. They know nobody believes the illness bullshit about Toews but will shamelessly push that line and make it their formal stance. Anything to avoid the NHL coming down on them for playing a guy with clear concussion symptoms.

An Avs classic: Throw a guy back out there no matter what and then conveniently they get sick a few days later.

 

[The Pwnerer]

Woah an actual injury to Dallas. Let's not get too crazy now.

Can't wait to hear all the injury excuses from our team after tonight. Rantanen is probably playing with a broken pelvis at this rate with the way he's moving these days.

Duchene should also laugh in Mackinnons face at the handshake line in spite. As you can tell the last few days worth of news still stings.

 

[GeoRox89]

Hammer Tanev more and let the psychopaths loose tonight. At least leave them hobbled and in tough in the SCF

 

[Ararana]

Bummer. I was hoping they took out both Hintz and Tanev, but only ended up with Hintz. But he's their only center with real defensive ability so it's something.

Gotta soften this team up for Vancouver and our boy big Z.

 

[henchman21]

An Avs classic: Throw a guy back out there no matter what and then conveniently they get sick a few days later.

The one that kills me the most is when Byram clearly got concussed, finished the game, and was then out for months. A kid with known concussion issues...

 

[RockLobster]

Bummer. I was hoping they took out both Hintz and Tanev, but only ended up with Hintz.

Gotta soften this team up for Vancouver and our boy big Z.

And from the way Stars fans have been talking, Hintz hasn't even been all that good for them, as in he's clearly been battling something that's hampered him.

 

[Ararana]

The one that kills me the most is when Byram clearly got concussed, finished the game, and was then out for months. A kid with known concussion issues...

I wonder how much they lean on the player being honest about their symptoms in these situations. Byram is 100% the kind of kid to go back out there when he's still seeing two of everything.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

I wonder how much they lean on the player being honest about their symptoms in these situations. Byram is 100% the kind of kid to go back out there when he's still seeing two of everything.

Toews isn't that type. I'm 99% sure he told the team he was seeing stars and they told him to suck it up, they need him, blah blah blah. This is the Avs mafia. "We just gave you a huge contract extension, we're down players already, we need you, let's go Devon"

 

[henchman21]

I wonder how much they lean on the player being honest about their symptoms in these situations. Byram is 100% the kind of kid to go back out there when he's still seeing two of everything.

IMO it doesn't matter, the job of the trainers and doctors is to protect the player's from themselves. The Avs are so bipolar about this stuff... will throw guys right back out there, but then wait months and even over wait (see Mueller's case) when issues are there. Tin foil hat, maybe that is contract insurance related.

 

[RockLobster]

Jesus some of the Stars fans on the main board are weird.

Like they're arguing that them not having Hintz tonight is "basically the same as the Avs not having Nichushkin"...and uh...it's not.

If Hintz were playing like his usual self, then yeah, maybe, but he hadn't been, and meanwhile we all know what Nichushkin does for this lineup. It's not the same. But sure, we're the delusional ones lol

 

[BaconNater]

Jesus some of the Stars fans on the main board are weird.

Like they're arguing that them not having Hintz tonight is "basically the same as the Avs not having Nichushkin"...and uh...it's not.

If Hintz were playing like his usual self, then yeah, maybe, but he hadn't been, and meanwhile we all know what Nichushkin does for this lineup. It's not the same. But sure, we're the delusional ones lol

I haven't read it yet but I'm guessing it was the one Stars fan who is so condescending and mega Homer haha

 

[henchman21]

Jesus some of the Stars fans on the main board are weird.

Like they're arguing that them not having Hintz tonight is "basically the same as the Avs not having Nichushkin"...and uh...it's not.

If Hintz were playing like his usual self, then yeah, maybe, but he hadn't been, and meanwhile we all know what Nichushkin does for this lineup. It's not the same. But sure, we're the delusional ones lol

IDK Hintz certainly hasn't been his norm... but he occupies one of the most important positions on the ice and he's been unlucky quite a bit in the playoffs. He's a huge loss for them.