Pre-Game Talk: Week of Afternoon Delights (Mon vs. MIN, Wed vs. WPG, Sat @ BOS, Sun @ NYR)

[RoyIsALegend]

After going 2-1 this past week with wins over NYR and DAL to go with a disappointing loss to EDM, we get back to work this week with 4 games. Two games at home to close out the homestand and then on the road for a short 3 game trip.

3 of our 4 games this week will be morning/afternoon games:

• Monday vs. Minnesota Wild - 1:00 PM MST
• Wednesday vs. Winnipeg Jets - 7:30 PM MST
• Saturday @ Boston Bruins - 11:00 AM MST
• Sunday @ New York Rangers - 11:00 AM MST

We gained some ground in the Central this past week on Dallas/Minnesota.

Central Division:

Wild Card:

News/Notes:

- Innala was sent down to the Eagles after yesterday's game.
- Team practices today at 11 AM MST so we should get news on whether Nichushkin is cleared for contact and skates on one of the lines.
- MacK maintains his lead in the scoring race, but Draisaitl is gaining ground very fast.

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[SirLoinOfCloth]

Man, Drai has a 22.8 S% that cannot be sustainable, right? Amazing that Mack is leading with such a low shooting percentage.

 

[RoyIsALegend]

We currently have 12 forwards + 7 defensemen + 2 goalies active on the roster.

Forwards (12):

Artturi Lehkonen​

Casey Mittelstadt​

Ivan Ivan​

Joel Kiviranta​

Jonathan Drouin​

Juuso Parssinen​

Logan O'Connor​

Mikko Rantanen​

Nathan MacKInnon​

Parker Kelly​

Ross Colton​

Valeri Nichushkin (injured but not on IR)​

Defensemen (7):

Cale Makar​

Calvin de Haan​

Devon Toews​

Josh Manson​

Keaton Middleton​

Sam Malinski​

Samuel Girard​

Goalies (2):

Mackenzie Blackwood​

Scott Wedgewood​

Injured Reserve:

Gabriel Landeskog (Knee - Skating)​

Miles Wood (Upper Body - Skating)​

Oliver Kylington (Upper Body - Skating)​

Tucker Poolman (Head - Dead)​

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

I fully expect Makar to miss a couple games, if not every game this week. I also expect Nuke back Monday.






I also am often wrong, so...

 

[RECKLESS]

Let's go Red Wings!!
They play Dallas tonite.

If Dallas loses and we win the green filthy ones tomorrow, we're for the first time this season at least momentarily number two in division. And I know I know games in hand, points percentage and all that, but to even be right there with all our early season adversity is truly awesome, and a job well done from front office to coaching to players stepping up.

 

[hockeyfish]

10 AM weekend games are weird. Do I watch hockey, or do I watch Scooby-Doo?

 

[AllAboutAvs]

There are only 3 games THIS WEEK. Not four.

 

[Vaslof]

Bednar said he liked the 4th line last game, so Innala will probably be back

 

[dahrougem2]

There are only 3 games THIS WEEK. Not four.

You can eat Sunday's ass, pal.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Nuke on the 4th line...

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Nuke on the 4th line...

Nuke would never play on the 4th line so to me this says he probably needs 2-3 practices of full contact before returning and we will recall Innala or some other goofball for tomorrow’s game.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

There are only 3 games THIS WEEK. Not four.

Yep. Rags game is the following week. We've been over this 100 times. This is the US/North America, not Europe

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Yep. Rags game is the following week. We've been over this 100 times. This is the US/North America, not Europe

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[forsbergavs32]

There are only 3 games THIS WEEK. Not four.

Yep. Rags game is the following week. We've been over this 100 times. This is the US/North America, not Europe

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

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[forsbergavs32]

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Great

 

[hockeyfish]

It's Sunday, my favorite day of the weekbeginning.

 

[Ceremony]

I use these threads to know what our weekly schedule is. Oddballs who make them with Sundays at the start of the week fundamentally ruin my Avalanche watching.

 

[VikingAv]

10 AM weekend games are weird. Do I watch hockey, or do I watch Scooby-Doo?

It was 10 PM here and it was GLORIOUS!

Tomorrow's game will be at 9 and it's 7 PM on saturday @ Boston

 

[The Abusement Park]

Man, Drai has a 22.8 S% that cannot be sustainable, right? Amazing that Mack is leading with such a low shooting percentage.

His career average is 18.5%. 22.8 is high, but over the course of the season he could easily finish the season above 20% imo. But yeah for most players that's a wholly unsustainable number outside of complete outlier seasons.