Pre-Game Talk: Week of 4 Games b4 4 Nations: Sun vs PHI, Tue @ VAN, Thr @ CAL, Fri @ EDM

[Balthazar]

He sucks at hockey. I already stated that in my post.

You said he didn't just suck at hockey but he was a bad person. I want to know why you think he's a bad person.

 

[RECKLESS]

Aim for the inside of those red poles that hold the fishnet at the other teams end.

What I'd tell the team as a coach. Dumb it down so they get it.

 

[missionAvs]

You said he didn't just suck at hockey but he was a bad person. I want to know why you think he's a bad person.

Because he sucks at hockey.

 

[Metallo]

Aim for the inside of those red poles that hold the fishnet at the other teams end.

What I'd tell the team as a coach. Dumb it down so they get it.

Aim what? Using what? I think you need to dumb it down way more. Don't use words, use cartoons with furry animals. Maybe throw in there a jolly theme song for them to sing along.

 

[Vaslof]

Forward points since the Mikko trade:
1. Necas 3+5=8
2. MacK 1+7=8
3. Drouin 2+4=6
4. Lehkonen 4+1=5
5. Parssinen 1+2=3
6. Mittelstadt 0+3=3
7. Drury 2+0=2
8. Kiviranta 1+0=1
9. Kelly 0+1=1
10. Wagner 0+0=0
Wood 0+0=0
Colton 0+0=0
LOC 0+0=0

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

Forward points since the Mikko trade:
1. Necas 3+5=8
2. MacK 1+7=8
3. Drouin 2+4=6
4. Lehkonen 4+1=5
5. Parssinen 1+2=3
6. Mittelstadt 0+3=3
7. Drury 2+0=2
8. Kiviranta 1+0=1
9. Kelly 0+1=1
10. Wagner 0+0=0
Wood 0+0=0
Colton 0+0=0
LOC 0+0=0

At least Wood, Colton and LOC are consistent

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Not a single Avs reporter went on the Canadian west coast road trip.

Not one.

We have like 15 reporters now and nobody covers the team for 3 games and a full week.

Sad.

 

[CobraAcesS]

Not a single Avs reporter went on the Canadian west coast road trip.

Not one.

We have like 15 reporters now and nobody covers the team for 3 games and a full week.

Sad.

I thought Evan was traveling, guess that didn't hold up.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

I thought Evan was traveling, guess that didn't hold up.

If he did, he hasn’t attended any practices or posted about it.

We have only seen pics of practice from the Avs official twitter page and haven’t found out about lineup changes until game time. No other coverage.

 

[CobraAcesS]

If he did, he hasn’t attended any practices or posted about it.

We have only seen pics of practice from the Avs official twitter page and haven’t found out about lineup changes until game time. No other coverage.

At one point he was traveling. I'm sure if he still was we'd see something.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

At one point he was traveling. I'm sure if he still was we'd see something.

It's been a long damn time since we had a journalist travel regularly with the team though haven't we?

I mean maybe DNVR was traveling, I don't know. I try my best to avoid them as they just kinda make me sad. But even going back to the RMN and DP eras, I remember Sadowski and Dater both writing that they were unable to travel due to budgets at times.

 

[The Moops]

I remember Sadowski and Dater both writing that they were unable to travel due to budgets at times.

I remember Dater begging for AirBnB money once

 

[CobraAcesS]

It's been a long damn time since we had a journalist travel regularly with the team though haven't we?

I mean maybe DNVR was traveling, I don't know. I try my best to avoid them as they just kinda make me sad. But even going back to the RMN and DP eras, I remember Sadowski and Dater both writing that they were unable to travel due to budgets at times.

I swear I seen Evan say he was traveling recently. Maybe I'm nuts.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

I swear I seen Evan say he was traveling recently. Maybe I'm nuts.

I'm pretty sure he has been traveling quite a bit to follow the team. But I'm not sure if he's made every road trip or not this year.
When RIAL first mentioned nobody traveling to cover the team, my first thought was that maybe they were saving $'s in order to travel to the 4 Nations Tourny.

 

[SaltySkywalker]

Not a single Avs reporter went on the Canadian west coast road trip.

Not one.

We have like 15 reporters now and nobody covers the team for 3 games and a full week.

Sad.

Can you blame them?!

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Can you blame them?!

Yeah, I can.

 

[hockeyfish]

If he did, he hasn’t attended any practices or posted about it.

We have only seen pics of practice from the Avs official twitter page and haven’t found out about lineup changes until game time. No other coverage.

The Calgary broadcast yesterday actually had some decent Landy skating footate from practice.

 

[myperbixhurts]

The Calgary broadcast yesterday actually had some decent Landy skating footate from practice.

Goes to show you how shitty Avs reporters and coverage is. Not a single footage of that Landy skating, but Flames broadcast had one

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Goes to show you how shitty Avs reporters and coverage is. Not a single footage of that Landy skating, but Flames broadcast had one

Jean Martineau isn't able to revoke Calgary media creditentials.

 

[Pokecheque]

Goes to show you how shitty Avs reporters and coverage is. Not a single footage of that Landy skating, but Flames broadcast had one

I think it’s more about how limited the resources of these media outlets are. They often don’t send their reporters to travel with the team and nearly all of them are downsizing.

 

[twostroke2023]

Manson has always performed for us in the playoffs. We have nobody else to do what he does for us when it comes to playoff hockey.

I remember in game 2 last year against Winnipeg, some plug was crashing our net and during the skirmish after the whistle, Manson yelled twice at him “I will f*** you up!”

We need guys like him in the playoffs.

Big no to dumping Manson before the summer.

Yeah. People in here need to remember that Mansons regular season doesn’t matter. That’s not what you pay a guy like him for.

 

[MacKaRtin]

So, not too shabby, 3-1-0 on the week, heading into the long break for some

Team has problems, but which team in the current NHL doesn't?

 

[The Merchant]

Forward points since the Mikko trade:
1. Necas 3+5=8
2. MacK 1+7=8
3. Drouin 2+4=6
4. Lehkonen 4+1=5
5. Parssinen 1+2=3
6. Mittelstadt 0+3=3
7. Drury 2+0=2
8. Kiviranta 1+0=1
9. Kelly 0+1=1
10. Wagner 0+0=0
Wood 0+0=0
Colton 0+0=0
LOC 0+0=0

Wood and Colton especially should be embarrassed by their performances lately. $4mill AAV my ass. Butt buddies are gonna go the way of Greg Zanon if they don't wake the f*** up

 

[BobRossColton]

Nate is 14 points from 1k.

 

[TatteredTornNFrayed]

So, not too shabby, 3-1-0 on the week, heading into the long break for some

Team has problems, but which team in the current NHL doesn't?

Nice finish to the week. Ended up 4-1 in those final 5, even though it was looking pretty shaky at times. Winning the Edmonton game makes all the difference in the feel to the direction heading into the break.